Mar 27 Why the Belarus Free Theatre's shows will go on, despite government arrests By Elizabeth Flock Five members of the Belarus Free Theatre, an underground theater group that since 2005 has held secret performances on taboo topics, were arrested. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 4:35 Old memos show former Trump aide Manafort offered to promote Russian interests, AP reports By PBS News Hour Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign manager who has been under intense scrutiny, reportedly worked in 2005 for a Russian billionaire with close ties to President Vladimir Putin and drew up plans to influence U.S. politics to favor Russian interests. Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 7:14 What we know about Russian meddling and Putin's playbook By PBS News Hour U.S. intelligence agencies believe Russia attempted to sway the U.S. election through DNC email hacking and an influence campaign. But to what degree were President Trump’s campaign advisers in contact with Russians? And what made Americans susceptible to influence? William… Continue watching
Feb 26 Russians march in Moscow two years after Putin critic was killed By Michael D. Regan Russians marched on Moscow Sunday to commemorate the shooting death of an opposition leader killed two years ago after aggressively criticizing President Vladimir Putin. Continue reading
Feb 16 Top Trump envoys signal no quick changes to U.S.-Russia ties By Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Trump administration signaled Thursday there will be no change soon in U.S.-Russian relations, putting the onus on Moscow to prove itself if it wants closer cooperation with Washington. Continue reading
Feb 15 Pentagon boss to NATO nations: Increase military spending By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Echoing President Donald Trump's demands for NATO countries to assume greater self-defense responsibility, the defense secretary said Washington will "moderate its commitment" to the alliance if countries fail to fall in line. Continue reading
Feb 06 5 important stories you may have missed during last week's news deluge By Joshua Barajas, Iman Smith, Erica R. Hendry In honor of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's five Super Bowl wins, here are five stories that ought to get more attention. Continue reading
Feb 05 Asked about Putin, Trump says U.S. isn't 'so innocent' By Associated Press President Donald Trump said he respects Vladimir Putin, and when an interviewer called the Russian leader "a killer," Trump said the United States has many of them. Continue reading
Jan 30 Trump and Putin agree to meet, Kremlin says By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Putin's spokesman lauded the phone call as a "good, constructive conversation," but dismissed suggestions of Trump and Putin reaching deals during the call. Continue reading
Jan 29 GOP warns Trump not to lift Russia sanctions after call with Putin By Lynn Berry, Associated Press "I'm absolutely opposed to lifting sanctions on the Russians," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Sunday. "If anything, we ought to be looking at increasing them."… Continue reading