Russia positions itself as Middle East broker

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan meet in Sochi – REUTERS CAIRO – 11 December 2017: In light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel, observers believe that Trump has … Read More

NATO set to ANGER Putin by extending Russian border troops ‘for as long as necessary’

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NATO risks angering Russia after announcing troops will remain present in the Baltic states and Eastern Europe as fears of World War 3 create regional tensions, the Secretary General revealed. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance will remain … Read More

Russian lawmakers pass bill requiring overseas media to register as ‘foreign agents’

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Russian lawmakers approved legislation Wednesday that would allow authorities to force any foreign media organization to register as a “foreign agent” — signaling an increasingly hostile relationship between the U.S. and Russia. The bill passed the State Duma, the lower … Read More

Trump ‘with our agencies’ on election meddling

HANOI, Vietnam — President Donald Trump today said he believes U.S. intelligence agencies, which have concluded that Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. But Trump also said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is sincere when he says … Read More

Trump says he believes intelligence assessment that Russia interfered in election — but Putin does not

HANOI — Seeking to clarify comments he made hours before, President Trump said Sunday he believes Vladimir Putin sincerely believes Russia did not meddle in last year’s U.S. presidential election — but Trump himself said he sides with conclusions to … Read More

The Russia Investigations: D.C. Braces For More From Mueller; Ripple Effects Widen

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Hundreds of people have been detained in Russia on the day of a “revolution” announced by a popular nationalist blogger.  Moscow police said they had detained 263 participants of an unauthorised rally on Sunday. OVD Info, a group that monitors … Read More

Russia preparing law to ‘pressure’ American journalists

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Russian officials are coordinating to establish “a legal base” for increasing pressure on American media in the country, according to a senior Russian diplomat. “We shall jointly with other federal authorities, with our lawmakers continue this work,” deputy foreign minister … Read More

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