Tag: Ukraine

President Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin met briefly during a trade summit in Vietnam earlier this month. On Tuesday they talked for more than an hour about the need "to peacefully resolve the Syrian civil war, end the humanitarian crisis, allow displaced Syrians to return home, and ensure the stability of a unified Syria free of malign intervention and terrorist safe havens."

What Trump and Putin talked about for an hour

Sarah Bedford · November 21, 2017 8:29 pm

According to a report, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster will present a plan to President Trump that will help finance the Ukrainian government in purchasing American weapons. Trump would then either reject or approve the deal and send it to Congress. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump to be presented $47 million arms deal proposal for Ukraine by H.R. McMaster: Report

Daniel Chaitin · November 18, 2017 3:33 pm

A host of sources speaking to media have offered accounts that suggest the Podesta Group should have known to file a FARA registration at the time of its work for the ECMU. (Wikipedia Commons)

Beltway Confidential

The downfall of The Podesta Group

Emily Jashinsky · November 13, 2017 6:34 pm

Defense Bill Reauthorizes Lethal Defensive Aid for Ukraine

Jenna Lifhits · November 10, 2017 6:36 pm

Stalin’s Ukrainian Genocide

TWS Podcast · November 8, 2017 6:40 pm

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert accused "Russian-led forces" of targeting water treatment facilities, with several near-misses of chlorine gas tanks at the plants. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

State Department warns of possible chlorine gas disaster in Ukraine

Joel Gehrke · November 7, 2017 10:03 pm

Trump hired Manafort originally as a senior adviser, and he later took over the reigns of the campaign from Corey Lewandowski when Lewandowski was let go in June 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Trump let go of Paul Manafort amid concerns of ‘potential conflicts’ with ‘certain nations’

Daniel Chaitin · November 4, 2017 10:18 pm

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting in Washington.

Mitch McConnell doesn’t foresee Congress impacting Robert Mueller’s inquiry

Daniel Chaitin · November 4, 2017 1:22 pm

Experts say the indictment of former Trump campaign associates has made the lobbying firms of Washington, D.C.'s K Street "very nervous." There is evidence, they say, that firms on both sides of the political spectrum have been violating federal regulations for years.

Why Robert Mueller is making K Street Republicans and Democrats sweat

Sarah Bedford · November 4, 2017 4:01 am

Robert Mueller is authorized to investigate "any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump." Mueller was also authorized to investigate "any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation."

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: Mueller does what special prosecutors do

Byron York · November 3, 2017 2:17 am

K Street, long known as a shorthand for the moneyed lobbyists who influence Washington, D.C., is becoming increasingly spooked by the indictment of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates for failing to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Beltway Confidential

It looks like Tony Podesta’s departure may already be improving K Street

Emily Jashinsky · November 1, 2017 11:26 pm

Corey Lewandowski, former campaign manager for President Trump, said Wednesday that hiring Paul Manafort, originally as a senior campaign adviser, was a mistake. Manafort was indicted Monday as part of a probe into Russian interference in the 2016 elections. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Corey Lewandowski: I never pursued missing Hillary Clinton emails ‘on my own’

Naomi Lim · November 1, 2017 11:11 pm