World Apr 16 ‘It’s all a lie,’ Russian billionaire Deripaska says of U.S. accusations in Mueller probe A name that arose during special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election was that of Oleg Deripaska, a wealthy self-made businessman, and according to the U.S. government, an ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin.
World Jan 23 Why the mood in Davos is fraught with uncertainty A mood of uncertainty hangs over Davos this year, as populist movements have taken hold in a number of countries and the global economic outlook has become less optimistic.
World Jan 16 Analysis: Why Brexit isn’t all that different from the wall fight As an American living in the U.K., I can’t but help but notice the similarities between British Prime Minister Theresa May’s effort to deliver Brexit and President Donald Trump’s initiative to build the wall -- and the way they’ve both…
World Oct 03 Putin urges American political elites to ‘calm down’ on Russian election meddling Russian President Vladimir Putin unleashed a pointed verbal attack on the U.S. while speaking with special correspondent Ryan Chilcote in Moscow Wednesday. He called concerns about Russian meddling in the upcoming 2018 elections “insanity” and he criticized some Trump administration…
World Jul 16 Analysis: After more than two decades covering Russia, I’ve never seen anything quite like today President Donald Trump said of today’s one-on-one meeting with Putin in Helsinki: “Our relationship has never been worse than it is now. However, that changed as of about four hours ago. I really believe that.”…
World Jul 13 How will Trump’s undermining of May play out in British politics? President Trump lobbed a volley of verbal grenades at British Prime Minister Theresa May in a tabloid interview before he arrived in the UK, saying May had botched Brexit and praising the former foreign secretary as a potential prime minister.
World Jul 11 Trump scolded Germany for buying gas from Russia. Here’s what we know President Donald Trump wasted no time in escalating his verbal attacks on Germany in the opening leg of his European tour by bringing up where they buy their energy. Here's what we know.
World Jun 09 How the G-7 looks from Russia Russia’s “window to the West” has been all but boarded up and not just because of the sanctions.
World Apr 14 Here’s how officials in the UK, France and Russia are responding to the Syria strikes Leaders of the UK and France, which both took part in strikes on Syria, are turning their attention to the battle for domestic support as Russia responds with rhetoric, not retaliation.
World Apr 07 The U.S. is shifting tactics to target Russia’s richest. But will it make a difference? New sanctions on Russian billionaires will make it difficult for them to do business with the rest of the world. But how much influence do they wield on Putin?…