Nov 26 Ukraine demands Russia release vessels as tensions build By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Ukraine's president demanded Monday that Russia immediately release Ukrainian sailors and vessels seized in a standoff around Crimea that sharply escalated tensions between the two countries and drew international concern. Continue reading
Nov 25 Ex-Trump campaign adviser loses bid to delay prison sentence By Associated Press A judge has rejected a bid by former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos to delay his two-week prison term and says Papadopoulos must surrender Monday as scheduled. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 7:45 The long history of Russian disinformation targeting the U.S. From Pizzagate to George Soros conspiracies, “fake news” has become a noxious presence in public discourse, especially since the 2016 presidential election. A recent New York Times video series explores the long history of Russian disinformation and its origins in… Continue watching
Nov 20 U.S. blacklists firms in Iran, Russia for shipping oil to Syria By Maria Danilova, Associated Press Placement on the list prohibits American entities or citizens from dealing with the companies and blocks any of the companies' U.S. assets. In Moscow, officials dismissed the sanctions as illegal. Continue reading
Nov 19 Kremlin critic Bill Browder sounds alarm about Interpol if Russian police officer is next to lead By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press Russian prosecutors announced new criminal charges against U.S.-born Kremlin foe Bill Browder on Monday, days before a Russian police officer could become president of Interpol in a move that some Moscow critics fear might politicize the law enforcement agency. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 3:50 News Wrap: Trump says he's 'working on' Mueller's questions; Abrams ends governor bid In our news wrap Friday, President Trump said he has answered written questions from special counsel Robert Mueller but not yet submitted the answers. He assured reporters that he worked on them himself. Also, Republican Brian Kemp effectively claimed Georgia’s… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 5:49 Did Facebook merely 'deflect' after realizing Russian disinformation? A New York Times investigative report published this week details how Facebook reacted to the discovery of massive disinformation campaigns run by Russian operatives. Sheera Frenkel, who helped write the story, joins William Brangham to explain what the social network’s… Continue watching
Nov 16 Woman accused of being Russian agent might be seeking plea deal By Chad Day, Associated Press Maria Butina was indicted on charges of conspiracy and acting as an unregistered foreign agent. Continue reading
Nov 09 WATCH: 'I don't know Matt Whitaker,' Trump says of new acting attorney general By Eric Tucker, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump distanced himself Friday from his new acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker, whose past business ties and comments on the Russia investigation and other topics have drawn scrutiny. Continue reading
Nov 06 U.S. to consider new Russia sanctions over spy poisoning in U.K. By Maria Danilova, Associated Press The State Department said in a statement that Russia has failed to meet a 90-day deadline that fell on Tuesday to comply with a 1991 U.S. law on preventing the use of chemical weapons. Continue reading