Jun 06 Putin claims Russia hasn't meddled in U.S. elections, despite evidence of influence campaign By Gary Pruitt, Associated Press Speaking in response to a question from The Associated Press during a meeting with international news agencies in St. Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that "we didn't meddle, we aren't meddling and we will not meddle in any elections."… Continue reading
Jun 05 World leaders honor veterans on D-Day anniversary By Danica Kirka, John Leicester, Jill Lawless, Associated Press The Royal British Legion brought about 300 veterans, aged 91 to 101, to the ceremonies in Portsmouth, where many of the troops embarked for Normandy on June 5, 1944. Continue reading
May 14 WATCH: Putin says Trump phone call signals intent to rebuild relations By Associated Press Putin said his May 3 phone call with Trump "created the impression that the president intends to restore Russian-American connections."… Continue reading
May 10 Pompeo to meet with Putin amid disputes over Venezuela, Arctic By Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will arrive in Moscow on Monday, then travel to Sochi on Tuesday to see President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Continue reading
May 03 WATCH: Trump and Putin discussed the Mueller report, White House says By Jill Colvin, Deb Reichmann, Associated Press White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders said Putin and Trump talked "very, very briefly" about the Mueller report, but she dodged a question about whether they had discussed Russian election interference. Continue reading
Apr 25 Putin says North Korea ready to denuclearize -- if it gets guarantees By Vladimir Isachenkov, Eric Talmadge, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un confirmed during their first summit Thursday he is willing to give up his nuclear weapons — but only if he gets an ironclad guarantee of security beforehand. Continue reading
Apr 24 North Korea's Kim arrives in Russia to meet Putin By Iulia Subbotovska, Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The much-anticipated summit with President Vladimir Putin that comes amid deadlocked diplomacy on Kim's nuclear program. Continue reading
Apr 22 North Korea leader Kim to meet with Putin in Russia By Associated Press The Kremlin said in a brief statement Thursday that Kim will visit Russia "in the second half of April," but gave no further details. Continue reading
Apr 22 Will this Ukrainian comedian be any match for Vladimir Putin? By Yuras Karmanau, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Zelenskiy, who played an accidental president in a hugely popular sitcom but has no real political background, has vowed to keep Ukraine on its pro-Western course. Continue reading
Apr 22 Analysis: The role Russian businessmen played in the Mueller report By Ryan Chilcote After the Mueller report was released, more than one Russian I spoke to last week started our conversation in the same way: “My name’s not in there, is it?”… Continue reading