Section: Business Insider (USA)
Explosive memos suggest that a Trump-Russia tit-for-tat was at the heart of the GOP’s dramatic shift on Ukraine
An unverified dossier alleges that Trump “agreed to sideline” the issue of Russian intervention in Ukraine during his campaign. Here’s what happened. …read more Source: Business...
BREMMER: Putin ‘certainly would angle for Trump backing off Ukraine,’ as explosive document suggested
“Trump, as president-elect, has already made a number of Ukraine statements that adhere extremely closely with the official Russian line.” …read more Source: Business...
Top Senators will introduce legislation to impose more sanctions on Russia over hacking, Syria, and Ukraine
Republican Sen. John McCain along with several other senators are expected to sponsor the legislation, increasing its chances of becoming a law. …read more Source: Business...
Sweden’s leader is warning about Baltic security threats, and military officials want to boost spending
Sweden’s leader said there are “primary” threats facing the country, especially “in light of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea.” …read more Source: Business...
Ukraine wants to blacklist French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen over her comments on Crimea
Le Pen was quoted by French television as saying Russia’s annexation of Crimea was not illegal. …read more Source: Business...
Trump’s cabinet will be a ‘team of rivals’ — but not in a good way
REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstJudging from Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, the president-elect’s foreign policy is likely to be in shambles—the product more of internecine squabbles (and who wins which ones) than of any thought-through strategy. For this reason, many of his actual policies, or even the way they’re formed, are at this...
‘Why the magnitude of this?’: Trump’s incoming press secretary questions US sanctions on Russia
Sean Spicer said the White House may have disproportionately punished Russia by ordering the expulsion of 35 suspected Russian spies. …read more Source: Business...
Russia expert: New US sanctions ‘clearly meant to throw a wrench into’ Trump’s dealings with Moscow
New US sanctions on Russia could complicate the Trump administration’s relations with the Kremlin. …read more Source: Business...
Obama issues new sanctions against Russia, ejects 35 Russian diplomats over election-related hacking
Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesPresident Obama issued new sanctions against Russia on Thursday, calling Russia’s “malicious cyber-related activities” a “national emergency” aimed at undermining “democratic processes.” He also ordered that 35 Russian diplomats be ejected from the United States and closed two...
Israel has reportedly suspended ties with 12 UN Security Council nations
Thomson ReutersIsrael’s Foreign Ministry has reportedly suspended all working ties with 12 of the UN Security Council countries that voted to pass a resolution urging Israel to halt building settlements on occupied Palestinian land. The move came at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request, one day after he summoned 10 of the...
