Jun 11 U.S. hits Russian firms with sanctions over cyberattacks By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The sanctions freeze any assets that the five businesses and three executives may have in U.S. jurisdictions and bar Americans from doing business with them. Continue reading
Jun 09 How the G-7 looks from Russia By Ryan Chilcote Russia’s “window to the West” has been all but boarded up and not just because of the sanctions. Continue reading
Jun 08 Mueller files new charges against Manafort and associate in Russia probe By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has filed new charges against ex-Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort and a longtime associate in its Russia probe. Continue reading
Jun 08 Trump says 'let Russia back in' as he heads for G7 summit By Catherine Lucey, Rob Gillies, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Russia was ousted from the elite group in 2014. Trump tells reporters: "Russia should be in the meeting, should be a part of it."… Continue reading
Jun 07 Vladimir Putin: West wrongly sees Russia as a threat By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Jim Heintz, Associated Press MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he believes other countries wrongly regard Russia as a threat and that mistaken concept can end if they see that the economic sanctions the West has put on Russia don't serve their interests. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 7:03 Russia hacked U.S. minds and undermined democracy, author says “Russian trolls were different from normal trolls,” says Clint Watts, a former U.S. government intelligence analyst who observed how Russia deployed a campaign of disinformation to discredit Hillary Clinton and help elect Donald Trump. Nick Schifrin talks with Watts, author… Continue watching
May 31 Ukraine: Reporter's fake murder involved pig's blood, morgue By Yuras Karmanau, Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine — The Russian journalist who worked with Ukrainian authorities to fake his own death said Thursday that the elaborately staged murder including getting smeared in pig's blood and taken to the morgue. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 4:19 News Wrap: Russian missile downed Malaysia Airlines plane, investigators say In our news wrap Thursday, international investigators say the missile that destroyed a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine in 2014 came from a Russian military unit. Moscow denies any responsibility. Also, war monitors say airstrikes killed 12 pro-government fighters in… Continue watching
May 24 Russia behind crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, investigators say By Mike Corder, Associated Press The Boeing 777 passenger jet was headed from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when it was blown out of the sky over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. All 298 passengers and crew were killed. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 6:02 News Wrap: Pompeo pledges efforts to counter Russian interference in 2018 In our news wrap Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted the Trump administration will not tolerate Russian interference in the 2018 elections. He told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that there will be "appropriate countermeasures" -- but gave no… Continue watching