The war in Ukraine has some WA residents living in prolonged fear
Polling shows that Americans' concern toward the war is waning. But for Washingtonians with connections abroad, the last eight months has been a collective trauma.
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Kremlin on Mueller report: Nothing new except 'no collusion'
Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election "doesn't reveal anything new" except the finding that President Donald Trump's campaign or associates did not conspire with Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.
Russia backing viral video company aimed at US millennials
Three online video channels designed to appeal to millennials have collected tens of millions of views on Facebook since September. But the pages pushing the videos do not disclose that they are backed by the Russian government.
State Dept. not consulting with Congress on Russia sanctions
The US State Department is continuing to punt on its congressionally mandated obligations to hold Russia accountable for poisoning an ex-spy in the United Kingdom, and despite its continued insistence that it would consult with Congress on the matter, multiple Hill sources tell CNN no such consultations have occurred.
US government backs off some claims against accused Russian spy
Prosecutors said Friday that they misunderstood text messages used as the basis of a claim that Maria Butina offered to trade sex for access -- an extraordinary admission that threatens to undercut the government's cloak-and-dagger portrayal of the young Russian accused of working to infiltrate American political circles.
GRU: Attack dog of Russian intelligence
The storyline's straight out of a spy thriller: two men allegedly dispatched from Moscow to eliminate a defector in a quiet English city -- but leaving traces of their movements everywhere to be painstakingly recreated by the intrepid British police.
White House says Rand Paul asked Trump for letter to introduce him to Putin
The White House said Tuesday that a letter from President Donald Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin was meant to introduce Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul to the Russian leader.
Bodies of 3 Russian journalists killed in Africa returned to Moscow
The bodies of three Russian journalists killed while investigating a shadowy security firm in the Central African Republic (CAR) were returned to Moscow on Sunday, Russia's Investigative Committee said.
Alexei Navalny arrested at anti-Putin protest
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained by police Saturday shortly after arriving at a protest against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, his official Facebook page said.
Exclusive: NRA gathers documents amid scrutiny over ties to Kremlin-linked banker
The National Rifle Association is setting aside years of documents related to its interactions with a Kremlin-linked banker, as the gun-rights group appears to be bracing for a possible investigation, according to sources familiar with the situation.
NYT: Russian lawyer at Trump Tower meeting had closer ties to Kremlin than previously disclosed
Newly surfaced emails indicate that Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer who met with Trump campaign associates in 2016, once worked with Russia's chief legal office in an effort to thwart the Justice Department, The New York Times reported on Friday.
Moscow expels diplomats from 23 more nations as Skripal case fallout widens
Russia ordered the expulsion of diplomats from at least 23 countries Friday, as a reciprocal move after those countries expelled Russian diplomats in solidarity with the United Kingdom over the poisoning of a former Russian double agent.
Russian envoy: 'Highly likely' Britain had nerve agent used in spy attack
Russia's ambassador to the United Kingdom hinted at British involvement in the poisoning of a former Russian double agent as he reiterated his country's stance Thursday that it had nothing to do with the attack.
Russia expels 23 UK diplomats as fallout over nerve agent attack grows
Russia's Foreign Ministry ordered the expulsion of 23 British diplomats from Russia on Saturday in a tit-for-tat response to Britain's decision to expel Russian envoys in connection with the poisoning of a former Russian double agent and his daughter on British soil.
Vladimir Putin: US political system 'eats itself'
Russian President Vladimir Putin in a recent interview separated a conciliatory attitude toward US President Donald Trump from his staunch criticism of the US political system, which he said is unwieldy and self-defeating.
Putin boasts military might with animation of Florida nuke strike
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday used a concept video of unlimited range nuclear warheads apparently raining down on Florida -- President Donald Trump's home away from home -- to tout his country's new firepower.
Mueller team asks about Trump's Russian business dealings as he weighed a run for president
Investigators for special counsel Robert Mueller have recently been asking witnesses about Donald Trump's business activities in Russia prior to the 2016 presidential campaign as he considered a run for president, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Kremlin dismisses Mueller's indictment of 13 Russians
The Russian government denied Monday that it had interfered in the 2016 US election campaign in the Kremlin's first remarks since 13 Russian nationals were indicted Friday on charges of conspiring to defraud the US.
White House blasts Russia for NotPetya cyberattack
The White House lambasted Russia in a statement Thursday for "the most destructive and costly cyber-attack in history" and said it "will be met with international consequences."
Carter Page struggles to explain how he could advise both Kremlin and Trump team
Former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page struggled to explain Tuesday how he could be an informal adviser to the Kremlin and also advise an American presidential campaign.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny freed after being arrested during protests
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been released after he was arrested Sunday during anti-Kremlin protests in Moscow, according to his official Twitter account.
Russian bots retweeted Trump 500,000 times in final weeks of campaign
Russian-linked automated Twitter accounts, or bots, retweeted Donald Trump almost half a million times in the final weeks before the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, Twitter told the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Putin regime is 'built on corruption,' opposition leader Alexei Navalny says
Russia's best-known opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has accused the regime of President Vladimir Putin of being "built on corruption" and called on the Kremlin to mend battered relations with the West.
Twitter to tell 677,775 people they interacted with Kremlin-linked trolls
Twitter will inform nearly 700,000 people in the U.S. that they either followed a Kremlin-linked troll account, or retweeted or liked a tweet sent by one of the accounts, the social media company said Friday.
