Tag: Russia

A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara.

Magazine - Washington Briefing

The Arctic emerges as a geographic battleground

Jamie McIntyre · May 15, 2020 3:00 am

Rand Paul rips ‘politically motivated’ efforts to ‘gin up’ Trump-Russia collusion via Flynn unmasking

Spencer Neale · May 15, 2020 2:10 am

Signal cuts out when CNN asks Obama spy chief James Clapper about leaking classified information

Spencer Neale · May 15, 2020 1:53 am

Military vehicles and equipment, parts of the S-400 air defense systems, are unloaded from a Russian transport aircraft, at Murted military airport in Ankara, Turkey, on Friday. The first shipment of a Russian missile defense system has arrived in Turkey, the Turkish Defense Ministry said Friday, moving the country closer to possible U.S. sanctions and a new standoff with Washington. The U.S. has strongly urged NATO member Turkey to pull back from the deal, warning the country that it will face economic sanctions.

National Security

‘Disagreement between friends’: Adm. Stavridis downplays Turkey’s S-400 deployment but warns about Russia threat

Abraham Mahshie · May 14, 2020 7:23 pm

President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump shake hands following their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016.

Lindsey Graham: Trump and Obama both ‘welcome’ to testify on Russia investigation

Jerry Dunleavy · May 14, 2020 6:28 pm

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, speaks during a press conference at the Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019.

‘No more talk!’: Trump presses Lindsey Graham to call Obama in for testimony on ‘Obamagate’

Mike Brest · May 14, 2020 4:24 pm

James Clapper says he ‘did not’ see evidence of Trump-Russia collusion after testimony transcript release

Anthony Leonardi · May 14, 2020 1:39 pm

Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

‘We caught them’: Trump blasts ‘corrupt’ Biden after release of Flynn unmasking list

Anthony Leonardi · May 14, 2020 11:48 am

Attorney General William Barr is sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2019, on the Mueller Report.

Once uncontroversial, Bill Barr is the Trump official liberals love to hate

W. James Antle III · May 14, 2020 11:00 am

National Security

Russian deterrence funds to Europe slashed to pay for border wall

Abraham Mahshie · May 14, 2020 4:01 am

Beltway Confidential

Forget Flynn’s unmasking: The bigger sin was the leak

Quin Hillyer · May 13, 2020 9:29 pm

‘No proof’: Fox News anchor grills DNC spokeswoman for pushing Russia collusion theory

Mike Brest · May 13, 2020 9:13 pm