Trump starts paying his own legal bills on Russia probe
U.S. President Donald Trump has begun paying his own legal bills related to the Russia investigation and will no longer cover the costs using political donations to his re-election campaign or the Republican Party, his attorneys confirmed on Friday.
Putin plan to rejuvenate Russian politics makes slow progress
Poised to run for a fourth term, President Vladimir Putin has started clearing out the old Russian political elite and says he’s bringing in young people with “fire in their eyes.”
Venezuela wins Russia and China backing as it says it is honoring debt
Venezuela won easier debt terms from Russia and got a vote of confidence from China on Wednesday, as the oil-rich country said it had starting making interest payments on bonds after a delay that had threatened to trigger a default.
Britain, Russia clash over Syria at chemical weapons body
Britain accused Russia on Thursday of carrying out a “thinly veiled political attack” on the head of the world’s chemical weapons watchdog, escalating a row over the agency’s investigation into toxic attacks in Syria.
Former Yahoo CEO apologizes for data breaches, blames Russians
Former Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer apologized on Wednesday for two massive data breaches at the internet company, blaming Russian agents for at least one of them, at a hearing on the growing number of cyber attacks on major U.S. companies.
Putin, Trump may meet next week at APEC summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump may meet next week at an Asian economic summit amid strains over sanctions against Moscow, the Syria conflict and the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.
Trump campaign aide met Russian officials in 2016: NY Times
A foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign met Russian government officials last year, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing testimony he gave this week to a U.S. congressional committee.
Ukraine goes to WTO over Russian ban on booze, presidential sweets
Ukraine has filed a World Trade Organization complaint challenging Russian trade restrictions on beer, vodka, juice, wallpaper and a product close to President Petro Poroshenko’s heart: confectionery.
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