British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that US President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation from Queen Elizabeth to make a state visit to the UK. May made the announcement at the White House, where she became the first foreign leader to meet… British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that US President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation from Queen Elizabeth to make a state visit to the UK.
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Trump: ‘Very Early’ to Talk About Lifting Sanctions Against Russia
His comments came a day ahead of a planned phone call between Trump and Russian President Putin on Saturday. “As far as the sanctions, very early to be talking about that but we look to have a great relationship with all countries ideally,” Trump said at a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May. “If we can have a great relationship with Russia and with China, and with all countries, I’m all for that.”
Hungary set on closer ties with Russia, U.S. – foreign minister
Hungary favours closer ties with Russia and also expects links with the United States to improve markedly under President Donald Trump, whose criticism of NATO’s strategy on terrorism it endorses, its foreign minister said on Friday. In an interview with Reuters days before Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Budapest to discuss closer energy ties, Peter Szijjarto also said the European Union’s sanctions regime against Moscow was ineffective and should be scrapped.
Reports: Trump, Putin to speak by phone this weekend
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to speak on the phone Saturday for the first time since Trump came into office. The call will likely be the beginning of Trump’s attempt to improve relations with the Kremlin.
The Latest: Trump criticized by former Mexican president
President Donald Trump’s senior adviser says U.S. sanctions against Russia and other issues will be on the table when the president talks by phone Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kellyanne Conway said on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” on Friday the president will be receptive if Putin wants to have a serious conversation about how to defeat Islamic extremists.
Kremlin: US plan for safe zones in Syria needs to be careful
This photo provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service shows Russian air force Tu-22M3 bombers strike the Islamic State group wldtargets in Syria on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. The mission, the third such bombing raid in four days, targeted the Islamic State group around Deir el-Zour in eastern Syria where the Islamic State group has launched an offensive against Syrian government forces.
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President Donald Trump bars all refugees from entering the United States for four months _ and those from war-ravaged Syria indefinitely _ declaring the ban necessary to prevent “radical Islamic terrorists” from… A federal judge in New York has issued an emergency order temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban President Donald Trump’s first conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin since taking office is sparking concern among European allies and fellow Republicans about the future of U.S. sanctions on Moscow.
Trumpa s top diplomat narrowly wins vote
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has narrowly approved Rex Tillerson as US secretary of state, despite concerns about his business ties to Russia. It split along party lines, with all 11 Republicans voting in favour and all 10 Democrats against.
President Trump’s first days in office: Highlights
As US President Donald Trump begins his four-year term in the White House, here’s a look at the key meetings he chaired, decisions he took and promises he made since taking the oath of office on January 20: The US Senate confirmed Trump appointee Mike Pompeo as the director of CIA. Trump’s choice for secretary of state, former Exxon Mobil Corp Chairman Rex Tillerson, narrowly won the Senate committee approval is expected to be confirmed by the full Senate.
Trump nominee wins key Senate support
Two senior Republican lawmakers have said they would vote to approve Rex Tillerson, President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state. Senators John McCain of Arizona, and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, said they would support the former ExxonMobil chief’s nomination, despite their concerns over his relationship with Russia’s president.
Questions Over A Helluva of Transition, by Femi Mimiko
Eight years ago, as Barack Obama glided into the White House with some incredible 83% approval rating at home, and much excitement abroad, I made some projections in a piece titled ‘What Africa Expects From Obama.’ In the fullness of time, I intend to return to this same theme and attempt the semblance of a balance sheet on the Obama presidency from the point of view of Africa’s expectations and take-home.
Moscow nightclub hosts early inauguration party for Trump
Twenty-four hours before Donald Trump was to be sworn in as president of the United States, several dozen people packed a Moscow nightclub to get a head start on celebrating. “Trump, Trump – it is unbelievable.
Moscow nightclub hosts early inauguration party for Trump
Entertainer Willi Tokarev, center, an 82-year-old Russian emigre to the U.S. appears during a nightclub party entitled “Trumplissimo America!” in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. Twenty-four hours before Donald Trump is to be sworn in as president of the United States, people gathered at a Moscow nightclub to celebrate his inauguration.
Kremlin worries that Trump wona t be such a great deal after all, officials say
Russia is giving Donald Trump the kind of fawning television coverage usually reserved for Vladimir Putin, with its most popular propagandist hailing the president-elect this week as “a man of his word.” But inside the Kremlin, the initial euphoria over having a Putin admirer in the White House is giving way to skepticism that any meaningful detente with the U.S. can be achieved, according to four senior officials in Moscow.
