Interviewed on the ‘Today’ show, he also says the U.S. won’t be able to convince authoritarian governments, including Russia, to open up their governments to media scrutiny if U.S. leaders try to discredit their own press.
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Russia to build Patriotic Park with Reichstag replica for youths to storm
The Kremlin has turned to World War II to encourage patriotic feelings. The country’s wartime suffering and enormous losses form a key part of Russia’s national identity.
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Pence says U.S. will hold Russia accountable, stands with NATO
President Trump had dismissed the post-World War II military alliance as “obsolete.”
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Analysis: Trump suggests Obama was too soft on Russia, but Putin’s friends would disagree
For the record, here’s how sanctions put in place by the Obama administration have affected the Russian economy.
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Analysis: 10 unanswered questions after Michael Flynn’s resignation
There is much we still do not know.
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Russian lawmakers rush to the defense of President Trump’s ex-national security adviser
‘Flynn was ‘pushed out’ not because of his mistake, but because of … paranoia and a witch hunt,’ tweets Alexei Pushkov, a Russian senator.
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Trump, Putin to speak by phone Saturday, Kremlin spokesman says
Moscow’s establishment has welcomed Trump as a pragmatist who will not try to enforce American values on the rest of the world.
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Evidence of Russian hacking operation found in Vermont utility’s system
The penetration of the U.S. electrical grid is seen as a potentially serious vulnerability.
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Russians leave 2 East Coast estates pegged as spy nests
The Russians have owned a 45-acre Maryland retreat along the Corsica River since 1972. The other, a mansion on Long Island, was purchased by the Soviets in 1952.
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U.S. gives more detailed look at Russia’s alleged election hacking
A 13-page joint analysis by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI is the first such report ever to attribute malicious cyber activity to a particular country or actors.