Tag: Russia

National Security

Ukraine pleads for rapid NATO entry with Russia on its doorstep

Abraham Mahshie · April 7, 2021 7:09 pm

Unidentified gunmen wearing camouflage uniforms block the entrance of the Crimean Parliament building in Simferopol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 1, 2014. The discord between Russia and Ukraine sharpened Saturday when the pro-Russian leader of Ukraine's Crimea region claimed control of the military and police and appealed to Russia's president for help in keeping peace there. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Beltway Confidential

A less cold war with Russia

Janusz Bugajski · April 7, 2021 2:40 pm

Master Sgt. John Malloy and Staff Sgt. Jacob Puente, both from 912th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, secure the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 as it is loaded under the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 6, 2020.

Air-launched hypersonic weapon fails in botched Air Force booster test

Abraham Mahshie · April 6, 2021 5:01 pm

Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 249th Airlift Squadron prepare to leave Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson via C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft on a training air drop mission to the Beaufort Sea several hundred miles north of the Alaskan coastline March 2, 2018.

National Security

Russia threatens US interests in Arctic with military buildup

Abraham Mahshie · April 5, 2021 9:23 pm

KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 11, 2021 - Men in camouflage uniforms line up during the drills of the Territorial Defence units in Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine.

Putin signs law allowing him to serve two more terms, until 2036

Kaelan Deese · April 5, 2021 5:29 pm

Former U.S Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a conference in Athens, on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Biden stressed the need for action against climate change. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Beltway Confidential

Biden’s tough-on-Putin rhetoric fails the Ukraine reality test

Tom Rogan · April 5, 2021 10:00 am

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein poses for a photograph at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.

Rod Rosenstein takes ‘wait and see’ approach on whether Crossfire Hurricane was justified

Daniel Chaitin · April 4, 2021 8:23 pm

Attorney General William Barr (left) and U.S. Attorney John Durham (right) are shown.

Justice Department disclosure offers rare sign of life from John Durham

Jerry Dunleavy, Daniel Chaitin · April 3, 2021 3:00 am

Dog interrupts live weather report and runs off with microphone in viral video

Andrew Mark Miller · April 2, 2021 6:40 pm

Hunter Biden admits laptop ‘certainly’ ‘could be’ his

Jerry Dunleavy · April 2, 2021 2:09 pm

President Joe Biden leaves after speaking about infrastructure spending at Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Pittsburgh.

Biden’s plea to fight autocrats by supporting infrastructure plan fails to move Republicans

Rob Crilly · April 2, 2021 10:00 am

Two months into his term, the Biden administration has yet to name a cybersecurity director

Grant Gross · April 2, 2021 3:00 am