by Jim Heath | Dec 22, 2019 | Headlines, Trump
Days after being impeached by the House of Representatives, President Trump echoed and endorsed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s take on the impeachment process. In his press conference in Moscow, Putin argued Trump was impeached for “far-fetched” reasons. “It’s...
by Jim Heath | Dec 19, 2019 | Headlines, Trump
Almost from the moment he took office, President Trump seized on a theory that troubled his senior aides: Ukraine, he told them on many occasions, had tried to stop him from winning the White House. After meeting privately in July 2017 with Russian President Vladimir...
by Jim Heath | Dec 2, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Russia and China have launched a new international gas pipeline days after they completed their first cross-border road bridge, signifying the latest projects between powers set on accelerating cooperation. Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China...
by Jim Heath | Oct 29, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
It has been a winning week for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his goal of expanding Moscow’s geopolitical clout. On Tuesday, after U.S. troops withdrew, Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan effectively carved up northeastern Syria between themselves,...
by Jim Heath | Oct 14, 2019 | Headlines
Vladimir Putin has won so much these past three years that he may get tired of winning. Syrian President Bashar Assad — backed by his Russian patrons — moved on Monday to exploit the collapse of the US military presence in northeastern Syria by driving troops into the...
