Tag: Russia

Senators call on Trump to crack down on Russian private military contractor

Haley Victory Smith · June 17, 2020 11:29 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin watches the launch of a Russian rocket carrying satellites at the new Vostochny Cosmodrome outside the city of Uglegorsk on April 28, 2016.

National Security

Pentagon coy about Space Force weapons while highlighting rivals

Abraham Mahshie · June 17, 2020 8:21 pm

President-elect Trump's selection of retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn as national security adviser is "a frightening prospect for anyone who values America's national security," according to more than 50 groups that sent a letter to the incoming president on Monday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘Sheer duplicity’: Flynn team blasts claims by retired judge appointed to take on DOJ

Jerry Dunleavy · June 17, 2020 6:20 pm

WATCH: Putin has ‘disinfection tunnel’ to protect against coronavirus

Zach Halaschak · June 17, 2020 6:09 pm

Special counsel John Durham.

National Security

No FISA reauthorization until John Durham investigation is done, GOP letter led by Jim Jordan says

Jerry Dunleavy · June 17, 2020 4:48 pm

Beltway Confidential

If Georgia assassination plot is corroborated, US should secondary sanction Ramzan Kadyrov

Tom Rogan · June 17, 2020 3:26 pm

Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine who was arrested for alleged spying, listens to the verdict in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Monday, June 15, 2020.

Lawyer for US citizen jailed in Russia demands sanctions if client not released

Joel Gehrke · June 17, 2020 4:00 am

A gas station advertises regular unleaded gasoline for less than $3.00 a gallon in Independence, Mo.

Energy and Environment

Oil demand to make record recovery in 2021 after historic fall

Josh Siegel · June 16, 2020 12:56 pm

Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine, who was arrested in Moscow at the end of last year, attends a hearing in a court in Moscow.

Beltway Confidential

How and why Russian intelligence is using Paul Whelan

Tom Rogan · June 15, 2020 7:00 pm

Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine who was arrested on charges of spying in Moscow at the end of 2018.

Ex-Marine accused of spying in Russia sentenced to 16 years in prison

Caitlin Yilek · June 15, 2020 11:18 am

In this photo taken Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy for the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Ambassador Richard Grenell listens Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic during a press conference after their meeting, in Belgrade, Serbia. Grenell urged the new Kosovo government to abolish punitive tariffs on Serbian goods that have blocked negotiations between the two Balkan rivals.

‘Red flags from the beginning’: Grenell says concerns about Trump-Russia investigation were concealed

Jerry Dunleavy · June 14, 2020 5:54 pm

Putin claims Russia is handling the coronavirus pandemic more ‘smoothly’ than US

Mica Soellner · June 14, 2020 5:07 pm