Tag: Russia

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, center, and junior Finance Minister Anurag Thakur, left, stands for the media at the parliament house before presenting the annual federal budget in New Delhi, India, on Friday.

Beltway Confidential

India makes it easier to import US defense goods

Tom Rogan · July 6, 2019 12:13 pm

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to local residents.

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Biden claims Russian election interference wouldn’t have happened on his and Obama’s watch, but it did

Becket Adams · July 5, 2019 11:19 pm

President Donald Trump talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before departing for his Bedminster, N.J. golf club, Friday, July 5, 2019, in Washington.

Trump: Mueller report shows ‘I’m a very honest guy’

Mike Brest · July 5, 2019 3:56 pm

National Security

Ukrainian special forces capture separatist commander suspected in Malaysia Airlines flight shootdown

Russ Read · July 5, 2019 1:28 pm

In this photo taken on July 3, 2019, and distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, center, speaks at the navy's Arctic base of Severomorsk, Russia. Some crew members have survived a fire that killed 14 sailors onboard one of the Russian navy's deep-sea research submersibles, the nation's defense minister said Wednesday.

Russia accused of cover-up in deadly submarine fire: ‘Is this normal?’

Zach Halaschak · July 3, 2019 4:37 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday.

Putin meets with defense minister after deadly Russian submarine incident

Daniel Chaitin · July 2, 2019 8:07 pm

A Russian nuclear submarine, Yuri Dolgoruky, is seen during sea trials near Arkhangelsk, Russia, in 2009. Another Russian submarine near Murmansk had all of its crew killed after they reportedly inhaled toxic fumes.

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Why all submariners will mourn the Russian sailors

Tom Rogan · July 2, 2019 6:17 pm

Chinese paramilitary policemen march outside the Great Hall of the People after attending a ceremony to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017.

Genetic information is the newest front in US-China great power competition

Joel Gehrke · July 2, 2019 10:00 am

Rep. Devin Nunes.

Devin Nunes says there’s something ‘off’ about plan to have Mueller team testify

Daniel Chaitin · June 30, 2019 4:25 am

President Trump smiles while speaking during a press conference.

Trump tells Russian TV that Putin is a ‘great guy’ and ‘terrific person’ at G-20 summit

Jerry Dunleavy · June 29, 2019 7:58 pm

Special counsel Robert Mueller's office on Friday revealed that the 13 Russian nationals were indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Top Mueller prosecutor will ‘damage’ Trump in testimony, Joe diGenova says

Daniel Chaitin · June 29, 2019 12:42 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his news conference after the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong Province, Sunday, June 10, 2018. Putin says counter-terrorism efforts are a priority for a regional grouping led by Moscow and Beijing. Putin said a new agreement approved by the SCO spells out plans for joint-anti-terror efforts for the next three years. The SCO includes China, Russia, four ex-Soviet Central Asian nations, India and Pakistan.

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If Europe forgets Crimea, will anyone stand up to Putin?

Rep. Gerry Connolly, Rep. Steve Chabot · June 28, 2019 8:59 pm