UK-Russia relations could get worse before they get better, expert warns

Russian relations could get worse before they get better, the deputy director general of a prominent security think tank has said. Professor Malcolm Chalmers, from the Royal United Services Institute, highlighted how diplomatic links between the two countries are currently at "the lowest point" since the end of the Cold War.

Is Putin blackmailing Trump? UK-Russia diplomat claims preside…

Sir Andrew Wood, 78, believes Trump's cordial approach to diplomacy with Vladimir Putin at their summit in Helsinki may arouse suspicion about his motives and connections to the Kremlin. The diplomat played a role in the US intelligence agency investigation into the "Trump dossier", a sensational report containing salacious claims about the US president compiled by former M16 agent Christopher Steele.

Russia Retaliates, Expels 60 American Diplomats After U.S. Action

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced Thursday that Moscow is expelling 60 U.S. diplomats. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption Days after President Trump ordered the expulsion of 60 Russian officials from the United States and the closure of the Russian Consulate in Seattle, in response to the nerve agent attack of a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in the U.K., Russia has responded in kind.

Welfare queens and red-blooded Americans: How Russia tapped into our…

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events A misleading YouTube video, "U.S. WELFARE PAYS FOR 4 'WIVES' PER HUSBAND," used by Russia to disrupt the 2016 U.S. election. As the investigation and intrigue around Russian election interference continue, one unexplored arena remains - an introspective look at the United States' lives truths about the nation's taste for various biases: Prejudice directed at racial, ethnic and religious minority groups continues to drive our politics, shape and often distort our understanding of public events, crystal clear facts and the content of our policy.

Russians involved in California secession plan

It has now become evident that the Russians have been meddling in the internal affairs of the United States beyond the 2016 presidential election. While the mass media have been focused on President Donald Trump, they missed the really big news about the plan in California to secede from the Union and become a free standing country.

On Syria, Democrats look to deflect the conversation

In his speech at the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump made six references to the conflict in Syria , pointing to the war-ravaged nation as a source of much of the world's turmoil, particularly immigration and extremism. The conflict in Syria remains a major conundrum for both President Barack Obama and Clinton , his former secretary of state.