Lukashenka accuses Russia of ‘Grabbing Belarus by the throat’

Lukashenka accuses Russia of ‘Grabbing Belarus by the throat’

MINSK – Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has lashed out at Russia, accusing his powerful neighbor of violating treaties and using its role as an energy supplier to “grab us by the throat.” Speaking to journalists in Minsk on February 3, Lukashenka harshly criticized Moscow’s recent decision to establish a “security zone” with border controls along […]

Ukraine’s president urges to continue sanctions on Russia

Ukraine’s president urges to continue sanctions on Russia

As the world waits to see how the U.S. will approach both Syria and Ukraine, a world leader weighs in and advocates to maintain sanctions on Russia. President Poroshenko of Ukraine has urged the West to keep the sanctions on Russia. These remarks came after POTUS Trump told The Wall Street Journal he would consider lifting the […]

As Cold War turns to Information War, a new fake news police combats disinformation

As Cold War turns to Information War, a new fake news police combats disinformation

PRAGUE — The target of high-stakes Kremlin power plays during the Cold War, the Czech Republic is again on the front lines of a contest with Russia and its sympathizers — this time in the Information Wars. Inside a mustard-yellow stucco building in northwest Prague, Benedikt Vangeli is a commander in that fight — leading […]

Hundreds of Marines landing in Norway officially has nothing to do with Russia… unofficially has everything to do with Russia

Hundreds of Marines landing in Norway officially has nothing to do with Russia… unofficially has everything to do with Russia

For the first time since World War II, three hundred U.S. Marines landed in Norway on Monday.  Although these troops arrived just days after more than 3500 American service personnel landed in Poland in support of NATO Operation Atlantic Resolve (bolstering European defenses against a potential Russian attack) both American and Norwegian officials dismissed suggestions […]

US Intelligence Officials brief members of Congress on Russian election interference.

US Intelligence Officials brief members of Congress on Russian election interference.

Last night, Rep. Lieu (D-CA) released an official statement outlining his stance on Russian involvement in the election. He did so after reviewing an intelligence document concerning Russia’s involvement in the US Presidential election. He released the following statement: I have now read the highly classified intelligence report on Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in […]

Trump’s cabinet nominees diverge on Russia, security issues

Trump’s cabinet nominees diverge on Russia, security issues

WASHINGTON—Donald Trump’s picks for top national security posts diverged from the president-elect’s positions on key issues during confirmation hearings a week before the inauguration, increasing uncertainty about what policies the incoming administration would pursue, even on matters almost entirely under White House control. Retired Gen. James Mattis, the secretary of defense nominee; Rex Tillerson, named […]

He who is without Kompromat among you, let him cast the first stone

He who is without Kompromat among you, let him cast the first stone

Ladies and gentleman, take my advice: pull down your pants, and slide on the ice–take a chill pill! Though a brother of shaky faith, and having been raised a Catholic man nonetheless, I know as well as the next future pontiff the story cited in John 7:8 of Gideons Old Testament: Jesus of Nazareth (not […]

Former CIA officers on Trump Russia dossier: The intel community ‘is not in the business of reporting vague rumors’ to the president

Former CIA officers on Trump Russia dossier: The intel community ‘is not in the business of reporting vague rumors’ to the president

The CIA and the FBI would not have briefed the president and the president-elect on claims that Russia has compromising information on Donald Trump if they did not take the allegations seriously, said former CIA operatives and analysts who spoke to Business Insider. “Most of the information that passes across the CIA’s desk throughout the […]

Trump dossier spotlights Russian history of ‘Kompromat’

Trump dossier spotlights Russian history of ‘Kompromat’

MOSCOW—The public airing of a dossier Tuesday on President-elect Donald Trump casts a spotlight on Russia’s dark art of kompromat, the practice of collecting compromising material on prominent individuals for the purposes of blackmail. The dossier is packed with unverified allegations, including a claim that Russian officials obtained evidence of Mr. Trump with prostitutes and […]

Decision to brief Trump on allegations brought a secret and unsubstantiated dossier into the public domain

Decision to brief Trump on allegations brought a secret and unsubstantiated dossier into the public domain

As the nation’s top spies prepared to brief President Obama and President-elect Donald Trump on Russian interference in the 2016 election, they faced an excruciatingly delicate question: Should they mention the salacious allegations that had been circulating in Washington for months that Moscow had compromising information on the incoming president? Ultimately, they concluded they had […]

Controversy erupts over recent Russian plot allegations.

Controversy erupts over recent Russian plot allegations.

President-elect Donald Trump is caught in a news cycle frenzy due to unsubstantiated allegations put forward in a recently published ‘dossier’. New claims have emerged that Russia has a dossier of alleged compromising material. The Russians conduct espionage and attempt to cultivate people all over the globe, all the time. This tactic shouldn’t be a shock – […]

Leading up to change of power we hear Russia more often than anything.

Leading up to change of power we hear Russia more often than anything.

I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing. But, there’s an array of threats out there and some that we have a semblance of control over. Russia is not one of those threats at the moment. In a governmental flux – and the new heads of agencies and leaders probably don’t […]