Section: US & Canada
Trump’s deal with Russia alarms cyber experts
President Donald Trump’s pledge for cybersecurity cooperation with Russia would likely fail quickly and could even make the U.S. less secure, numerous cyber analysts said Sunday after the president’s announcement met dismay and mockery from lawmakers of both parties.Trump cryptically declared on Twitter early Sunday that he and...
Tillerson pledges to maintain Russia sanctions over Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told Russia on Sunday that it must take the first steps to reduce tensions in eastern Ukraine and that American and European sanctions would remain in place until Moscow reversed course in the region. In surprisingly blunt language just two days after presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin...
Will Congress Hold Russia Accountable for the Behavior Trump Excuses?
From the start of the Trump-Russia story, there have been many secrets, but no mysteries.Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to help Donald Trump. Donald Trump publicly welcomed that help, and integrated the fruits of Russian intervention into his closing campaign argument. (“I love WikiLeaks!”) Since being elected he has...
Trump wants to work with Putin to fight election hacking
No, really. President Trump began his high-profile Europe trip by publicly questioning the US intelligence community’s unanimous conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. He used a one-one-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to make clear Moscow wouldn’t be punished for the hack. Then, on Sunday, Trump...
Tillerson tells Russia it must take first steps to reduce tensions in Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said American and European sanctions will remain in place until Moscow reversed course in the region …read more Source:...
Tillerson reassures Ukraine, talks tough on Russia
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told Russia on Sunday that it must take the first steps to reduce tensions in eastern Ukraine and that American and European sanctions would remain in place until Moscow reversed course in the region…. …read more Source: Associated...
Howard Dean: Trump Administration Is a ‘Criminal Enterprise Running This Country Right Now’
Sunday on MSNBC, former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean said The New York Times report that in June 2016 Donald Trump Jr., then-campaign chair Paul Manafort and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner met with a Russian lawyer linked with the Kremlin meant we have “a criminal enterprise running this country now.” Dean said, “I...
Tillerson Says Russia Must Restore Ukraine Territory, or Sanctions Stay
The secretary of state, on a visit to Kiev, appeared to set the same high bar for sanctions relief that the Obama administration did. …read more Source: The New York...
Trump says it’s ‘time to move forward’ with Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that “it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia” after his lengthy meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Germany. Trump said that Putin “vehemently denied” the conclusions of American intelligence agencies that Russian hackers and...
Tillerson talks tough on Russia, vows U.S. support for Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told Russia on Sunday that it must take the first steps to reduce tensions in eastern Ukraine and that American and European sanctions would remain in place until Moscow reversed course in the region. In surprisingly blunt language just two days after presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin...
