Section: theSun (Malaysia)
Russia detains model claiming Trump secrets
MOSCOW: Russia yesterday detained a Belarusian model who claimed she had evidence of Russian efforts to help Donald Trump win office, witnesses told AFP.Anastasia Vashukevich, known by her pen-name Nastya Rybka, was held for questioning at a Moscow airport yesterday evening after she was deported from Thailand as part of a group convicted of...
Putin to receive a rock star welcome in Belgrade
BELGRADE: With T-shirts, mugs and murals bearing his face, Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to receive a rock star welcome on Thursday when he lands in Serbia, Moscow’s key ally on the edge of Europe.Putin will be met with a welcome parade that weaves through the capital Belgrade and culminates at the massive Saint Sava church, one...
Giuliani: ‘I never said there was no collusion’ with Russia
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, on Wednesday insisted he “never said there was no collusion” between Trump’s 2016 presidential election campaign and Russia – only that Trump himself was not involved.Speaking to CNN’s Chris Cuomo, the former New York mayor said he did not know if others...
Model claiming Trump secrets to be deported after Thai trial
PATTAYA, THAILAND: A Belarusian model who claimed she had proof of Russian efforts to help Donald Trump win office was set to be deported after being convicted Tuesday nearly a year after her arrest in Thailand for participating in a “sex training course”.Anastasia Vashukevich, known by her pen name Nastya Rybka, has been held with several others...
Thai trial of model claiming Trump secrets set to begin
PATTAYA, Thailand: A Belarusian model who sensationally claimed she had proof of Russian efforts to help Donald Trump win office appeared in court Tuesday for the expected start of her trial over running a “sex training course” in Thailand.Anastasia Vashukevich, known by her pen name Nastya Rybka, has been held in custody since a police raid in...
FBI opened probe into whether Trump was working for Russians
WASHINGTON: The Federal Bureau of Investigation opened an inquiry in 2017 into whether US President Donald Trump was working on behalf of Russia, The New York Times reported yesterday.The investigation — a dual counterintelligence and criminal probe — was launched after the president fired FBI director James Comey in May 2017, the Times said,...
Putin says West trying to ‘hold back’ powerful Russia
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said the West was trying to hold back an increasingly powerful Russia, during an end-of-year press conference that took aim at sanctions and “made-up” spy scandals.Domestic concerns also loomed large at the annual event, after Putin’s approval ratings took a beating in recent months over...
2018: Trump’s year of disruption — and danger ahead
WASHINGTON: He came, he disrupted, he declared victory. Ask Donald Trump and he’ll tell you 2018 was a roaring success.“Nobody’s ever done a better job than I’m doing as president,” Trump told Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward.Classic Trump.Best ever or not, there’s no denying this most unusual White House resident...
US calls for ‘immediate’ dialogue over Cameroon conflict
WASHINGTON: He came, he disrupted, he declared victory. Ask Donald Trump and he’ll tell you 2018 was a roaring success.“Nobody’s ever done a better job than I’m doing as president,“ Trump told Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward.Classic Trump.Best ever or not, there’s no denying this most unusual White House resident...
US, Ukraine navy heads meet after Russia ship seizure
WASHINGTON: The head of the Ukrainian navy is meeting his US counterpart this week in Washington, where they will discuss the Russian navy’s recent seizure of three Ukrainian vessels, a US official said Thursday.Russian ships last month opened fire on three Ukrainian navy vessels as they tried to pass through the Kerch Strait from the Black...
