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    Manafort advised Trump team on Russia scandal
    May25

    Manafort advised Trump team on Russia scandal

    Months after the FBI began examining Paul Manafort as part of a probe into ties between President Donald Trump’s team and Russia, Manafort called Trump’s chief of staff Reince Priebus to push back against the mounting controversy, according to four people familiar with the call.It was about a week before Trump’s inauguration,...

    Tusk ‘Not Sure’ He Has Same View As Trump On Russia
    May25

    Tusk ‘Not Sure’ He Has Same View As Trump On Russia

    European Council President Donald Tusk said he was “not sure” he and U.S. President Donald Trump had “a common position” on Russia. Tusk was speaking after meeting with Trump in Brussels. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    MP Urges Government to Fast-Track Magnitsky-Style Legislation
    May25

    MP Urges Government to Fast-Track Magnitsky-Style Legislation

    Legislation that would impose sanctions on human rights violators around the world, deny them visas, and seize their assets may soon be passed in Canada. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said last week that the government will support Bill-S-226—which would establish Magnitsky-style sanctions on human rights abusers not only in Russia...

    Russia looms over Trump’s meetings with European leaders
    May25

    Russia looms over Trump’s meetings with European leaders

    When German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited President Donald Trump at the White House in March, she brought a visual aid to help Trump understand the menace posed by his would-be friend, Russian President Vladimir Putin. Merkel brought out a 1980s map of the former Soviet Union and noted the way its borders stretched for hundreds of miles to the...

    President Trump to Meet With Anxious NATO and E.U. Leaders in Brussels
    May25

    President Trump to Meet With Anxious NATO and E.U. Leaders in Brussels

    (BRUSSELS) — Visiting a city he once called a “hellhole” to meet with the leaders of an alliance he threatened to abandon, President Donald Trump will be in the heart of Europe on Thursday to address a continent still reeling from his election and anxious about his support. Trump is slated to attend his first meeting of NATO, the decades-long...

    Fighting Corruption, Ukraine Starts to Judge Its Judges
    May25

    Fighting Corruption, Ukraine Starts to Judge Its Judges

    By Natalia ZinetsKIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian judge Artur Yemelianov has acknowledged in an online declaration that he owns a Breguet watch worth… …read more Source: U.S....

    Trump’s New and Misguided Respect for NATO
    May25

    Trump’s New and Misguided Respect for NATO

    President Donald Trump is continuing his foreign odyssey with a stop in Brussels to meet leaders of other NATO members. The visit is primarily a meet-and-greet highlighted by dinner, but it illustrates the president’s apparent capture by Washington’s conventional wisdom. No international institution may better illustrate Public Choice...

    Russian Officials Discussed Influencing Trump Campaign Advisers: Report
    May25

    Russian Officials Discussed Influencing Trump Campaign Advisers: Report

    U.S. spies learned last summer that Russian intelligence and political officials were discussing ways to exert influence over Donald Trump through his presidential campaign advisers, the New York Times reported on May 24, citing anonymous U.S. officials. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    The Known Unknowns of the Russia Investigation
    May25

    The Known Unknowns of the Russia Investigation

    New reports about the initial stages of the Russia investigation last year are only raising more questions.A series of accounts published this week sheds some light on how the U.S. intelligence community discovered the country’s covert efforts to influence the American political process. The New York Times reported Wednesday that American...

    NYT: Russians Talked Last Year About Using Manafort, Flynn To Sway Trump
    May25

    NYT: Russians Talked Last Year About Using Manafort, Flynn To Sway Trump

    U.S. intelligence agents intercepted conversations between top Russian operatives and political officials discussing how they could use top campaign advisers to influence Donald Trump as early as summer 2016, the New York Times reported Wednesday. The Times report appeared to be the first indication that the U.S. intelligence community had...