Tag: Russia

An elderly Russian woman, surrounded by Western symbols of capitalism like the Coca-Cola sign and her plastic Reebok shopping bag, sits along a central Moscow sidewalk and begs for money, June 9, 1995.

Beltway Confidential

Fight Russia with capitalism, not sanctions

Charles Sauer · September 18, 2018 4:30 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to the media during a joint news conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban after their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. Putin says "a chain of tragic circumstances" is to be blamed for a Russian military aircraft shot down by a Syrian missile. He vowed to boost security for Russian troops there.

Beltway Confidential

Why Russia can’t blame Israel over its aircraft loss in Syria

Tom Rogan · September 18, 2018 4:02 pm

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, exits a secure area to speak to reporters as the GOP majority prepares to end its participation in the Russia probe, officially shutting down the panel's investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 22, 2018.

National Security

DOJ’s Rod Rosenstein, FBI’s Chris Wray warned of declassification ‘red line’, Adam Schiff says

Daniel Chaitin · September 18, 2018 2:58 pm

The hiree's history includes representing Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., during the Keating Five Scandal.

John Dowd failed to prepare, debrief 10 officials who spoke with Mueller’s team: Report

Anna Giaritelli · September 18, 2018 2:32 pm

Beltway Confidential

Nikki Haley confronts Russia’s sanction busting for North Korea

Tom Rogan · September 18, 2018 12:12 pm

President Trump listens during a meeting with state leaders about prison reform on Aug. 9, 2018, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.

Trump directs FBI, DOJ to declassify Russia-related documents, James Comey texts, and more

Kelly Cohen · September 17, 2018 9:41 pm

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn is campaigning for a Republican congressional candidate in California.

Robert Mueller: Michael Flynn is ready to be sentenced

Kelly Cohen · September 17, 2018 8:47 pm

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at Belmarsh Magistrate's court in London for an extradition hearing on Jan. 11, 2011.

WikiLeaks files expose group’s inner workings

Associated Press · September 17, 2018 8:30 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands after their joint news conference following the talks in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in Sochi, Russia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

The Erdogan-Putin Idlib deal is a fraud

Tom Rogan · September 17, 2018 8:17 pm

Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, center, takes a part in a march named "For European Macedonia", through a street in Skopje, Macedonia, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Reject Russian complaints over Macedonia and NATO

Tom Rogan · September 17, 2018 6:15 pm

U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley addresses the United Nations Security Council, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at U.N. headquarters.

Nikki Haley: ‘Russia is actively working to undermine’ North Korea sanctions

Joel Gehrke · September 17, 2018 5:15 pm

President Donald Trump waits to greet the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah at the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018.

Trump attacks FBI ‘conspiracy’ referencing texts from Peter Strzok, Lisa Page

Caitlin Yilek · September 17, 2018 4:02 pm