LONDON — European governments struggled Tuesday to assess whether outspoken remarks by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, made in a weekend interview with two European newspapers, will be translated into new policies. European leaders had hoped that as Trump’s inauguration approached, the president-elect would tone down his campaign-trail criticism of the European Union and NATO, which […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow will not expel U.S. diplomats in response to sanctions imposed Thursday by U.S. President Barack Obama for interference by Russian intelligence agencies in November’s U.S. national election. “We will not create problems for American diplomats. We will not expel anyone,” Putin said in a statement released by the Kremlin. […]
In response to Russia’s interference and hacking of our recent presidential elections in November, as well as the harrrasment of our diplomats in Moscow, President Obama struck back with additional sanctions against the Asian giant. “Today, I have ordered a number of actions in response to the Russian government’s aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and […]
STATE DEPARTMENT — President-elect Donald Trump announced his nomination for Secretary of State Tuesday, picking ExxonMobil chairman and chief executive officer Rex Tillerson to be the nation’s top diplomat. Tillerson, friendly with Russia’s president, has spent his 41-year career at the same oil company. Trump said Tillerson’s knowledge of running a global company is crucial to […]