• Former EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland, Who Testified Against Trump at Impeachment, Registers as Ukraine Foreign Agent

    It is unclear what specific work Gordon Sondland produces for Ukraine, and his registration does not specify any compensation.

  • Borrell: Putin should not blame Ukraine for Moscow attack

    European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell stated on Monday that the bloc must "call out" Russian President Vladimir Putin for trying to pin the

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    Donald Trump faces an over $400 million judgment for his civil fraud trial Monday while he’s in court with Stormy Daniels in his criminal hush money case. Former Senior Trump White House Official Omarosa Manigault Newman joins Alex Witt to discuss what can be expected on Trump’s busy day.

  • Trump trials’ comedy of errors – is legal inexperience to blame?

    It’s been a chaotic week in Trump’s criminal trials – and much of the mayhem has been caused by key legal figures’ misstepsYou’re reading Guardian US’s free Trump on Trial newsletter. To get the latest court developments delivered to your inbox, sign up here.Programming note: starting next week, Trump on Trial will be sent weekly on Wednesdays. Continue reading

  • Trump may not be in power, but his Ukraine rhetoric has spooked Europe

    Republican presidential nominee can still undermine trust in US global leadership and is reminiscent of the GOP in the 1940sAmid the grandiose surroundings of the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich’s historic old town, previously cautious and low-key German politicians were in such a state of alarm about future US commitment to Nato that they were discussing how Germany might acquire an independent nuclear deterrent, potentially overturning decades of national defense doctrine.The setting was the...

  • Moscow attack: Russian state media blames Ukraine and the West

    Despite evidence the Islamic State group was behind Friday's outrage, Russian news reflects the Kremlin's narrative.

  • Russia would be ‘cynical’ to blame Moscow attack on Ukraine, Macron says

    Russia challenged Western assertions that the Islamic State militant group orchestrated the gun attack, accusing Washington of covering for Ukraine.

  • Opinion: One Trump puppet stands between Ukraine and the aid it needs

    Speaker Mike Johnson in just months has all but cemented his place among the weakest House leaders in its history. Alas, the Louisianan nonetheless holds enough power that he’s single-handedly blocking one of the most crucial matters of our time: bipartisan U.S. aid to Ukraine for its defense against Vladimir Putin’s murderous expansionism. It’s not like Johnson is making a stand on principle by not scheduling a House vote. Oh, no. To hear him talk, he’s all for our Ukrainian allies and wants...

  • Shohei Ohtani leaves unanswered questions after blaming his interpreter in gambling scandal

    Shohei Ohtani's calm, deliberate delivery Monday of his version of events surrounding the payment of his longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara's gambling debts leaves no doubt where he stands on the matter. He does not and never has placed bets on any sport. He was oblivious to the alleged theft by Mizuhara of millions of dollars from his bank account. He is shocked and saddened. Lawyers can take it from here. Play ball! And by the way, Ohtani unequivocally branded his former close friend, workout...

  • Russia: Biden 'Bailing Out' Ukraine by Blaming ISIS for Concert Massacre

    Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova published an outraged screed on Sunday claiming that the American government was "bailing out" Ukraine by blaming the Islamic State terrorist organization for the massacre of over 130 people at a concert hall outside of Moscow on Friday.

  • ISIS Claims Attack on Moscow Concert Hall After Ukraine Blames Putin

    ISIS claimed responsibility for Friday's mass shooting in Moscow after Ukrainian intelligence said it believed Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind the assault that killed dozens and injured more than 100, according to Russian-state media reports.Several gunmen opened fire at Crocus City Hall, a large music concert venue in the western portion of Moscow Oblast, Russian-state news agency RIA Novosti first reported.At least 60 people died, the Associated Press (AP) reported. Russia's...

  • Former CIA agent: Putin putting blame on Ukraine for Moscow attack is ‘nonsense’

    Former CIA agent Marc Polymeropoulos said that Russian President Vladimir Putin casting blame for the Moscow concert hall shooting on Ukraine is “nonsense.” Polymeropoulos dismissed Putin’s attempt to link the gunmen that killed at least 133 people Friday at the Crocus City complex near Moscow to Ukraine, the country his military is currently invading. “So