Section: New York Post (USA)
Senate votes to sanction Russia for election meddling
The Senate on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to impose tough sanctions against Russia for meddling in the US election, invading Crimea and backing Syrian strongman Basar al Assad. The bill — which passed by a 97-2 margin — includes language that would prevent President Trump from lifting the sanctions without Congressional approval. “Democrats...
There’s now malicious software that can cause power outages
Two cyber security companies said they have uncovered a sophisticated piece of malicious software capable of causing power outages by ordering industrial computers to shut down electricity transmission. Analysis of the malware, known as Crash Override or Industroyer, indicates it was likely used in a December 2016 cyber attack that cut power in...
Trump retaliates on Twitter over Russia photos
President Trump jabbed back at Russia on Thursday, tweeting out photos that show him standing next to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the Oval Office — and also seated next to rival Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin of Ukraine. Trump noted that he held meetings with both pols “on the same day” and added the hashtag… …read more Source:...
Steven Seagal is a threat to national security: Ukraine
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‘Ultra-Orthodox’ man freaked out about movie shown on flight
A man caused a ruckus on an Israel-bound plane because he objected to the film being shown on religious grounds — and would only take his seat when he was offered blindfolds for himself and his kids The “ultra-Orthodox” man boarded the flight in Kiev, on the El Al-owned low-cost airline Up, and immediately began… …read more Source:...
Paul Manafort to register with government as foreign agent
President Trump’s ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort is registering with the US government as foreign agent after revelations that he was accepting off-the-books payments from a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine, a new report said Wednesday. Manafort’s spokesman says he was in talks with the government about registering before...
Manafort’s firm received $1.2M payout on Ukraine ledger at center of corruption probe
The consulting firm of President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort received $1.2 million from a pro-Russian political party, payments that are part of a corruption probe by Ukrainian investigators, it was reported on Wednesday. The two payments were made in 2007 and 2009 — well before Manafort helmed Trump’s presidential...
Former Russian lawmaker gunned down on sidewalk
KIEV, Ukraine — Former Russian lawmaker Denis Voronenkov was shot and killed in Kiev Thursday in what the Ukrainian president described as an “act of state terrorism” by Russia, an accusation the Kremlin angrily rejected. Voronenkov, who testified to Ukrainian investigators and criticized Russian policies after his move to Kiev last fall, was...
Ukraine bans Russia’s wheelchair-bound Eurovision contestant
Ukraine said on Wednesday it had barred Russia’s entry for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest from entering the country, prompting a swift rebuke from Moscow, which called the decision a “cynical and inhuman act.” Ukraine’s state security service (SBU) said Yulia Samoylova, a wheelchair-bound 27-year-old singer, had violated Ukrainian...
