Russia on HotAir

Russia

Apr 2020

Putin extends shutdown for a month, Moscow residents tracked by mandatory cell phone app

John Sexton Apr 02, 2020 1:01 PM

“The new tools will merge with existing street cameras and face recognition software…”

Mar 2020

Last week Putin met with a doctor who has now tested positive for coronavirus

John Sexton Mar 31, 2020 10:01 PM

“Everything is fine.”

Putin: You better believe the oil-production war with Saudis is still on

Ed Morrissey Mar 20, 2020 10:41 AM

Mnuchin to the rescue?

What is happening with the coronavirus in Russia?

John Sexton Mar 16, 2020 3:01 PM

“…we cannot give journalists’ information”

Putin sets himself up to be president of Russia for life

John Sexton Mar 10, 2020 3:01 PM

“MPs had been given only 20 minutes to study the text of the amendment.”

Biden spokesman: We don’t want James Comey’s vote for Joe

Allahpundit Mar 03, 2020 5:21 PM

Oof.

Feb 2020

Uh oh: Bloomberg starting to collapse in polling?

Allahpundit Feb 26, 2020 11:21 AM

Endgame?

Did O’Brien lie in claiming that Russia wants Bernie to become president?

Allahpundit Feb 23, 2020 2:01 PM

“I haven’t seen any intelligence that Russia is doing anything to attempt to get President Trump re-elected.”

WaPo: Feds have briefed Bernie that Russia is trying to help his campaign; Update: “Stay out of American elections”

Allahpundit Feb 21, 2020 5:21 PM

“It is not clear what form that Russian assistance has taken.”

CNN sources: Intel deputy overstated claim at briefing that Russia is planning to help Trump in the election

Allahpundit Feb 21, 2020 11:21 AM

“Both Democrats and Republicans were challenging this at the briefing.”

Report: Trump offered Assange pardon if he would deny Russia hacked DNC emails (Update: Rohrabacher ‘at no time did I talk to President Trump’)

John Sexton Feb 19, 2020 3:01 PM

“It is a complete fabrication and a total lie.”

Jan 2020

Venezuela may be forced to sell off its oil company… to Russia

Jazz Shaw Jan 28, 2020 8:01 AM

From woke to broke

Lindsey Graham: I love Joe Biden and don’t think he’s corrupt but he’s not above being looked at for Burisma

Allahpundit Jan 23, 2020 3:21 PM

“Somebody needs to look at this!”

American corporations are inadvertently funding Russian propaganda

John Sexton Jan 22, 2020 7:01 PM

“Among RT.com’s top 20 programmatic advertisers: Amazon, PayPal, Walmart and Kroger.”

Dershowitz clarifies: You don’t need a statutory crime to impeach but you do need “criminal-like conduct”

Allahpundit Jan 20, 2020 5:21 PM

Hmmm.

Putin’s push for scientific dominance created a black market of plagiarized papers and fake degrees

John Sexton Jan 17, 2020 4:41 PM

“There are so many pseudo-experts who are not real experts.”

Sweet. Now you can purchase immortality from a Russian firm

Jazz Shaw Jan 16, 2020 12:31 PM

Of course, there may be a catch…

Russian government resigns en masse—what is Putin up to?

John Sexton Jan 15, 2020 1:01 PM

“…what idiots (and/or crooks) are all those who said that Putin would leave in 2024.”

Pelosi prepares to send articles of impeachment to Senate, speculates about Mitch McConnell’s Russia connections

John Sexton Jan 14, 2020 3:01 PM

“sometimes she wonders…”

Hmmm: Russian hackers breach Burisma for some reason … maybe

Ed Morrissey Jan 14, 2020 2:01 PM

Conclusions leapt onto, redux.

Video: Russian ship ‘aggressively approached’ US destroyer in Arabian Sea

John Sexton Jan 10, 2020 1:01 PM

“The Russian ship initially refused but ultimately altered course…”

Putin in Syria. I’m sure it’s all just a coincidence

Jazz Shaw Jan 08, 2020 9:21 AM

The new BFFs

Facebook exec: Trump won 2016 not because of Russians but because of an outstanding digital campaign

John Sexton Jan 07, 2020 9:21 PM

Admits the temptation to abuse Facebook’s power is real.

