Ukraine Urges Anti-Russia ‘Twitter-Storm’ to Get West to Care
Ukraine announced a “Twitter-storm” against Russia, mimicking the social media strategies familiar to the U.S. State Department.

Ukraine announced a “Twitter-storm” against Russia, mimicking the social media strategies familiar to the U.S. State Department.
The US State Department said Tuesday that it could not confirm Russia had delivered the S-300 air defense systems to Syria, but that it would be a “concern” if it had.
The Senate Intelligence Committee has requested that WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange provide testimony in relation to the Russia probe.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) delivered a letter on Wednesday from President Donald Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin that emphasized “further engagement” between the two leaders.
The Russian government on Saturday announced the appointment of actor Steven Seagal as a special envoy on U.S.-Russian humanitarian ties.
NEW YORK — Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., vice chairman of the Senate intelligence committee, seems to have strayed from the Democrats’ talking point, reinforced by Obama-era intelligence agencies, that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election specifically to ensure that Donald Trump was victorious.
Seventy-three percent of GOP voters support President Trump hosting Russian President Putin in Washington this fall.
“I’m very concerned that Russia will be fighting very hard to have an impact on the upcoming Election,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Based on the fact that no President has been tougher on Russia than me, they will be pushing very hard for the Democrats. They definitely don’t want Trump!”
(AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that meetings between U.S. and Russian presidents should become “normal” again.
Time magazine tweeted its latest cover on Thursday, a photograph of President Donald Trump’s face digitally morphing into Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“It is a proposal that was made in sincerity by President Putin, but President Trump disagrees with it,” press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement emailed to reporters.
Sen. Jeff Flake expressed concern in a Senate floor speech Thursday about President Trump’s refusal to denounce Russian election meddling during a joint press conference with President Putin.
President Donald Trump reacted Thursday to the latest negative media coverage about his administration, and previewed a second meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The remonstrations of history are rarely heeded in moments of mass hysteria. But before the new Cold Warriors and their neocon fellow travelers lead us into a crusade based on an FBI report about a computer server the bureau never got to inspect, perhaps we should consider the track record of U.S. intelligence in times of war.
China’s state-run Global Times warned Russia in a Tuesday column not to trust that any agreeableness on President Donald Trump’s part will be a permanent change in U.S. policy, adding that Trump’s “America First” policy makes it impossible for Washington to have true international allies.
Actor Christian Slater says President Donald Trump is an “a**hole” for the summit he held in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said America and the world “will be better” as a result of the Trump-Putin summit.
What happened at the summit in Helsinki? Sonnie Johnson dives deep into the joint press conference.
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger took to Twitter to lambast President Donald Trump’s joint press event with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Hollywood stars carried over their collective outrage over Monday’s press conference feature President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin into Tuesday.
Late-night hosts freaked out over President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, describing the meeting as “treasonous” and an attempt to sell out American democracy.
President Donald Trump called on the Democratic National Committee (DNC) during his press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Finland on Monday to hand over its server to the FBI to prove Russia hacked into it.
A throng of Hollywood celebrities erupted in disgust and rage on social media Monday in response to President Donald Trump’s meeting a joint presser with Russian president Vladimir Putin.
The United States, the top oil and gas seller, will compete with Russia’s gas pipeline to Germany, according to President Donald Trump, who addressed his previously expressed concern about the Nord Stream II pipeline during Monday’s joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
President Donald Trump rebuked a reporter who asked if he is giving Russian President Vladimir Putin an “upper hand” ahead of their meetings on Monday, telling the reporter during a Friday press conference in the U.K. how strong NATO is after this week’s summit.
FBI agent Peter Strzok will claim in front of congressional investigators Thursday that his work has never been tainted by politics.
NEW YORK — The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released a seven-page report on its initial findings in its investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, affirming a U.S. Intelligence Community report alleging the Russian government specifically sought to aid Donald Trump’s election chances.
As expected, Russian President Vladimir Putin won re-election on Sunday and will evidently claim he passed the magic “70/70” margin he was looking for: winning over 70 percent of the vote with turnout over 70 percent.
A Russia-ordered “humanitarian pause” has gone into effect to allow civilians to leave a rebel-held enclave near Damascus, giving a brief respite to the residents of the besieged area that has been under intense attack by the Syrian government for weeks.
In a curious role reversal, a leading prelate of the Russian Orthodox Church has accused the United States of “direct interference” in Russia’s elections by circulating the so-called “Kremlin list” prepared by the U.S. Treasury Department.
An underground cell of battle-hardened jihadists from Central Asia are planning to carry out “terrorist” attacks during the upcoming New Year celebrations and presidential elections in Moscow, reportedly warns Alexander Bortnik, the head of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), charged with homeland security.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, on the first official trip to Russia by a ruler of the oil-rich Sunni powerhouse, was set to meet President Vladimir Putin to discuss energy contracts despite discord over the Syrian conflict.
California unions killed the Democrats’ last-minute push to force the state to adopt 100 percent renewable electricity production by 2046, over worries the nation’s highest utility costs are killing jobs.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says the Israeli leader will travel to Russia on Wednesday to meet with President Vladimir Putin.
President Donald Trump vented his frustration with “fake news” media outlets on Twitter Tuesday after a scheduled dinner with Russian President Vladimir Putin was reported as a “secret” summit with dark implications.
Sunday on CBS’s “Face The Nation,” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) joked about President Donald Trump’s tweet that proposed cooperating with Russia on preventing election hacking by creating an “impenetrable Cyber Security unit.” McCain said, “I am sure that Vladamir Putin
In a new interview, Pope Francis said he fears there are “very dangerous alliances between powers who have a distorted view of the world,” including such an alliance between the United States and Russia.
U.S. President Donald Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday at the G20 meeting, the two world leaders greeting each other with a handshake ahead of their formal meeting in the afternoon.
Peace between Israel and the Palestinians cannot be achieved without the participation of Russia, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in the resort city Sochi on Thursday.
BERLIN (AP) — The German government says the leaders of Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France have renewed their commitment to implementing a faltering peace deal for eastern Ukraine.