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US Senate’s top Republican likens Russia to ‘old Soviet Union’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell praised enactment of the new annual defense policy law and put his differences with President Trump regarding Russia on display.
By Joe Gould
These US military veterans are divided over Trump’s Russia comments
Iraq War veteran Chris Sheppard fumed as he watched President Trump's joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.
US sanctions on Russia could harm India. Congress is wrestling over a fix.
How U.S. lawmakers handle stiff Russia sanctions that inadvertently target India and other allies will be a test of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' clout on Capitol Hill.
By Joe Gould
Investments in Baltic nations making Air Force more lethal, service’s top commander in Europe says
The U.S. Air Force's spending to deter Russia has tripled since fiscal year 2017.
By Valerie Insinna
In Helsinki backlash, Democrats target sanctions loophole for US allies buying Russian arms
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wants to make sure a proposed loophole for Russia sanctions sought by the Pentagon never makes it into law.
By Joe Gould
Trump questions US intel, not Putin, on Russia 2016 meddling
Standing next to Russia’s Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump openly questioned his own intelligence agencies' conclusions that Moscow was to blame for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election to Trump’s benefit and seemed to accept Putin’s insistence that Russia’s hands were clean.
By Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press and Jill Colvin, The Associated Press
Iran has no intention to leave Syria, top official says
Iran has no intention of leaving Syria regardless of U.S. and Israeli pressure, a senior envoy to Iran’s leader said Friday, reaffirming a tough stance on the issue expected to top the agenda of the upcoming U.S.-Russian summit.
Trump is actually helping alliance, says former NATO parliament chief
Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, talks to Defense News about South Korea, the U.S. president, NATO, Russia, Syria and more.
By Joe Gould
US Senate votes to defend NATO as Trump attacks alliance
President Trump's verbal attacks on NATO set off a flurry of legislative activity in the US Senate aimed at expressing support for the beleaguered alliance.
By Joe Gould
Trump says Putin meeting may be ‘easiest’ of Europe tour. Could he be right?
The meeting between the U.S. and Russian presidents will be closely watched to see whether Trump will rebuke or embrace Putin, and what sort of deal they might strike.
By Joe Gould
Trump rips NATO members ahead of summit
It's "not fair" that America spends more on NATO than allies, the president tweeted ahead of the Brussels summit.
By Joe Gould