Mideast Expects Big Changes Under Trump
Donald Trump’s all-but-dismissal of human rights as a foreign policy principle could hit like an earthquake across a Middle East landscape beset by warring factions and beleaguered governments, with some players eyeing the prospect of once unimaginable new alliances. Syria is the foremost test of Trump’s promise of a return to a hard-headed realpolitik and could quickly show whether America is truly abandoning promotion of democracy and the rule of law in a way that could reshape much of the region’s post-Cold War, post-9/11 order.
GOP senator torches Obama’s response to Russian cyberattacks and fires a warning shot at Trump
Sen. Lindsey Graham, who has been one of the biggest critics of Russia’s election-related cyberattacks during the 2016 presidential election conceded that Donald Trump will be the next US president. “What Russia did in our election did not change the outcome.
Biden warns of Russian plot to ‘collapse liberal international’
As his final 48 hours as vice president ticked away, Joe Biden warned of a Russian plot to “collapse” world order in his final major address Wednesday in Switzerland. He called for nations to reject isolationism and bolster cybersecurity to prevent “outside manipulation,” such as the Kremlin’s alleged interference in the U.S. presidential election.
Putin: Obama administration trying to undermine Trump
President Vladimir Putin took a parting shot at the Obama administration Tuesday, accusing it of trying to undermine Donald Trump’s legitimacy with fake allegations and “binding the president-elect hand and foot to prevent him from fulfilling his election promises.” In his first public remarks about an unsubstantiated dossier outlining unverified claims that Trump engaged in sexual activities with prostitutes at a Moscow hotel, Putin dismissed the material as “nonsense.”
Putin: Obama’s govt is working hard to undermine Trump
In a biting attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the outgoing U.S. administration of trying to undermine President-elect Donald Trump by spreading fake allegations and said those who are doing it are “worse than prostitutes.” The statement reflected the Kremlin’s boiling anger at President Barack Obama’s administration, which declined to comment on Putin’s accusation.
What’s anxious and angry? The world on the eve of Trump
The Germans are angry. The Chinese are downright furious. Leaders of NATO are nervous, while their counterparts at the European Union are alarmed.
Canada will have to do more in NATO if U.S. backs out
Canada will have to contribute more to NATO if the U.S. follows through on president-elect Donald Trump’s musings on withdrawing from the alliance, says the head of the House of Commons foreign affairs committee. Liberal MP Bob Nault cautions that Canada and its NATO partners need to see how U.S. foreign policy formally takes shape after Trump’s Friday inauguration.
Trump Endorses American Geopolitical Suicide
Quoted in German from a conversation held in English, Trump predicted Britain’s exit from the EU will be a success and portrayed the EU as an instrument of German domination with the purpose of beating the U.S. in international trade. For that reason, Trump said, he’s fairly indifferent whether the EU breaks up or stays together, according to Bild.
Outgoing CIA chief rips into Trump over tweets, Russia
In this June 16, 2016 file photo, CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Brennan, said on “Fox News Sunday Jan. 15, 207, that Donald Trump’s “talking and tweeting” is not in the nation’s interest and that the president-elect lacks a full understanding of the threat Russia poses to the U.S. WASHINGTON – Outgoing CIA Director John Brennan ripped into Donald Trump on Sunday for “talking and tweeting” about possibly easing sanctions against Russia, saying the president-elect lacks a full understanding of the threat Moscow poses to the United States.
Making Sense of the Trump Russia Morass
The saga of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin seems to get more complex and less clear each week. The latest chapter included a dossier gathered by a British intelligence veteran at the behest of Trump’s political opponents, first from within the GOP, and then from interests associated with the Clinton campaign.
National View: David Ignatius – To protect our democracy, we…
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark,” mutters Marcellus as ghosts and mad spirits haunt Elsinore Castle in the first act of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” After this past week of salacious leaks about foreign espionage plots and indignant denials, people must be wondering if something is rotten in the state of our democracy.
Trump’s cabinet nominees diverge from him on key issues
Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for high-level positions in his administration this week split with him on key issues like trade, torture, and the US relationship with Iran and Russia. Trump has taken some controversial stances on many issues throughout his campaign and after the election.
