Jul 22 Democrats herald agreement on sweeping Russia sanctions bill By Richard Lardner, Associated Press A bipartisan group of House and Senate negotiators have reached an agreement on a sweeping Russia sanctions package to punish Moscow for meddling in the presidential election and its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 4:44 Why did the White House consider lifting Russian sanctions? By PBS News Hour As a special counsel ramps up a probe into Russia's connections with the Trump campaign during the last presidential election, questions remain over why the Trump administration considered lifting economic sanctions on Russia. Michael Isikoff, the chief investigative correspondent for… Continue watching
Feb 10 Official: Flynn not ‘certain’ on sanctions talk with Russia By Julie Pace and Vivian Salama, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's national security adviser addressed U.S. sanctions against Russia in his conversations with the country's ambassador while President Barack Obama was still in office, a new report said, contradicting previous claims that the issue was not… Continue reading
Dec 30 Timeline: Three decades of diplomatic spats between U.S. and Moscow By Robert Burns, Associated Press U.S. relations with Moscow during and after the Cold War have been marred by diplomatic dustups ranging from espionage scandals to an Olympics boycott. Continue reading