Russia sanctions
The U.S. just sanctioned Russia’s infamous “Troll Factory” and “Putin’s chef”
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned a number of Russian entities and individuals.
Trump just gave Putin a big pass on sanctions
“This is what I feared. It looks as if @realDonaldTrump has taken orders from Putin.”
GOP senators are getting some Russia sanction ideas from anti-Putin YouTube videos
Turns out Alexei Navalny's YouTube channel has some powerful viewers in Washington: Republican senators.
The VICE News Guide to the World — Week of January 15
This week: Tillerson wants U.S. troops in Syria indefinitely; North Korea keeps playing nice; Russia's richest are staging a $1 trillion freakout; WhatsApp is causing a serious fake news problem in Brazil; and more.
Radioactive oligarchs: Russia’s richest are staging a $1 trillion freak-out
“The degree of Russian alarm is striking,” said a former State Department coordinator for sanctions policy.
Why did the U.S. just revoke Putin critic Bill Browder’s visa?
The move against the U.S.-born British citizen was labeled farcical, and prompted immediate calls for the U.S. to overturn the decision.
The House and Senate Actually Worked Together to Put Sanctions on Russia
Your daily guide to what's working, what's not and what you can do about it.