Section: New York Post (USA)
Manafort pleads not guilty at arraignment in Russia probe
President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty Thursday to money laundering and tax evasion charges as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. He is accused of laundering millions of dollars he was paid by Viktor F. Yanukovich, a former Ukrainian president with ties to the Kremlin....
Russia says US-supplied weapons will escalate war in Ukraine
MOSCOW – The U.S. decision to supply weapons to Ukraine is dangerous as it will encourage Kiev to use force in eastern Ukraine, Russian officials said on Saturday. The U.S. State Department said on Friday the United States would provide Ukraine with “enhanced defensive capabilities” as Kiev battles Russian-backed separatists in the eastern part...
Russia says US-supplied weapons will escalate war in Ukraine
MOSCOW – The U.S. decision to supply weapons to Ukraine is dangerous as it will encourage Kiev to use force in eastern Ukraine, Russian officials said on Saturday. The U.S. State Department said on Friday the United States would provide Ukraine with “enhanced defensive capabilities” as Kiev battles Russian-backed separatists in the eastern part...
White House reportedly agrees to send lethal weapons to Ukraine
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has approved a plan to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine, including Javelin anti-tank missiles. That’s according to several U.S. officials who weren’t authorized to discuss the decision publicly and demanded anonymity. The move intensifies U.S. support for Ukraine’s military as it fights...
White House reportedly agrees to send lethal weapons to Ukraine
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has approved a plan to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine, including Javelin anti-tank missiles. That’s according to several U.S. officials who weren’t authorized to discuss the decision publicly and demanded anonymity. The move intensifies U.S. support for Ukraine’s military as it fights...
Wife of man accused of plotting to kill Putin shot dead
The Ukrainian wife of a Chechen man accused by Russia of plotting to assassinate President Putin was shot dead outside Kiev on Monday in an attack that also wounded her husband, Ukrainian authorities said. Amina Okuyeva and Adam Osmayev were in a car that was shot at from bushes near a railway crossing on the… …read more Source: New...
Manafort pleads not guilty to conspiracy and money laundering charges
Paul Manafort and his business partner Rick Gates pleaded not guilty Monday to a 12-count indictment charging them with making tens of millions of dollars while secretly working for the Ukrainian government and then hiding the money from the U.S. government. President Trump’s former campaign manager and his “right-hand man” Gates did not...
Manafort pleads not guilty to conspiracy and money laundering charges
Paul Manafort and his business partner Rick Gates pleaded not guilty Monday to a 12-count indictment charging them with making tens of millions of dollars while secretly working for the Ukrainian government and then hiding the money from the U.S. government. President Trump’s former campaign manager and his “right-hand man” Gates did not...
North Korean spies were tricked into stealing fake missile plans
They just couldn’t resist. Two North Korean spies were caught on camera stealing what they thought were top-secret missile designs — giddily snapping pictures of the plans — which in reality, were completely fake. The gullible government agents were tricked by authorities in Ukraine during a 2011 sting operation, according to CNN. Officials...
US and Russian envoys to discuss Ukraine soon: Russian Foreign Minister
MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that the United States’ special representative on Ukraine, Kurt Volker, would soon meet a senior aide to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Lavrov, who earlier discussed the Ukraine crisis and other hot international issues with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, did...
