Russian Ship Heads toward U.S. Navy after Syria Strike
Russia deployed its most advanced Black Sea frigate Friday into the eastern Mediterranean, where U.S. Navy destroyers had launched an airstrike earlier that day against the Moscow-backed Syrian military. As Russian leadership condemned the U.S.’ first intentional attack on the military of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad since the country’s six-year conflict began, Russia’s Admiral Grigorovich […]
Putin: Syria strike illegal, damages US-Russia ties
The Russian government has condemned missile strikes by the US on a Syrian air base, saying Washington’s action would “inflict major damage on US-Russia ties”, according to Russian news agencies. In its first public response to missile strikes by the US, the Kremlin on Friday issued a strong statement labelling the US move as “aggression […]
Russia Interfered in Both Primaries, Senate Told
Russia not only worked to help President Donald Trump win the presidential election over Hillary Clinton last November, it also aided his victory in the Republican primary, the Senate Intelligence Committee investigating the allegations of Kremlin meddling was told Thursday. Clinton Watts, a senior fellow at the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security at The […]
Russia Creates Surveillance Task Force To Monitor Social Media
The Russian National Guard has created a cyber intelligence task force to monitor social media with the goal of weeding out “extremist content,” the Moscow Times reported Thursday. The task force is part of Russia’s anti-terrorism efforts that were intensified last year, when the Kremlin reported it saw a 86 percent rise in online extremism […]
US Hesitates in Confirming Whether Sanctioned Iranian General Visited Russia
The Trump administration says it cannot confirm that an Iranian general barred from foreign travel by the U.N. Security Council visited Russia this week, despite a prominent U.S. congressman and news outlet saying he had made the trip. In an emailed response to a VOA Persian query Friday, a U.S. State Department official who requested […]
Calls Grow Louder for Probes of Trump-Russia Ties
The U.S. Senate’s top Democrat said Thursday that Congress and the Justice Department must conduct meticulous, thorough investigations of any links between Russia and President Donald Trump’s inner circle stretching from last year’s campaign to the present. “This is not a drill,” said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York. “All of us can agree […]
Flynn Is Now The Third Trump Adviser To Resign Over Russia Ties
National Security Adviser and former Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump Monday, after reports indicated Flynn discussed sanctions with the Russian ambassador during a December phone conversation and then lied about it to administration officials. In his resignation letter, Flynn admitted he “provided incomplete information” about the conversation. Flynn […]
Trudy Rubin: Flynn gone, but there’s still a lot wrong with Trump White House
The firing of Michael Flynn won’t cure what ails the Trump White House. The downfall of the president’s national security adviser after only 25 days in office is symptomatic of President Trump’s ill-informed, incoherent approach to foreign policy. This chaotic management style is embarrassing the country. It is angering our allies and emboldening our enemies.
Hillary Clinton dances on Michael Flynn’s political grave following his late-night resignation
One of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s top critics throughout the 2016 presidential election was former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Flynn was an early surrogate of President Donald Trump and a frequent guest on Republican-leaning Fox News programs. At the 2016 Republican National Convention, Flynn led the crowd in chants of “lock her […]
White House reeling amid fallout from Flynn’s ouster
The White House sought Tuesday to quickly contain the fallout from the ouster of national security adviser Michael Flynn, but President Donald Trump and top aides found themselves mired in further disarray as more details emerged that undermined their portrayal of the matter. White House press secretary Sean Spicer contradicted assertions that he and…