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The first Russian diesel tanker headed to New York carries 40,000 tons, but a retired general says that only covers a couple hours of U.S. demand.

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss how Donald Trump’s dismissal of Russian aggression against Ukraine has prompted bipartisan backlash.

The United States once declared that Ukraine’s fight was the front line in a global battle for freedom. Now the Trump administration is sending money to Moscow.

President Donald Trump blames Ukraine for continuing its defensive war against Russia. He does so even as Ukraine has agreed to ceasefires proposed by Trump but rejected or broken systematically by Russia. Trump pretends that Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s energy network are intended to increase American gas prices rather than, as they are, to drain […]

Gen. Ben Hodges (Ret.) says restrictions on Starlink service have dealt a significant blow to Ukraine's counter-drone capabilities and disrupted an early-warning system for incoming ballistic missiles. Hodges says it is bizarre for President Donald Trump to defend Elon Musk as a "good person" who would not do anything wrong, pointing to Trump's praise of Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un and comments from a Trump negotiator calling Putin a humanitarian. Hodges says he applauds first lady Melania Trump's role in helping secure relief for Ukrainian civilians, but says it represents only a small fraction of the suffering caused by Russia's war. He speaks with Joe Mathieu on Bloomberg’s "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)

I joke with Russiagate diehards that their theory only explains 50% of Trump’s Russia actions.

The first lady, who is positioning herself as an intermediary between two warring nations as her husband sides with Russia, said the agreement would allow residents to evacuate.

A tanker loaded with diesel fuel set sail Friday from Russia for the United States, the first shipment since President Donald Trump agreed a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to release more fuel into the global market.

The Kremlin said Friday that the first tanker carrying Russian diesel to the U.S. under the new import agreement has set sail, just two weeks after President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin finalized the deal.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe leads an agency that’s at war with Russia, even as Trump makes nice with Putin.

Economic incentives don’t persuade the Russian leader. Here’s what could.

A tanker carrying 40,000 metric tons of Russian diesel is heading towards New York, ship-tracking data showed on Friday, following an agreement reached ‌this month between Moscow and President Donald Trump.

Trump waived most new Russia sanctions from the Graham Act, drawing sharp Republican criticism over whether Vladimir Putin believes the threats.

On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “Deadline,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) said President Donald Trump “is in the thrall of” Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Host Nicolle Wallace said, “In light of Mr. Wycoff describing Vladimir Putin as a quote, humanitarian, this The post Sen. Coons: ‘Trump Is in the Thrall of Putin; He’s Putin’s Puppet’ appeared first on Breitbart .

Czech President Petr Pavel on Tuesday said President Trump's diesel deal with Russia derailed peace talks between the Kremlin and Ukraine, saying both sides were "so close" to a ceasefire. "It will be much harder now," Pavel told the Axel Springer Global Reporters Network, which includes Politico. "Russia uses this momentum to get out of...

President Donald Trump is signaling a full-on embrace of Vladimir Putin and Russia – and of big-power relations – as he faces adverse midterm results and a potential lame-duck presidency.

President Donald Trump asked Elon Musk on Wednesday to lift restrictions on Starlink satellite services in Ukraine after the SpaceX founder allegedly ordered a slowdown that hampered Ukrainian defenses against Russian attacks, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing U.S. officials.

Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) did not raise her objections to President Donald Trump waiving bipartisan Russia sanctions named after her late brother during a campaign visit from Trump to support her election and a subsequent ride with him to Washington on Air Force One. The interim senator made the revelation to reporters Thursday after Trump […]

In a push to close deals, Trump has pivoted toward Putin.

When American engineers established the Faroe Islands LORAN-C master station in March 1960, they anchored a vital North Atlantic navigation chain that the Pentagon deemed essential for Polaris submarine ballistic missile accuracy. Today, this exact, critical geography still sits astride the chokepoints that aggressive Russian Northern Fleet submarines transit to surge from the Kola Peninsula […]

Trump’s latest lurch toward Russia may be unlike the previous several.

The rationale for Trump’s decision to allow Russian diesel shipments was to lower the prices farmers and long-haul truckers were paying ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms.

Retired American teacher Stephen Hubbard has been released from a Russian jail after over four years of detention. His son, Joseph Coleman, spoke to CBS News about the good news. CBS News' Natalie Brand has more.

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump is cozying up to Russia again. What’s happening? On Wednesday, Russia released an American prisoner, 74-year-old retired teacher Stephen Hubbard, back to […]

President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff praised Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” on Tuesday while representing the United States in talks with the Russian “president” in St. Petersburg. Witkoff couldn’t be more wrong. Vladimir Putin is an ex-KGB intelligence officer and Stasi liaison who served in Dresden at the height of the Cold War […]