Russia has sent a senior delegation to Venezuela to consult high-ranking government officials on a plan to stem the brutal economic collapse in a key Kremlin ally. Venezuela is reeling from the impact of U.S. sanctions and low oil prices. Russia, which has maintained close ties with the leftist government of President Nicolas Maduro and […]
Mattis Holds Presser…Covers Russia, China, Yemen, Syria and More…
Mattis goes right into how he sees Chinese and Russian foreign policy (US competitors in 2018 NDS) – China “seems to want … tribute states around it”…Russia seeks security by creating “insecurity around other nations”. Mattis characterizes NATO as “getting stronger”. Mattis says getting peace process on track in Yemen is “foremost” on Middle East […]
Papadopoulos to Tell Congress About Series of Suspicious Interactions Ahead of 2016 Election…
When former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos testifies Thursday before Congress he hopes to speak with lawmakers about his interactions with nine individuals he believes may have been sent to surveil him during and after the 2016 election. A lawyer for Papadopoulos listed the nine people in a letter sent Monday to the House Oversight […]
In Win for Trump, Merkel Changes Course on U.S. Gas Imports…
Chancellor Angela Merkel has offered government support to efforts to open up Germany to U.S. gas, a key concession to President Trump as he tries to loosen Russia’s grip on Europe’s largest energy market. Over breakfast this month, the chancellor told a small group of lawmakers her government had decided to co-finance the construction of […]
“Rank and File” – A Conspicuous Absence of Visible Indignation…
Against a rather enlightening week of activity from within the DOJ and FBI, last night I posited the question: “If the FBI and DOJ were not institutionally corrupt wouldn’t we have seen multiple whistle-blowers this year?” The purpose of the question is to draw attention to an empirical reality. By now we understand many of […]
Rosenstein Defends the Mueller Probe…
Well, did you think Rod Rosenstein was going to say, “You got me. The Mueller probe was inappropriate and politicized?” No, you didn’t. And the deputy attorney general did not disappoint. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, Rosenstein defended the investigation as “appropriate and independent.” The Journal’s Sadie Gurman observes that […]
White Helmets Members, Experts Killed in Huge Blast at Chemical Workshop in Northwestern Syria…
The Arabic-language website of Russia’s state news agency, Sputnik, quoted well-informed sources as disclosing that a huge blast broke out at a workshop of the terrorists used for making chemicals in the small town of Tarmanin in Northern Idlib near the border with Turkey. It further said that the workshop included a large volume of […]
FBI Acknowledges Using Multiple Informants in Investigation of Trump Campaign Aide…
The U.S. government revealed in court filings Friday that the FBI used multiple confidential informants, including some who were paid for their information, as part of its investigation into former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. “The FBI has protected information that would identify the identities of other confidential sources who provided information or intelligence to […]
Putin Lays Down the Law at Valdai…
Every year Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the Valdai Economic Forum. And each year his talk is important. Putin isn’t one to mince words on important issues. With tensions between Russia and the West reaching Cold War levels, Valdai represented the first time we’ve heard Putin speak in a long-form discussion since Helsinki and […]
Mueller Report PSA: Prepare for Disappointment…
President Donald Trump’s critics have spent the past 17 months anticipating what some expect will be among the most thrilling events of their lives: special counsel Robert Mueller’s final report on Russian 2016 election interference. They may be in for a disappointment. That’s the word POLITICO got from defense lawyers working on the Russia probe […]
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