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    Tillerson: Russian ‘Illegal’ Actions In Ukraine Required More Forceful Response
    Jan11

    Tillerson: Russian ‘Illegal’ Actions In Ukraine Required More Forceful Response

    U.S. Secretary of State-nominee Rex Tillerson said the United States should have had a more robust military response following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014. Asked at his confirmation hearing by Senator Ben Cardin what the U.S. response should have been, Tillerson said more defensive weapons, intelligence,...

    Coons Praises Tillerson’s ‘Very Strong’ Answers on NATO and Russia
    Jan11

    Coons Praises Tillerson’s ‘Very Strong’ Answers on NATO and Russia

    Sen. Chris Coons (D., Del.) praised President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, on Wednesday for his “very strong” answers on NATO and holding Russia accountable for massacres in the Syrian city of Aleppo. MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski asked Coons what he expected to hear from...

    Rex Tillerson confirmation hearing for secretary of state liveblog #4
    Jan11

    Rex Tillerson confirmation hearing for secretary of state liveblog #4

    Rex Tillerson’s confirmation hearing continues. x YouTube Video Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017 · 5:08:59 PM +00:00 · Mark Sumner …read more Source: Daily...

    Tillerson Takes Firm Stance On ‘Resurgent’ Russia In Senate Hearing
    Jan11

    Tillerson Takes Firm Stance On ‘Resurgent’ Russia In Senate Hearing

    U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state has portrayed Russia as a dangerous and destabilizing global actor that disregards U.S. interests, but said Moscow is “not unpredictable” and that Washington must improve its understanding of the Kremlin’s thinking. …read more Source: Radio Free...

    December power outage in Kiev was cyberattack, investigators say
    Jan11

    December power outage in Kiev was cyberattack, investigators say

    Ed AdamczykKIEV, Ukraine, Jan. 11 (UPI) — An electric power blackout in Kiev in December was a cyberattack, Ukrainian investigators researching the incident said. …read more Source: United Press...

    Tillerson hits Obama admin for being too ‘weak’ on Russian annexation of Crimea
    Jan11

    Tillerson hits Obama admin for being too ‘weak’ on Russian annexation of Crimea

    Former Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, slammed President Barack Obama’s administration during Senate confirmation hearings Tuesday for its response to Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea. Tillerson, who has faced bipartisan criticism for his business ties to the...

    Democratic senator probes Tillerson’s ties to Putin in confirmation hearing
    Jan11

    Democratic senator probes Tillerson’s ties to Putin in confirmation hearing

    Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin probed Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson about his reported ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday during Tillerson’s confirmation hearing. In his opening statement, Cardin, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expressed concern over President-elect Donald Trump’s...

    Tillerson on the issues
    Jan11

    Tillerson on the issues

    Rex Tillerson is a bit of a cipher on U.S. foreign policy, unless you view international relations purely through the lens of energy interests.As the former chief executive officer and chairman of ExxonMobil Corp., Tillerson has vast experience dealing with foreign governments, security threats, as well as the State Department. But as an oilman,...

    The Trump Administration’s Conflicts of Interest: A Crib Sheet
    Jan11

    The Trump Administration’s Conflicts of Interest: A Crib Sheet

    With confirmation hearings beginning, attention is shifting slightly away from Trump and toward those who may make up his administration. Like the president-elect under whom they may soon be serving, many of Trump’s nominees have been pulled from the upper echelons of the business community or are otherwise political outsiders.Also like...

    Democrats press Tillerson on Russia
    Jan11

    Democrats press Tillerson on Russia

    Senate Democrats used the confirmation hearing for secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson on Wednesday to press him on how he will deal with Russia, and to air concerns about Tillerson’s and President-elect Donald Trump’s ties to the Kremlin.Tillerson, in return, said the U.S. must be “clear-eyed” to the danger Russia...