Tag: Russia

Assorted sweets, including chocolate bars, are on display in a market in Kiev, Ukraine.

Russia banning chocolate, feminine care products from Ukraine

Daniel Chaitin · December 29, 2018 8:46 pm

Filmmaker Michael Moore said Saturday that socialist philosopher Karl Marx was 'mostly right,' and said most younger Americans prefer socialism over capitalism. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

Michael Moore: I want to see ‘as many’ Trump family members ‘in orange jumpsuits as possible’ in 2019

Naomi Lim · December 29, 2018 6:26 pm

Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for Donald Trump, walks to his vehicle outside the U.S. Courthouse after a bond hearing in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 6, 2017.

Paul Manafort pressured by former Russian spy to pay back debts

Naomi Lim · December 29, 2018 4:49 pm

Anatoly Antonov, Russian ambassador to the U.S. gestures while speaking during a round-table discussion on the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki in Moscow, Russia.

Russian ambassador: Diplomats suffering due to ‘extreme spy mania’ in US

Daniel Chaitin · December 29, 2018 4:15 pm

Rudy Giuliani, an attorney for President Trump, during campaign event for Eddie Edwards, who is running for the U.S. Congress in New Hampshire, in Portsmouth, N.H., Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018.

Rudy Giuliani: Robert Mueller ‘should be investigated, damn it’

Naomi Lim · December 29, 2018 4:55 am

Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., should be recalled because his cancer treatment may be inhibiting his ability to work. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Louie Gohmert: Michael Cohen ‘needed a colonoscopy’ from lawmakers

Naomi Lim · December 29, 2018 2:22 am

Michael Cohen walks out of federal court, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, in New York, after pleading guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on an aborted project to build a Trump Tower in Russia. Cohen told the judge he lied about the timing of the negotiations and other details to be consistent with Trump's "political message."

Doubt cast on report that put Michael Cohen in Prague

Naomi Lim · December 28, 2018 11:24 pm

Beltway Confidential

Why America’s Sunni-Arab allies have endorsed Bashar Assad

Tom Rogan · December 28, 2018 6:35 pm

In this March 31, 2018 photo, Syrian citizens walk in front of buildings that were destroyed during the battle between the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighters and Islamic State militants, in Manbij, north Syria. On Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, Syriaâs military said it entered the flashpoint Kurdish-held town of Manbij, where Turkey has threatened an offensive, a claim that was refuted by U.S. troops who patrol the town. The announcement and the conflicting reports reflect the potential for chaos in the wake of the U.S. surprise decision to withdraw troops from Syria.

Beltway Confidential

In Syria, Trump’s version of Obama’s red-line moment

Tom Rogan · December 28, 2018 5:17 pm

German Bundeswehr soldiers of the 12th Mechanised Infantry Brigade, 122th Infantry Battalion arrive at an airport in Kaunas, Lithuania, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. German troops and tanks are en route to central Lithuania as part of NATO's move to enhance its presence in the alliance's easternmost countries as a deterrent against Russian aggression. The German military said Tuesday that 36 vehicles, including Boxer armored fighting vehicles, were being loaded on a train in Bavaria for the trip to Rukla.

Beltway Confidential

A European recruitment drive won’t fix Germany’s broken military

Tom Rogan · December 28, 2018 5:02 pm

Michael Cohen walks out of a building.

Beltway Confidential

Improbable, but not impossible, that Michael Cohen went to Prague

Tiana Lowe Doescher · December 28, 2018 2:33 pm

From Russia with no love

Jamie Dettmer · December 28, 2018 5:01 am