Here we go. The Iran – North Korea connection

Jazz Shaw Jan 07, 2020 8:01 AM

All roads lead to Russia

Dec 2019

Turkey is blackmailing the US over Russian alliance

Jazz Shaw Dec 27, 2019 8:31 AM

Axis of mostly evil

Christianity Today editorial: Remove Trump from office

Allahpundit Dec 19, 2019 10:41 PM

“The impeachment hearings have illuminated the president’s moral deficiencies for all to see.”

Is Juan Guaido’s revolution over?

Jazz Shaw Dec 18, 2019 4:31 PM

Not looking promising

Flashback: 58% of Democrats supported impeaching Trump … a month after he was sworn in

Allahpundit Dec 18, 2019 3:31 PM

Dug in.

Here we go. China, Russia look to lifting sanctions on North Korea

Jazz Shaw Dec 17, 2019 9:21 AM

From bad to worse

Comey takes victory lap over IG report: You’re welcome, America

Allahpundit Dec 09, 2019 7:31 PM

“The FBI fulfilled its mission — protecting the American people and upholding the U.S. Constitution.”

North Korea threatens to call Trump a “dotard”

Jazz Shaw Dec 09, 2019 8:01 AM

Again

“The base is not blind”: Maybe Republican voters will punish Republicans who side with Trump on impeachment, says Whoopi

Allahpundit Dec 05, 2019 10:41 PM

“I believe that there’s more going on in the base than people know.”

Russian assassins planned attacks from the French Alps

John Sexton Dec 05, 2019 3:23 PM

“…this unit, have felt free to go ahead and carry out this extreme malign activity in friendly countries.”

2016 election meddling was all Russia, not Ukraine, says … Lindsey Graham

Allahpundit Dec 03, 2019 8:41 PM

“Russia was behind the stolen DNC emails and (John) Podesta and all that good stuff.”

Schiff: It’s “deeply concerning” to learn that Devin Nunes was in touch with Giuliani and Lev Parnas during the Ukraine saga

Allahpundit Dec 03, 2019 7:01 PM

Logs.

Romney: I’ve seen no evidence that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 campaign

Allahpundit Dec 03, 2019 6:01 PM

“We have ample evidence that Russia interfered in our elections.”

NYT source: Durham has evidence that challenges IG’s conclusion that FBI had sufficient basis to launch Russiagate probe

Allahpundit Dec 03, 2019 4:01 PM

“The discord could be the prelude to a major fissure within federal law enforcement…”

Zelensky: In case anyone’s interested, there wasn’t any quid pro quo

Ed Morrissey Dec 03, 2019 12:01 PM

“If you’re our strategic partner, then you can’t go blocking anything for us.”

Democrats look to expand impeachment charges

Jazz Shaw Dec 03, 2019 10:31 AM

Dog pile continues

Nov 2019

NYT: Draft IG report on Russiagate finds that FBI didn’t spy on Trump’s campaign

Allahpundit Nov 27, 2019 7:01 PM

“But Mr. Horowitz will sharply criticize F.B.I. leaders for their handling of the investigation in some ways…”

NYT: Draft IG report claims Russiagate FISA application was “sloppy and unprofessional” in parts but won’t claim anti-Trump bias among top officials

Allahpundit Nov 22, 2019 5:21 PM

Careless.

Fiona Hill: Sondland was engaged in a “domestic political errand,” the rest of us were engaged in foreign policy

Allahpundit Nov 21, 2019 6:01 PM

“Gordon, I think this is all going to blow up.”

Schiff: Trump committed a “high crime” — of bribery

Ed Morrissey Nov 13, 2019 8:41 AM

Kind of like … this?

30 years overdue: Reagan statue unveiled in Berlin

Karen Townsend Nov 10, 2019 6:31 PM

Long overdue