Russian lawmakers pass bill requiring overseas media to register as ‘foreign agents’

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Russian lawmakers approved legislation Wednesday that would allow authorities to force any foreign media organization to register as a “foreign agent” — signaling an increasingly hostile relationship between the U.S. and Russia. The bill passed the State Duma, the lower … Read More

Can Israeli Diplomacy pull its weight against Russia, Iran and Syria?

> Netanyahu: Israel will act in Syria ‘in accordance with our security needs’ > Russia: Moscow never promised withdrawal of Iranian troops from Syria While Jerusalem’s voice is heard, its positions are often not fully taken into account.  IDF soldiers … Read More

Is the Middle East Headed for War?

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov JERUSALEM, Israel – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made a stunning admission on Tuesday.  He said Russia had not promised that Iranian and pro-Iranian forces would withdraw from Syria. Lavrov’s statement followed Sunday’s announcement of … Read More

Trump ‘with our agencies’ on election meddling

HANOI, Vietnam — President Donald Trump today said he believes U.S. intelligence agencies, which have concluded that Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. But Trump also said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is sincere when he says … Read More

Trump says he believes intelligence assessment that Russia interfered in election — but Putin does not

HANOI — Seeking to clarify comments he made hours before, President Trump said Sunday he believes Vladimir Putin sincerely believes Russia did not meddle in last year’s U.S. presidential election — but Trump himself said he sides with conclusions to … Read More

Los Angeles Times: Russian Revolution still echoes 100 years later

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Communist party supporters carry portraits of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin, left, and Soviet dictator Josef Stalin during a demonstration marking the 100th anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Thousands of Communist demonstrators marked … Read More

The Russia Investigations: D.C. Braces For More From Mueller; Ripple Effects Widen

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Hundreds of people have been detained in Russia on the day of a “revolution” announced by a popular nationalist blogger.  Moscow police said they had detained 263 participants of an unauthorised rally on Sunday. OVD Info, a group that monitors … Read More

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