Tag: Russia

A Russian flag is held above the Olympic Rings

Beltway Confidential

The Olympics invites Russia back, but what has changed?

Zachary Faria · July 8, 2026 2:07 pm

President Donald Trump, right, walks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he arrives for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

No, Mr. President, Turkey is not a ‘great ally’

David Harsanyi · July 8, 2026 11:06 am

President Trump talks to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as they tour the new NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on July 11, 2018.

Trump should never trust Erdogan again

Heyrsh Abdulrahman · July 8, 2026 10:00 am

President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

Trump says US will grant Ukraine license to produce Patriot Missiles

Christian Datoc · July 8, 2026 9:59 am

Daily on Defense

Daily on Defense

Trump excoriates NATO, calls Iranians ‘lying scum,’ and declares MOU over in angry tirade

Jamie McIntyre · July 8, 2026 7:41 am

A ship near the Kerch Bridge, which connects the Russian mainland with the Crimean Peninsula.

Beltway Confidential

Prepare for the expulsion of Crimean Russians

Michael Rubin · July 8, 2026 7:00 am

Monaco's Public Safety director Eric Arella

Woman suspected in Monaco bombing found shot dead in Ukraine

Sophia Mandt · July 7, 2026 3:16 pm

Photo taken with a lens with rain drops showing the Olympic rings on Trocadero plaza overlooking the Eiffel Tower.

IOC eases restrictions for Russian athletes in 2028 Olympics

Brady Knox · July 7, 2026 2:06 pm

In this photo released by South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff via Yonhap, South Korean and U.S. warships participate in their joint military drills in South Korea's East Sea on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. South Korean and U.S. troops began naval drills Monday in a show of force partly directed at North Korea amid signs that Pyongyang will soon carry out a threat to conduct its third atomic test. (AP Photo/South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff via Yonhap) KOREA OUT

Beltway Confidential

Foreign militaries celebrate America, underlining importance of alliances

Tom Rogan · July 7, 2026 2:02 pm

The coffins of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center on top, and members of his family are displayed ahead of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2026.

Iran’s gaslighting kills: Declaring ‘victory’ in utter humiliation

Joseph Epstein · July 7, 2026 10:00 am

President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington.

How a NATO realignment can bring Putin and Tehran to their knees

David W. Wang · July 7, 2026 6:00 am

A Tu-95 strategic bomber from the Russian air force prepares to take off from an air base in Engels near the Volga River in Russia.

UK fighter jets escort Russian aircraft away from carrier strike group: ‘Unsafe and unprofessional’

Brady Knox · July 6, 2026 11:03 am