Tag: Russia

"As a U.S. government, we say: Don't go do that!" State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters at a press briefing. "You can't be very bright if you're going to go over there and do that." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

State Department not ready to blame Russia for Cuba attacks

Joel Gehrke · September 11, 2018 9:49 pm

Viktor Zolotov and Alexi Navalny

Beltway Confidential

A Putin crony loses his social media duel with Alexei Navalny

Tom Rogan · September 11, 2018 7:55 pm

U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis heads to a meeting with government officials in Brazil.

Jim Mattis warns Syria against use of chemicals weapons, Russia against meddling in Macedonia

Jamie McIntyre · September 11, 2018 7:00 pm

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russia's President Vladimir Putin attend a news conference in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Nov. 22, 2017.

Beltway Confidential

In Syria, Erdogan wakes up to Putin’s bloody smile

Tom Rogan · September 11, 2018 6:55 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during their meeting at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.

China and Russia pledge greater cooperation against trade protectionism

Sean Higgins · September 11, 2018 3:09 pm

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., vice-chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, takes questions from reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018.

Mark Warner to oppose Kavanaugh, cites lack of clarify on presidential investigations

Susan Ferrechio · September 11, 2018 2:58 pm

Chinese-owned Alibaba expands in Russia with Kremlin-linked e-commerce deal

Joe Williams · September 11, 2018 1:51 pm

"There is no cooperation so far," Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin (latter person pictured above), told reporters. "Only periodic exchanges of views." (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

National Security

Russia main suspect in attacks on US diplomats in Cuba, China: Report

Caitlin Yilek · September 11, 2018 11:28 am

National Security

Russia accuses US of ‘blackmail’ in Syria

Pete Kasperowicz · September 11, 2018 8:05 am

Musician Ben Folds at the Generation Next Plenary Keynote during the 2014 NAMM show on Jan. 23, 2014, in Anaheim, Calif.

‘Mr. Peepers’: Ben Folds pens song about Rod Rosenstein

Daniel Chaitin · September 11, 2018 12:55 am

Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.

Peter Strzok spoke of ‘media leak strategy’ in newly revealed text message to Lisa Page

Naomi Lim · September 10, 2018 11:56 pm

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a Security Council meeting on the situation between the Israelis and the Palestinians, Friday, June 1, 2018 at United Nations headquarters.

Nikki Haley: UN Security Council must stop ignoring corruption

Joel Gehrke · September 10, 2018 9:14 pm