by Jim Heath | Jul 24, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critic, Alexei Navalny, was sentenced to 30 days in prison today for urging a major rally as his allies were targeted with a criminal investigation. Authorities made the move as they seek to clamp down on attempts to...
by Jim Heath | Jul 24, 2019 | Headlines, Mueller Investigation, Trump
Robert Mueller offered no new revelations today into Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections or President Trump’s attempts to derail his probe. But he offered a stark warning on Russian election tampering — “They’re doing it as we sit here” — and a sober...
by Jim Heath | Jul 8, 2019 | Headlines
A Russian state TV news program laughed at President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July parade this week. According to the Washington Post, the hosts of Rossiya 1’s 60 Minutes program ridiculed everything about Trump’s “A Salute to America” military extravaganza. One of...
by Jim Heath | Jun 28, 2019 | Headlines, Mueller Investigation, Trump
Smiling together on a global stage, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin cheerfully dismissed Russian interference in U.S. elections, shared their contempt for the world’s news media and generally flaunted their personal bond today. That was one day after the Russian...
by Jim Heath | Jun 28, 2019 | Headlines
Former President Jimmy Carter questioned the legitimacy of Donald Trump’s presidency today, saying he would likely not be in the White House if the Russians did not interfere in the 2016 presidential election. “I think a full investigation would show that Trump...
