Tag: Vladimir Putin
Europe warily awaits Rubio at Munich Security Conference as Trump roils transatlantic ties
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Marco Rubio is leading a large U.S. delegation this week to the Munich Security Conference where increasingly nervous European...
The Death of New START
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the end of a major U.S.-Russia arms control treaty, British government turmoil over the newly...
Moscow Agrees to Halt Kyiv Attacks Until Feb. 1 at Trump’s Request
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, Syria’s historic peace deal, and the next chair of...
A NATO Promise Not to Enlarge? Not according to Putin 1.0
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed in his end-of-the-year press conference that Western “promises that they had given us about refraining from expanding NATO were...
Modi Walks a Tightrope Between Putin and Trump
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at India’s ties with Russia, U.S.-mediated peace talks between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the...
Live updates: Trump calls his Cabinet to meet amid scrutiny over boat strikes
President Donald Trump called his Cabinet to meet Tuesday morning as the administration insists that it was lawful for the U.S. military to kill...
Report: US envoy coached Putin aide on how Russian leader should pitch Trump on Ukraine peace plan
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's chief interlocutor with the Russian government last month advised a senior aide to Vladimir Putin on how the Russian...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Has Options in Response to Latest U.S.-Russian ‘Peace Plan’
The draft “peace plan” for Ukraine, apparently put together by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterpart Kiril Dmitriev, is a hot...
The Latest: Trump says Democratic lawmakers’ message to the military is ‘seditious behavior’
President Donald Trump is accusing half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers — all veterans of the armed...
Trump appears to suggest the US will resume testing nuclear weapons for first time in 30 years
BUSAN – President Donald Trump appeared to suggest the U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades, saying it...
