Trump’s attacks on US justice system after guilty verdict encourage Putin, other autocrats: experts

Following his historic conviction in the hush money case, Donald Trump has attacked the US criminal justice system with unfounded claims of a “rigged” trial, echoing the Kremlin. “If they can do this to me, they can do this to anybody,” Trump said Friday from his eponymous tower in New York. Thousands of miles away, […]
Trump threatens to out-crazy Putin

Donald Trump made big news last week, but it wasn’t his conviction on 34 charges in Manhattan on Thursday. This is what Trump said a few days ago, according to the Kyiv Independent. Retelling May 28th Story According to The Washington Post, the former president and future president “suggested at a fundraiser that he would […]
Biden missing Ukraine talks would be ‘applauded’ by Putin, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed the importance of President Biden attending the upcoming peace summit. The summit is aimed at garnering support to stop the war and put pressure on Russia, which currently occupies large parts of Ukraine. Although the United States has indicated its support, it is unclear whether Biden will attend. Ukrainian President […]
Biohazards, Putin, extremism… we’ll need more than a few tins of beans | Martha Gill

a2pm: People told to stock up on batteries and bottled water. 5pm: A general election called. Who drew up this timeline? What a contrast: 14 years of Conservative government and a country filling its food shelves with emergency baked beans. But listen to Oliver Dowden’s “resilience” speech at the London Defence Conference on Wednesday, which […]
Emmanuel Macron hits Vladimir Putin for rejecting truce with Ukraine during Olympics

French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rejection of an Olympic truce proposal with Ukraine, saying Putin’s refusal shows the world that he is “not ready for peace.” “This is a moment of great clarification, because every week until now, President Putin has been claiming that he is ready for peace.” Macron […]
Trump says relationship with Putin will help win Gershkovich release

Former President Trump said his ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin could help secure the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been held in Russia for more than a year. “Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal journalist being held by Russia, will be released shortly after the election, and certainly before […]
Trump claims Putin will free jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich for him

MOSCOW – Donald Trump has posted on social media that he intends to use his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin to get Wall Street reporter Evan Gershkovitch released from a Russian prison. President Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social that this would happen right after the US presidential election in November, […]
Hug between Putin and Xi comes as ‘no surprise’ to John Kirby

White House national security communications adviser John Kirby reacted Friday to a hug shared between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kirby offered a cool response to the interaction, claiming it was “no surprise” to him that the two are close and said, “That’s nice for them.” Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Russian President Vladimir […]
Putin tightens war machine | The Hill

President Putin has named economist Andrei Belousov as Moscow’s defense minister, replacing long-serving Sergei Shoigu.Mr. Shoigu was now appointed as Russia’s security chief.ncil, replacing fired Security Chief Nikolai Patrushev — Key figures in Putin’s security apparatus He will now work as an aide to the Russian president. Summary, Realignment promotes economics rather than military thinking […]
Ukraine launches biggest drone attack on Russia as Putin courts support from China

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