Tag: Russia

Beltway Confidential

To respond to Russian jets, give the Libyan government Patriot missile systems

Tom Rogan · May 26, 2020 9:05 pm

Richard Grenell.

In parting shot, Richard Grenell blasts top Senate Intel Democrat for ‘cherry-picking’ on Flynn transparency

Jerry Dunleavy · May 26, 2020 6:24 pm

Russian fighter jets were recently deployed to Libya in order to support Russian state-sponsored private military contractors operating on the ground there. The Russian fighter aircraft arrived in Libya, from an airbase in Russia, after transiting Syria where it is assessed they were repainted to camouflage their Russian origin.

Russia secretly sends fighter jets to shore up Libyan strongman, says US Africa Command

Abraham Mahshie · May 26, 2020 5:12 pm

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

Russia asks for 18-year sentence for ex-Marine in spying trial

Caitlin Yilek · May 25, 2020 8:56 pm

This Dec. 11, 2017 file photo shows Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Syrian President Bashar Assad watching troops march at the Hemeimeem air base in Syria.

Beltway Confidential

Time to pressure Assad and Putin in Syria

Tom Rogan · May 24, 2020 6:56 pm

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks at a Politics & Eggs event, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, in Manchester, N.H. Swalwell is considering a run for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Eric Swalwell: Mueller got played by Trump

Daniel Chaitin · May 24, 2020 12:59 am

Trey Gowdy: FBI told Congress they didn’t capture every Flynn-Kislyak call

Daniel Chaitin · May 23, 2020 8:12 pm

President Donald Trump gestures in a press conference Friday.

Washington Secrets

White House Report Card: A series of big wins clouded by the lingering virus

Paul Bedard · May 23, 2020 1:07 pm

This courtroom sketch depicts President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, standing center, flanked by his lawyers, listening to U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan, right, as he addresses Flynn and points to the American flag inside the federal court in Washington, Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. Sullivan agreed to postpone Flynn's sentencing so he can continue cooperating with the Russia probe.

Appeals court orders judge to respond to Flynn petition to have case thrown out

Jerry Dunleavy · May 21, 2020 10:04 pm

Jen Psaki and Kamala Harris

Declassified: Trump-Russia launch document authored by Strzok and investigated by Durham

Jerry Dunleavy · May 21, 2020 9:08 pm

A U.S. Air Force transport plane carrying the first batch of medical aid from the United States, including 50 ventilators as a donation to help the country tackle the coronavirus outbreak, rolls upon landing at Vnukovo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 21, 2020.

US delivers medical supplies and ventilators to coronavirus-stricken Russia

Zach Halaschak · May 21, 2020 5:43 pm

Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., walks onstage to address the Ralph Northam For Governor election night party at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017.

Senate Intel Democrat calls for declassification of Flynn conversations with Russian ambassador

Jerry Dunleavy · May 21, 2020 12:56 am