by Jim Heath | Jun 9, 2021 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Joe Biden
President Biden had tough talk for Vladimir Putin when he addressed US troops stationed in the United Kingdom tonight. Speaking at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk he said: ‘I’m meeting with Mr. Putin to let him know what I want him to know,’ drawing cheers...
by Jim Heath | Jun 7, 2021 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Russia is up to its usual dirty tricks, this time using ‘black PR’ to sow doubt about the coronavirus vaccine. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that a fake agency called Fazze — which has been in contact with social media influencers to spread...
by Jim Heath | Jun 4, 2021 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Putin
Less than two weeks from a first face-to-face with President Biden in Geneva, Russian President Vladimir Putin today criticized the U.S. prosecution of rioters who took part in the January attack on the Capitol. The comments are likely to add to the pessimism in both...
by Jim Heath | May 31, 2021 | Entertainment, Headlines, Putin
Actor and martial artist Steven Seagal, who has long been an admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has joined a pro-Kremlin party. The Just Russia – Patriots – For Truth announced in a video on Saturday that Seagal, 69, who has held Russian...
by Jim Heath | Feb 28, 2021 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Putin
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who survived a chemical poisoning last year that he called a Kremlin attempt to kill him, has begun serving his two-and-a-half-year sentence at a notorious penal camp. Navalny, who was removed from his Moscow jail cell...
