Tag: Russia

President Donald Trump, right, listens as Polish President Andrzej Duda, left, speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018.

Energy and Environment

Poland is beset by Russian revanchism, Western decadence, and dangers from within

Stephen White · September 19, 2018 1:25 pm

President Trump, right, listens as Polish President Andrzej Duda, left, speaks during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in D.C.

Energy and Environment

Trump calls Russian energy projects a threat to US security

John Siciliano · September 18, 2018 11:56 pm

Soldiers march as Turkish air force helicopters fly over a military parade in the Turkish-occupied area of the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Nov. 15 , 2017.

Beltway Confidential

The Eastern Mediterranean is getting more dangerous, and it’s not because of Russia, Syria, or Iran

Michael Rubin · September 18, 2018 8:46 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, in Washington.

National Security

Poland’s president wants ‘Fort Trump’ military base to deter Russia

Steven Nelson · September 18, 2018 7:14 pm

President Trump shakes hands with Polish President Andrzej Duda during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Sept. 18, 2018, in Washington.

Energy and Environment

Trump eyes Poland’s energy market as hedge against Russia

John Siciliano · September 18, 2018 7:10 pm

Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Democrats try to ban the Pentagon’s new nuclear warhead

Travis J. Tritten · September 18, 2018 6:06 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands during their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in Sochi, Russia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. The presidents of Russia and Turkey are meeting in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on Monday in a bid to find a diplomatic resolution to the crisis around a rebel-held region in Syria.

National Security

US military welcomes Russian-Turkish DMZ agreement in Syria

Jamie McIntyre · September 18, 2018 5:25 pm

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the SelectUSA Summit, in Oxon Hill, Md., on Friday.

Mike Pompeo expresses ‘sorrow’ after Syria shoots down Russian warplane

Joel Gehrke · September 18, 2018 4:44 pm

An elderly Russian woman, surrounded by Western symbols of capitalism like the Coca-Cola sign and her plastic Reebok shopping bag, sits along a central Moscow sidewalk and begs for money, June 9, 1995.

Beltway Confidential

Fight Russia with capitalism, not sanctions

Charles Sauer · September 18, 2018 4:30 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to the media during a joint news conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban after their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. Putin says "a chain of tragic circumstances" is to be blamed for a Russian military aircraft shot down by a Syrian missile. He vowed to boost security for Russian troops there.

Beltway Confidential

Why Russia can’t blame Israel over its aircraft loss in Syria

Tom Rogan · September 18, 2018 4:02 pm

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, exits a secure area to speak to reporters as the GOP majority prepares to end its participation in the Russia probe, officially shutting down the panel's investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 22, 2018.

National Security

DOJ’s Rod Rosenstein, FBI’s Chris Wray warned of declassification ‘red line’, Adam Schiff says

Daniel Chaitin · September 18, 2018 2:58 pm

The hiree's history includes representing Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., during the Keating Five Scandal.

John Dowd failed to prepare, debrief 10 officials who spoke with Mueller’s team: Report

Anna Giaritelli · September 18, 2018 2:32 pm