Tag: United Kingdom

A police officer at a cordon near the Maltings in Salisbury, England, Friday March 30, 2018, where Russian former double agent spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found on a bench after they were attacked with a nerve agent. The former Russian spy and his daughter who were victims of a nerve agent attack first came into contact with the deadly chemical at his home, police said as investigations continue.

National Security

British officials say sophistication of chemical attack is proof of Russia’s involvement: Report

Katelyn Caralle · April 2, 2018 1:21 pm

Alexanda Amon Kotey, left, and El Shafee Elsheikh, who were allegedly among four British jihadis who made up a brutal Islamic State cell dubbed "The Beatles," speak during a Friday interview at a security center in Kobani, Syria. âThe Beatlesâ terror cell is believed to have captured, tortured, and killed hostages including American, British, and Japanese journalists and aid workers.

Beltway Confidential

Trump needs to get the ISIS ‘Beatles’ out of Syria

Tom Rogan · March 30, 2018 8:04 pm

Russia's Deputy Minister of Defense Anatoly Antonov speaks at the Xiangshan Forum, a gathering of the region's security officials, in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015.

National Security

Russian ambassador to the US says relations between the two countries have never been worse

Katelyn Caralle · March 30, 2018 12:38 pm

The Capitol is seen under cloudy skies on Day 2 of the federal shutdown, in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018.

Congress needs reform, but killing the filibuster isn’t enough

Dennis Lennox · March 30, 2018 4:00 am

Daughter of former Russian spy poisoned with nerve agent no longer in critical condition: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · March 30, 2018 12:36 am

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders points to a reporter as she speaks during a press briefing at the White House.

White House blasts Russia’s expulsion of American diplomats: ‘The United States will deal with it’

Diana Stancy Correll · March 29, 2018 11:12 pm

Beltway Confidential

Russia’s diplomatic expulsions speak to Vladimir Putin’s fear

Tom Rogan · March 29, 2018 8:08 pm

"January 29 was the start date for this," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters. "It was not a deadline to impose new sanctions on Russia."

National Security

State Department: ‘We reserve the right to respond’ to Russia’s latest move

Joel Gehrke · March 29, 2018 7:21 pm

The WikiLeaks founder called it a constitutional violation.

WikiLeaks: Julian Assange ‘gagged and isolated’ by Ecuador’s president

Diana Stancy Correll · March 28, 2018 10:41 pm

A police vehicle is parked outside the house of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal who was found critically ill Sunday following exposure to an "unknown substance" in Salisbury, England, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Skripal, and an unidentified woman companion are being treated in hospital, after they were found unconscious on a bench in the town.

British police: Ex-Russian double agent, daughter exposed to nerve agent at front door of home

Melissa Quinn · March 28, 2018 10:00 pm

President Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May discussed on the phone about Brexit and Trump's decision on Jerusalem on Tuesday morning.

National Security

Trump, British Prime Minister Theresa May discuss ‘dismantling Russia’s spy networks’

Sarah Bedford · March 28, 2018 6:11 pm

Beltway Confidential

Meet Chris Williamson, Putin’s best friend in the British Parliament

Tom Rogan · March 28, 2018 6:05 pm