Section: The Washington Free Beacon (USA)
Kremlin: Trump Foreign Policy ‘Phenomenally Close’ to Putin
A spokesman for the Kremlin said Thursday that Donald Trump’s foreign policy approach is “phenomenally close” to that of Russian President Vladimir Putin. “They [Putin and Trump] set out the same main foreign policy principles and that is incredible,” Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, said in New York on Thursday, Reuters reported....
Mr. President
By Steve Holland and John Whitesides (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump stunned the world by defeating heavily favored Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s presidential election, ending eight years of Democratic rule and sending the United States on a new, uncertain path. A wealthy real-estate developer and former reality TV host, Trump rode a...
Here Are All the Attacks the Clinton Campaign Feared
A “vulnerabilities poll” conducted by Hillary Clinton campaign pollsters in the lead up to the launch of her presidential bid revealed internal concerns about Clinton’s handling of Russia and Iran, the terrorist attack in Benghazi, and comparisons to disgraced NBC anchor Brian Williams. The poll, made available through emails released by...
Report: Russia Revives Soviet-Built Military Bases in Crimea
Russia is working to resurrect a number of Soviet-built military facilities in Crimea that were used during the Cold War as a defense against naval attacks, Reuters reported Tuesday. A resident from Crimea’s southern coast who was employed at a base last year said Moscow has begun stationing soldiers in the formerly abandoned bunkers and...
U.K. Spy Chief Warns of ‘Increasingly Aggressive’ Russian Threat
British spy agency MI5 has hired hundreds of additional agents to prepare the United Kingdom amid a growing threat from Russia, the service’s head told the Guardian in an interview published Tuesday. MI5 Director General Andrew Parker said while government officials have largely focused on the threat of jihadist terrorist attacks, Russia is...
Putin Steals Trump’s Rhetoric on Election Rigging
Vladimir Putin said Thursday that American news outlets are peddling fiction about Russia’s favoritism in the presidential election, echoing an argument made by Republican candidate Donald Trump that the media is rigging the contest in favor of his opponent. The Russian president was asked to comment on Moscow’s apparent favoritism...
Emails Show High-Level Putin Aide Kept Contact With Separatists in Ukraine
Hacked emails connected to a top aide of Russian President Vladimir Putin show that the Kremlin official kept in contact with separatists during the time that Russia annexed Crimea. The Ukrainian group “Cyber Hunta” released a trove of emails on Tuesday associated with Vladislav Surkov, the Putin aide. The emails cover September 2013 to November...
Clinton Adviser Lamented‘Naive’ Putin Comments
A high-level adviser to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign lamented the former secretary of state’s “naïve sounding” comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin made during a speech before Goldman Sachs executives three years ago, leaked emails show. Mandy Grunwald, Clinton’s senior communications adviser, warned other...
Russians Test Bomb Shelters, Gas Masks Amid Rising Tensions With West
Russian officials have upgraded bomb shelters in large cities in the country and tested gas masks, as tensions between Moscow and Western powers including the United States have continued to escalate. Recent civil defense drills incorporated measures to protect against nuclear and chemical threats, evidence of preparation for the survival of...
Russian Hacks Bring U.S. Vulnerabilities to the Forefront
The reliance of the United States’ critical infrastructure on high technology renders it vulnerable to future cyber attacks by the Russians, making it difficult for the U.S. government to retaliate against Moscow for trying to interfere with the presidential election. The U.S. intelligence community formally accused Russia earlier this...
