Why it’s still in Russia’s interest to mess with US politics

PARIS – Sweeping accusations that the Kremlin tried to sway the 2016 U.S. election haven’t chastened Russian trolls, hackers and spies — and might even have emboldened them. U.S. officials and tech companies say Russians have continued online activity targeted at … Read More

Merkel visits Ukraine, says anti-Russian sanctions will stay

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Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko, left, welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of their meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) (Efrem Lukatsky) KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has visited Ukraine, pledging to uphold … Read More

Russian minister warns Europe over US exit from nuclear pact

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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s defense minister has urged Europe to consider what impact Washington’s intended withdrawal from a key nuclear arms pact would have on its security. Sergei Shoigu told his visiting Greek counterpart Monday that the European Union and … Read More

Trump Blasts CNN for ‘Blaming Me’ for Suspected Mail Bombs

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump continued to turn attention to the media in the aftermath of the spate of suspected mail bombs sent to CNN and some of his prominent critics, this time complaining that the cable news network was casting blame on him. … Read More

White House says it has invited Vladimir Putin to Washington

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White House reveals it has invited Vladimir Putin to Washington after Bolton warned Russia’s interference in the elections created ‘distrust and animosity’ National Security Advisor John Bolton said Friday the Russian president has been invited to visit  President Trump invited … Read More

Putin: Russia’s new weapons will be unrivaled everywhere

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground right, toasts with top military officers and law enforcement officials in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. Putin said that Russia has adhered to its obligations in the arms control sphere, but … Read More

Russians out to stir anger ahead of U.S. midterms

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The shutdown of thousands of Russian-controlled accounts by Twitter and Facebook — plus the indictments of 14 people from Russia’s notorious troll farm the Internet Research Agency — have blunted but by no means halted their efforts to influence U.S. … Read More

China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran Set For Electronic Pulse Attacks on U.S.

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Declassified report warns of dangers from electromagnetic pulse. China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran are preparing nuclear electronic pulse attacks from space in a future conflict to cripple the U.S. military and plunge the United States into darkness, according to … Read More

China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran Set For Electronic Pulse Attacks on U.S.

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Declassified report warns of dangers from electromagnetic pulse. China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran are preparing nuclear electronic pulse attacks from space in a future conflict to cripple the U.S. military and plunge the United States into darkness, according to … Read More

Gorbachev Calls Trump’s Treaty Withdrawal ‘Not the Work of a Great Mind’

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President Trump during a rally in Elko, Nev., on Saturday. – CreditCreditDoug Mills/The New York Times MOSCOW — President Trump’s decision to withdraw from a nuclear disarmament treaty with Russia drew sharp criticism Sunday from one of the men who signed … Read More

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