Trump says sanctions on Russia will remain for the time being, Wall Street Journal reports
It wasn’t that long ago that Russia’s establishment was reveling in President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. That enthusiasm has cooled drastically over the steady drumbeat of bad news coming from Washington.
Trump aides deny summit with Putin planned
Two top aides to President-elect Donald Trump denied a published report on Saturday that he is planning to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin weeks after taking office. U.S.President-elect Donald Trump gestures to people in the lobby after speaking to the news media with television personality Steve Harvey and businessman Greg Calhoun after their meeting at Trump Tower in New York, U.S., January 13, 2017.
Trump’s national security advisor has been in touch with Russian ambassador
Retired Army Gen. Michael Flynn, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for national security advisor, has been in contact with Russia’s ambassador to Washington, Trump’s team told CNN Friday.
Intel panel to examine possible campaign links with Russia
The Senate Intelligence Committee will investigate possible contacts between Russia and the people associated with U.S. political campaigns as part of a broader investigation into Moscow’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election. In a statement late Friday, Sens. Richard Burr.
Top Trump aide in frequent contact with Russia’s ambassador
President-elect Donald Trump’s national security adviser and Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. have been in frequent contact in recent weeks, including on the day the Obama administration hit Moscow with sanctions in retaliation for election-related hacking, a senior official said Friday. Trump spokesman Sean Spicer acknowledged contacts between Michael Flynn and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, but said a phone conversation occurred on Dec. 28, one day before the sanctions were levied.
After 2016 campaign, more Americans consider Russia a threat: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Americans are more concerned than they were before the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign began about the potential threat Russia poses to the country, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Friday. The Jan. 9-12 survey found that 82 percent of American adults, including 84 percent of Democrats and 82 percent of Republicans, described Russia as a general “threat” to the United States.
The Daily 202: A list of the many ways cabinet nominees have distanced themselves from Trump
THE BIG IDEA: Some of the priorities espoused by the president-elect are running headlong into opposition – from his own cabinet picks. During the seven confirmation hearings this week, it’s become clear that Donald Trump has never discussed key issues with the men he’s tapped to take point on them.
Dmitry Kostyukov/GettyHow Putin Played the Far LeftThe Kremlin didn’t …
The Kremlin didn’t just rely on the alt-right to help Trump win. Bernie Bros, Greens, and ‘anti-imperialists’ got had, too.
To protect our democracy, we need to root out the truth on Russia: David Ignatius
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark,” mutters Marcellus as ghosts and mad spirits haunt Elsinore Castle in the first act of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” After this past week of salacious leaks about foreign espionage plots and indignant denials, people must be wondering if something is rotten in the state of our democracy.
CIA nominee Pompeo agrees Russia behind election hacks
Donald Trump’s pick to run the CIA on Thursday sided with intelligence officials who have determined the Kremlin was behind election cyberattacks, and he took a tough stand against Russia, distancing himself from the president-elect, who wants to warm relations with Moscow. Rep. Mike Pompeo, a four-term conservative Kansas Republican, spoke at his confirmation hearing before the Senate intelligence committee amid a testy standoff between Trump and the spy community over Russian activities during the presidential election.
Trump’s Pentagon pick receives strong support in first vote
Retired Gen. James Mattis won overwhelming support Thursday in a first vote to allow him to run the Pentagon after telling senators he places Russia at No.
Trumpa s pick for top diplomat breaks from him in many ways
At his confirmation hearing Wednesday, the former Exxon Mobil CEO selected by Trump for secretary of state called Russia a “danger” and vowed to protect America’s European allies. He rejected the idea of an immigration ban on Muslims.
Trump’s CIA choice to be questioned amid Russia hacking fury-Image1
Donald Trump’s pick to run the CIA faces a Senate confirmation hearing amid a testy standoff between the president-elect and the spy community. Rep. Mike Pompeo, a four-term conservative Kansas Republican, is a member of the House intelligence committee and also served on the partisan committee to investigate the deadly attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya.
US troops enter Poland, 1st deployment to Russia’s doorstep-Image7
American soldiers rolled into Poland on Thursday, fulfilling a dream Poles have had since the fall of communism in 1989 to have U.S. troops on their soil as a deterrent against Russia. Soldiers in camouflage with tanks and other vehicles crossed into southwestern Poland on Thursday morning from Germany and headed for Zagan, where they will be based.