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 | 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 | May 14, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Even in the midst of a trade conflict with China, and a plan to send tens of thousands of troops to Iran, President Trump continues his strange diplomatic dance with Russia, as his Secretary of State prepares to meet personally with Vladimir Putin. Pompeo said today...
by Jim Heath | May 3, 2019 | Headlines, Mueller Investigation, Trump
President Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke privately for over an hour today, but Putin received no warning after the special counsel’s report found that “the Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election in a sweeping and systematic...
by Jim Heath | Apr 7, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been forced to rebuff claims he is not backing Libyan strongman Khalifa Hifter who has ordered his forces to march on the country’s capital in definance of a UN truce. The rebel leader, who controls the eastern-based Libyan...
