Dec 23 Trump releases 'very nice letter' he says came from Putin By Associated Press The exchange comes on the heels of comments by both Trump and Putin about the need to strengthen their countries' nuclear arsenals. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 5:55 News Wrap: Syrian military declares victory in Aleppo after last rebel fighters, civilians leave By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the long, bloody battle for Syria’s largest city is finally over. Syria’s army announced that Aleppo is back under government control, marking the end of a four-year hold over parts of the city. Also, Russian… Continue watching
Dec 19 McCain sees Russian hacking as threat, Trump calls reports of such interference 'ridiculous' By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, on Sunday joined Democrats in calling for a special select committee to investigate foreign cyberattacks, putting him at odds with the incoming GOP president. Trump calls reports of Russian hacking "ridiculous."… Continue reading
Dec 18 Trump aides push back on suggestions of Russian interference By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press The CIA says U.S. intelligence agencies agree that Moscow was behind the cyber break-in of the Democratic National Committee. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 4:44 In final year-end press conference, Obama ties Putin to cyberattacks By PBS News Hour On Friday, President Obama gave what is expected to be his final presidential press conference, during which he implied that President Vladimir Putin was behind Russian cyberattacks on Democratic Party targets. But he was careful when asked about President-elect Trump’s… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 12:12 Shields and Ponnuru on the 'dark cloud' of Russian cyberattacks By PBS News Hour Reports emerged this week that the CIA is confident Russia attempted to sway election results through cyberattacks. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru of the National Review join Judy Woodruff to discuss what Russia’s interference suggests about the future… Continue watching
Dec 16 WATCH: In year-end news conference, Obama addresses Russian hacking, Aleppo By Julie Pace and Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama on Friday warned against turning Russian hacking in the United States into a "political football" and said he hoped his successor, Republican Donald Trump, will take foreign influence in American elections seriously once he takes office. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 4:47 How Putin could have been involved in U.S. election disruption By PBS News Hour A CIA investigation reportedly found that Russia tried to sway U.S. election results in President-elect Donald Trump’s favor. On Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally involved in efforts to disrupt the… Continue watching
Dec 13 Fall of Aleppo poses first major test of Trump's Russia posture By Bradley Klapper and Josh Lederman, Associated Press Critics say Trump's brushstroke analysis of Syria's internal conflicts paints a far rosier picture of Russia's aims than reality — and even endorses some of the propaganda Assad has used to delegitimize his opponents. Continue reading
Dec 13 Dog diplomacy? Putin trots out dog before talks with Japan over territorial dispute By Howard Amos, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin tried a bit of dog diplomacy ahead of his trip to Japan, and then gave a glimmer of hope that a 70-year territorial dispute with Tokyo could be resolved. Continue reading