Tag: Vladimir Putin

National Security

Maria Butina claims racism against Russians to blame for her incarceration

Caitlin Yilek · November 4, 2019 2:52 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 23, 2020.

Russia test-fires first intercontinental ballistic missile from nuclear submarine

Tim Pearce · October 31, 2019 4:30 pm

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, right, greets Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his arrival in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin pledges to ‘do everything to protect Christians in the Middle East’

Jeffrey Cimmino · October 31, 2019 4:01 pm

Amb. James Jeffrey, the State Department special representative for Syria engagement and special envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, testifies as the House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing titled, "The Betrayal of our Syrian Kurdish Partners," an examination of President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to withdraw from Syria and its impact on the Kurds and stability in the region, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Also testifying, at right, is Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Joey Hood.

‘Pretty cynical’: US diplomat contradicts Trump’s praise for Turkey-Russia deal

Joel Gehrke · October 23, 2019 5:56 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for a photo during their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

Turkey and Russia put shiv in ribs of Trump and US

Quin Hillyer · October 22, 2019 9:53 pm

Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, listens to a question during a campaign stop in Londonderry, N.H., Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019.

YouTube may have suppressed videos of Tulsi Gabbard following Clinton spat

Madison Dibble · October 22, 2019 9:48 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for a photo during their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

Putin manipulates Erdoğan, plays the Kurds, and weakens America

Tom Rogan · October 22, 2019 6:01 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Lifegiving Trinity Church in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia will develop an array of new nuclear and conventional weapons to counter recent moves by the U.S. and NATO. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)

Beltway Confidential

Top Democrats are hypocritical on Tulsi Gabbard and Russia

Tom Rogan · October 21, 2019 5:27 pm

Democratic presidential contender Tulsi Gabbard speaks to Democrats gathered on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, at the Spratt Issues Conference in Greenville, S.C.

Beltway Confidential

Tulsi Gabbard should take Hillary Clinton’s ‘Russian asset’ smear as a compliment

Brad Polumbo · October 18, 2019 5:50 pm

‘Spoiler’: Turkey’s Erdoğan positioned to be Putin ally in NATO

Joel Gehrke · October 16, 2019 4:01 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan attend the official welcome ceremony in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

Vladimir Putin in his Middle Eastern wonderland

Tom Rogan · October 15, 2019 5:58 pm

Beltway Confidential

Trump self-destructs his Middle East policy

Tom Rogan · October 14, 2019 5:38 pm