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Alleged Russian Spy Maria Butina Romanced GOP Powerbroker, Feds Say

July 19, 2018

Maria Butina, whose years-long mission to build ties between Russia, the National Rifle Association and the Republican Party led to her arrest this week, has ties to Russian intelligence, federal prosecutors alleged on Wednesday.

Among documents uncovered in Butinas apartment Continue reading →

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Facebook Gave a Russian Internet Giant a Special Data Extension

July 13, 2018

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Since March, when news broke that the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica used a Facebook app to amass data on as many as 87 million people without their consent, the social networking giant has been forced to repeatedly answer for Continue reading →

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Erdogan Election Triumph Takes Turkey Into Era of One-Man Rule

July 5, 2018

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan, modern Turkey’s longest-serving ruler, won a mandate to govern with sweeping new powers after a double victory in presidential and parliamentary elections.

Erdogan had 53 percent of the presidential vote to 31 percent for his closest challenger, Continue reading →

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Ankara, currency, education, Elections, Interest Rates, Istanbul, politics, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Russia, Turkey, U.S. Republicans

Russias Experimental Arsenal Takes to Syrias Skies

July 2, 2018

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The Russian military has finally offered an explanation for its mysterious, and brief, deployment of Su-57 stealth fighter prototypes to Syria in February.

The Su-57s conducted "practical" test launches of "promising multipurpose tactical cruise missiles," Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu Continue reading →

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Donald Trump calls for G7 to readmit Russia ahead of summit

June 27, 2018

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US leader says suspension should be reversed, sparking fresh rift with allies at summit

Donald Trump has called for Russia to be readmitted to the G7 club of world leaders, opening up a new rift with US allies who swiftly Continue reading →

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Canada, Europe, G7, Russia, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US news, World news

Erik Prince: I Cooperated With Mueller

June 22, 2018

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Erik Prince, the founder of private security company Blackwater, has found himself embroiled in special counsel Robert Muellers investigation of potential coordination between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.

During the campaign, Prince reportedly met at Trump Tower with Donald Continue reading →

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Afghanistan, Blackwater, china, Erik Prince, Robert Mueller, Russia

Sanctioned Russians Are Making a Killing From the World Cup

June 17, 2018

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The global effort to hold Vladimir Putin accountable for human rights violations, spiraling corruption, and the annexation of sovereign territories has become dominated by a sanctions regime targeting the companies and individuals that helped Russia make a mockery of international Continue reading →

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Coca-Cola, FIFA World Cup, Russia, United States, Vladimir Putin

How a Journalist Kept Russias Secret Links to Brexit Under Wraps

June 13, 2018

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LONDONThe extent of Russias interference in the 2016 votes for Trump and Brexit has been investigated by intelligence agencies, congressional and parliamentary inquiries, the FBI and special counsel Robert Muellers office for more than a year.

For much of that Continue reading →

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The Oligarch Who Met With Michael Cohen Flees the Press at Putins Big Economic Summit

May 31, 2018

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ST. PETERSBURG, RussiaThere were moments on Friday when silver-bearded Russian tycoon Viktor Vekselberg, normally a paragon of self-assurance, looked like an old bear cornered by hounds at this years St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Vekselberg, who reportedly is worth some Continue reading →

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Russian ‘dirty money’ is damaging UK security, MPs say

May 28, 2018

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Government must stop money laundering by kleptocrats and rights abusers, which is helping Putin subvert international rules

A powerful committee of MPs has warned that the government is putting national security at risk by allowing kleptocrats and human rights abusers Continue reading →

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Business, City of London Investment Trust, Europe, Foreign policy, Gazprom, Human rights, London Stock Exchange, Oleg Deripaska, politics, Russia, Sergei Skripal, UK news, Vladimir Putin, World news