Tag: Vladimir Putin

Syrian army soldier stands at a check-point as Russian military police vehicle, right, passes by near the village of Almajdiyeh, Syria, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. The Russian military said Tuesday that its forces in Syria will help U.N. peacekeepers fully restore patrols along the frontier with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, reflecting Moscow's deepening role in mediating between the decades-old foes.

Beltway Confidential

Expect Russia to escalate soon in Syria

Tom Rogan · December 3, 2018 5:09 pm

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Jinping

Trump floats meeting with Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin to halt ‘uncontrollable arms race’

Katelyn Caralle · December 3, 2018 1:56 pm

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, followed at right by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., leads the panel's Democrats out of the hearing room briefly after waiting for Republican members of the committee to arrive more than an hour after the scheduled start time, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. The committee eventually met on their months-long standoff with the Justice Department on the request by the Republican-controlled panel for documents related to the origins of the FBI's Russia investigation and the handling of its probe into Democrat Hillary Clinton's emails. Democrats charge the subpoena undermines special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the Trump campaign's Russia ties and whether there was obstruction of justice.

Top House Judiciary Democrat: Michael Cohen plea deal begs question of whether Kremlin has ‘hold over’ Trump

Melissa Quinn · December 2, 2018 5:48 pm

People rally in support of Crimea joining Russia, with banners and portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin, reading, "We are together," in Red Square in Moscow on March 18, 2014.

Fears mount: Putin’s Russia poised to seize more of Ukraine?

Joel Gehrke · December 2, 2018 5:00 am

President Trump, right, walk past Russia's President Vladimir Putin, left, as they gather for the group photo at the start of the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Trump and Putin had an ‘informal conversation’ at G-20 dinner

Vaishnavee Sharma · December 1, 2018 9:00 pm

U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis heads to a meeting with government officials in Brazil.

Jim Mattis: Vladimir Putin ‘is clearly a slow learner’

Joel Gehrke · December 1, 2018 8:30 pm

President Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of the press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018.

Trump’s Moscow mess

Washington Examiner · November 30, 2018 10:34 pm

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., expected to become chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, speaks with reporters as he arrives for Democratic leadership elections on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018.

House Dems plan to investigate Trump organization’s alleged Putin penthouse

Dominick Mastrangelo · November 30, 2018 4:32 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are pictured.

National Security

Putin, Saudi crown prince share smiles and a handshake as Trump walks into room at G-20

Daniel Chaitin · November 30, 2018 4:11 pm

President Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Hamburg in July 2017. "Putin and I have been discussing various things, and I think it has gone very well," Trump said.

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s Putin praise in 2016 can easily be explained by his admiration for tyrants

Philip Klein · November 30, 2018 3:52 pm

FILE- In this file photo taken on Monday, July 16, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, shake hands at the beginning of a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland. The Kremlin said Wednesday Nov. 28, 2018, it still expects a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump to go ahead as planned despite a suggestion from Trump that it could be canceled.

Beltway Confidential

The best defense of Trump Tower Moscow

Philip Wegmann · November 30, 2018 3:31 pm

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk from Air Force One.

Trump vows G-20 ‘will be very productive’ after canceling, downgrading meetings

Allison Elyse Gualtieri · November 30, 2018 4:29 am