Section: US & Canada
How Putin used propaganda to deftly turn Russians against Ukrainians
Vladimir Putin’s decade-long media campaign turned Russians against Ukrainians and Ukraine itself before he annexed Crimea in 2014. In my book Putin’s War Against Ukraine: Revolution, Nationalism, and Crime, I explore how Putin successfully fanned the flames of ethnic Russian nationalism, turning Russians against both the Ukrainian...
Rick Perry duped by Russian duo impersonating Ukraine leader
Energy Secretary Rick Perry has been fooled by a pair of Russian pranksters impersonating the prime minister of Ukraine. Perry spoke to the pair about the Paris Climate Accord and … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
The Daily Vertical: Federalize This!
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.K. Forces Track Russian Bombers and Fighters Over Black Sea
The Black Sea is a priority area of reinforcement for the Russian navy following the annexation of nearby Crimea in 2014. …read more Source:...
Director Pompeo Details How the CIA Is Changing Under President Trump
The following are excerpts of an interview with CIA Director Mike Pompeo by Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon senior editor and veteran national security reporter. Bill Gertz: Tell me about your first six months at CIA. CIA Director Mike Pompeo: The agency is frankly in a place where it’s got great people out there doing the right thing,...
‘Beyond the realms of common sense’: Russia says an overwhelming US vote for tough new sanctions is a ‘serious step’ towards destroying chances of improving ties
REUTERS/Ian Langsdon/POOLMoscow (AFP) – An overwhelming vote by the US House of Representatives to slap tough new sanctions on Moscow is a “serious step” towards wrecking chances of improving ties, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday. “What has happened goes beyond the realms of common sense,”...
Brezhnev’s Secret Pledge to ‘Do Everything We Can’ to Re-Elect Gerald Ford
Putin’s covert support for Donald Trump has not been the first time Russia aspired to influence an American presidential election. Forty-two years ago, a Russian leader privately pledged his government’s support for a president’s reelection: “We for our part will do everything we can to make that happen,” Leonid Brezhnev said to...
Russia Lashes Out Over U.S. Sanctions Legislation
Russian officials and lawmakers are sharply criticizing U.S. legislation that would impose new sanctions on Moscow and make it harder for President Donald Trump to ease or lift punitive measures. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Energy Secretary Spoofed By Russian Pranksters
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry discussed climate change, expanding American coal exports to Ukraine, and natural gas during a recent phone conversation with a Russian prankster who Perry thought was Ukraine’s prime minister. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Marx and Mohammed in Manchester
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical left and Islamic terrorism. There’s good news for Manchester. The city with the highest death rate and some of the worst drug and alcohol problems in England is getting a statue of Friedrich Engels. A...
