Section: US & Canada
Russian Military Says Fighter Detained In Ukraine Was Discharged In 2016
The Russian military has denied that a Russian man who was detained by government forces in eastern Ukraine in June is an active-duty serviceman. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump Jr. Dared To Talk To a Russian Woman
From the fever swamps of the Left, the unsubstantiated, over-the-top Russian electoral collusion conspiracy theory now includes President Trump’s son who now stands accused of a 20-minute meeting with a Russian lawyer who allegedly has Kremlin ties. This is merely the latest part of the Left’s rolling coup attempt against President...
GOP Researcher Who Sought Clinton Emails Had Alt-Right Help
The saga of Peter Smith’s quest to obtain 33,000 emails deleted by Hillary Clinton—an effort now at the center of intrigue swirling around the Donald Trump campaign’s ties to Russia— keeps getting weirder.In his Hail Mary bid to tip the election to Trump, the Republican private equity executive enlisted two controversial alt-right...
Was Donald Trump Jr. Told the Kremlin Was Behind the Leak?
Last week, Donald Trump Jr. wasn’t considered part of the sprawling Russia investigation that has consumed his father’s early presidency. Now he is firmly at its center.The New York Times reported over the weekend that the president’s eldest son met with a Russian lawyer who promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton....
Pride, patriotism and how Putin helped redefine what it means to be a ‘true Russian’
JUDY WOODRUFF: This week, we begin our weeklong series Inside Putin’s Russia. With support from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Nick Schifrin and producer Zach Fannin traveled to more than a dozen cities, conducted 40 interviews, and were arrested twice. They will report later on Russian propaganda,...
The Biggest News about the Trump-Putin Meeting Was That It Happened At All
Andrew C. Kuchins Security, Americas A relatively normal first meeting between Russian and American leaders is a good thing. At long last, nearly six months after his inauguration, Donald Trump finally had the opportunity to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin for more than two hours on Friday at the G-20 summit in Hamburg. Cable-news networks...
News Wrap: NATO chief demands Russian troops leave Ukraine
The post News Wrap: NATO chief demands Russian troops leave Ukraine appeared first on PBS NewsHour. …read more Source:...
Germany’s Siemens says Russian partner violated Crimea sanctions
The company said it became an unwitting paw in a scheme to evade sanctions against Russia, The New York Times reports. …read more Source:...
RCN sends divers to Black Sea exercise, Russia to keep close eye on training
The Royal Canadian Navy has sent a contingent of 14 personnel comprised of divers and support staff and staff officers from Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic and Maritime Forces Atlantic to support Sea Breeze 2017. Sea Breeze is a multi-national training event in Odessa, Ukraine, led by the United States and Ukraine navies. It takes place from July 10...
Can Kurt Volker Solve the Ukraine Crisis?
Curt Mills Politics, Eurasia Kurt Volker, widely known as a tough-minded and accomplished diplomat, confronts his biggest challenge in working to implement the Minsk agreements. As Donald Trump spoke with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Hamburg late last week, his State Department announced the appointment of a tough-minded former NATO...
