Tag: Vladimir Putin

Leaders from around the world expressing praise for the outcome of the presidential election and well wishes for President-elect Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

World leaders react to Trump’s victory

Rudy Takala · November 9, 2016 12:34 pm

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump react as they watch the election results during Trump's election night rally, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Washington Secrets

Many world leaders applaud Trump, France holds nose

Paul Bedard · November 9, 2016 11:33 am

Putin congratulates Trump on election victory

The Associated Press · November 9, 2016 4:28 am

A Putin spokesman said that Trump and the Russian president should "meet each other and exchange views" in order to build a relationship between the two nations. (AP Photos)

Clinton responds to renewed FBI probe with sharp focus on Trump, Russia

Becket Adams · November 1, 2016 4:01 am

FBI Director James Comey's decision to unveil an inquiry into newly-discovered emails related to the closed investigation of Hillary Clinton has infuriated his former defenders, opened up a deep divide within the legal community and invited accusations from Clinton's allies who say he has papered over Donald Trump's alleged collusion with the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Comey no longer Dem hero after latest Clinton probe developments

Sarah Bedford · November 1, 2016 4:01 am

Former Democratic Vermont Gov. Howard Dean chided FBI Director James Comey for choosing Team Russia when he informed lawmakers Friday that he found emails related to the now-ended investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Howard Dean: Comey ‘put himself on the same side as Putin’

Daniel Chaitin · October 29, 2016 7:16 pm

"[Croatia and Hungary] are fortunate because of their size, they are not exposed to the winds of international diplomacy," Vitaly Churkin, the Russian ambassador to the United Nations, said after the vote. "Russia is very exposed. We've been on council a number of years, I'm sure next time we'll get in." (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

National Security

Russia loses spot on UN Human Rights Council

Joel Gehrke · October 28, 2016 8:55 pm

A member of the Pussy Riot, a Russian punk rock band opposed to President Vladimir Putin's policies, said WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was connected to the Russian government. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Pussy Riot says Julian Assange is ‘connected’ to Russia

Anna Giaritelli · October 27, 2016 11:31 pm

While Donald Trump, Mike Pence and some of their supporters portray Vladimir Putin and the country he presides over as powerful, it is at its core very weak. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

How strong is the Russian bear? Not very strong

Daniel Allott · October 27, 2016 8:49 pm

"You're going to end up in World War III over Syria if we listen to Hillary Clinton," Donald Trump said. (AP Photo)

National Security

Trump: Clinton would lead US into World War III if president

Al Weaver · October 26, 2016 9:46 pm

Sticking it to Syrian President Bashar Assad isn't worth starting a war with Russia. (Alexei Druzhinin, RIA-Novosti, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Beltway Confidential

Foreign policy establishment lunging toward war with Russia

Matt Purple · October 26, 2016 4:04 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin might order his military to shoot down American warplanes if the United States tries to implement a no-fly zone to curb the violence of the Syrian civil war, according to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

National Security

Clapper: Russia might down U.S. planes

Joel Gehrke · October 25, 2016 10:26 pm