Tag: Vladimir Putin

Sen. Lindsey Graham called the meeting between between Trump and Putin a disaster. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Lindsey Graham: Trump ‘hurting his presidency by not embracing the fact that Putin’s a bad guy’

Eddie Scarry · July 9, 2017 3:29 pm

"He is divorced from a fundamental of American democracy," McCain said of Rex Tillerson. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

John McCain: ‘Sometimes I do’ regret voting for Rex Tillerson as secretary of state

Kyle Feldscher · July 9, 2017 3:07 pm

"He said it's an 'honor' to meet President Putin," Brennan said. "An honor to meet the individual who carried out the assault against our election? To me, it was a dishonorable thing to say." (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Former CIA Director John Brennan: ‘Dishonorable’ for Trump to call it ‘an honor’ to meet Vladimir Putin

Eddie Scarry · July 9, 2017 2:56 pm

"It doesn't mean we ever take our eyes off the ball. It doesn't mean we ever trust Russia. We can't trust Russia and we won't ever trust Russia," Haley said. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

National Security

Nikki Haley on proposed Russia cybersecurity partnership: ‘You keep those that you don’t trust closer’

Caitlin Yilek · July 9, 2017 2:47 pm

"What kind of 'tough negotiator' goes into talks undermining his country's own position, as you did attacking US intel?" Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., tweeted. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

National Security

Adam Schiff attacks Trump’s ‘tough’ negotiation skills after Putin meeting: ‘No art to this deal’

Caitlin Yilek · July 9, 2017 2:15 pm

"Everybody's focused on that and what they should be focused on is what was discussed in the substance of the meeting," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Steven Mnuchin: ‘Makes no sense’ for Trump to say if he accepts Putin’s denial on election interference

Eddie Scarry · July 9, 2017 1:32 pm

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said Trump thinks Russia committed the acts of which they're accused. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Reince Priebus: Trump doesn’t believe Vladimir Putin’s denial of election meddling

Kyle Feldscher · July 9, 2017 1:30 pm

The agreement is the first initiative by the Trump administration in collaboration with Russia to bring some stability to war-torn Syria. (Hawar News Agency via AP)

Cease-fire in southern Syria goes into effect

Associated Press · July 9, 2017 12:50 pm

President Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the first working session of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. (Steffen Kugler/Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung via AP)

Trump: I didn’t discuss Russia sanctions with Vladimir Putin

Kyle Feldscher · July 9, 2017 12:44 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., likened a potential partnership with Russia to cooperating with Syrian President Bashar Assad to reduce chemical weapons. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Marco Rubio slams Trump’s proposed Russia cybersecurity partnership: Putin ‘will never be a trusted ally’

Eddie Scarry · July 9, 2017 12:39 pm

President Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit, Friday, July 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Trump: ‘I strongly pressed’ Putin on Russian meddling and he ‘vehemently denied it’

Caitlin Yilek · July 9, 2017 11:58 am

All told, President Trump spent about 40 minutes of their meeting exploring the election meddling issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump pressed Putin on Russia meddling at the outset of their meeting: Report

Daniel Chaitin · July 9, 2017 12:51 am