Tag: Russia

Pompeo condemns Belarus crackdown as Russia ally roiled by ‘unprecedented’ protests

Joel Gehrke · August 11, 2020 6:30 am

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., listens as Budget Director Mick Mulvaney testifies before the Senate Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, on President Donald Trump's fiscal year 2019 budget proposal.

Ron Johnson: Democrats weaponizing ‘Russian disinformation’ narrative to attack Biden-Ukraine investigation

Jerry Dunleavy · August 10, 2020 7:11 pm

Afghan air force crew chief Sgt. Lull Mohammad tells the pilot to start engines while on fire guard before a training flight, Oct. 23, 2012 at Kabul International Airport as part of the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan.

National Security

NATO must focus on core mission with Russia remaining relevant, says Heritage scholar

Abraham Mahshie · August 10, 2020 5:18 pm

Beltway Confidential

Belarus crackdown meets Trump administration deafening silence

Tom Rogan · August 10, 2020 4:02 pm

FBI Director Christopher Wray is sworn in as he testifies during an oversight hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020 in Washington.

Ron Johnson subpoenas FBI Director Christopher Wray in Crossfire Hurricane investigation

Jerry Dunleavy · August 10, 2020 10:00 am

In this Monday, June 1, 2020 photo, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko meets with Valery Vakulchik, chief of the Belarusian state security service, KGB, in Minsk, Belarus.

Beltway Confidential

In Belarus, a bloody election farce

Tom Rogan · August 9, 2020 7:28 pm

In this July 30, 2019 photo, Robert O'Brien, U.S. Special Envoy Ambassador, arrives at the district court where U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky is to appear on charges of assault, in Stockholm, Sweden.

National Security

National security adviser says countries attempting election interference will face ‘severe consequences’

Mica Soellner · August 9, 2020 5:00 pm

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters following escalation of tensions this week between the U.S. and Iran, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House will vote Thursday on a measure limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified.

Pelosi: Election threats from Russia and China ‘not equivalent’ as Kremlin is ‘actively, 24/7 interfering’

Mica Soellner · August 9, 2020 3:12 pm

A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara.

Beltway Confidential

Belarus is making history. The US should pay close attention

alexis-mrachek · August 9, 2020 4:00 am

Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine who was arrested on charges of spying in Moscow at the end of 2018.

Russia sends former Marine to prison established ‘as part of the gulag under Stalin’

Joel Gehrke · August 8, 2020 10:30 am

Beltway Confidential

Chinese and Russian military spending could actually exceed the US

Jason Orestes · August 7, 2020 7:28 pm

National Security

State Department sends texts to Iranians and Russians offering $10M for info on US election meddling

Zach Halaschak · August 7, 2020 6:59 pm