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Pelosi calls on Sessions to quit after Post discloses Russia contacts

EghtesadOnline: U.S. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign on Wednesday after the Washington Post reported he failed to disclose two meetings he had with Russia's ambassador before Donald Trump was inaugurated as president.
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Publish Date:02/March/2017 | 24:44

Sessions Met Twice With Russian Envoy During Trump Campaign

EghtesadOnline: Attorney General Jeff Sessions had conversations with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. while he was a prominent surrogate for Donald Trump’s election campaign, even though he said during his confirmation hearing that no contacts had occurred, the Justice Department confirmed late Wednesday.
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Publish Date:02/March/2017 | 10:03

Trump attacks FBI on leakers of Russia reports: 'FIND NOW'

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the FBI on Friday for failing to stop leaks of national security information to the media and directed the agency to find those who pass on classified information.
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Publish Date:25/February/2017 | 04:50

Russia Watches U.S. Reassure Allies, and It's Disappointed

EghtesadOnline: Shortly after Vice President Mike Pence pledged to “hold Russia to account” while looking for common ground in a speech to European allies, a hawkish Russian legislator reached out to shake his hand as he passed through a crowded hotel corridor.
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Publish Date:19/February/2017 | 04:40

Kremlin Tells Media to Cut Back on Fawning Trump Coverage, Sources Say

EghtesadOnline: The Kremlin ordered state media to cut way back on their fawning coverage of President Donald Trump, reflecting a growing concern among senior Russian officials that the new U.S. administration will be less friendly than first thought, three people familiar with the matter said.
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Publish Date:16/February/2017 | 20:31

U.S. believes Russia deployed new missile in treaty violation

EghtesadOnline: Russia has deployed a new cruise missile despite complaints by U.S. officials that it violates an arms control treaty banning ground-based U.S. and Russian intermediate-range missiles, a senior Trump administration official said on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:15/February/2017 | 05:21

Denying feud over Russia hacking, Trump vows support to CIA

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump tried to ease tensions with the CIA on Saturday, telling officers he had their back after he had leveled unprecedented criticism against spy agencies for their investigation into Russian hacking during the election.
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Publish Date:22/January/2017 | 05:19

Trump Will Visit Headquarters of CIA He Criticized Over Leaks

EghtwsadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump will visit CIA headquarters in Virginia on Saturday on his first full day in office, traveling to the nerve center of a U.S. spy apparatus he criticized over intelligence reports Russia worked to assist his election, said a person familiar with the plans.
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Publish Date:20/January/2017 | 11:53

Russia Fears That Trump Won’t Be Such a Great Deal After All

EghtesadOnline: Russia is giving Donald Trump the kind of fawning television coverage usually reserved for Vladimir Putin, with its most popular propagandist hailing the president-elect this week as “a man of his word.”
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Publish Date:20/January/2017 | 11:38

CIA director warns Trump to watch what he says, be careful on Russia

EghtesadOnline: Outgoing CIA Director John Brennan on Sunday issued a stern parting rebuke to Republican Donald Trump days before he assumes the U.S. presidency, advising him not to absolve Russia for its recent actions and warning him to watch what he says.
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Publish Date:15/January/2017 | 17:44

Trump Aides Deny Sunday Times Report of Putin Iceland Summit

EghtesadOnline: Two senior aides to Donald Trump denied a report that his advisers had told U.K. officials the incoming president’s first foreign trip will be a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Reykjavik. Russian officials also derided the report.
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Publish Date:15/January/2017 | 17:30

Trump Wants to Hold Summit With Putin in Iceland: Sunday Times

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump’s advisers have told U.K. officials that the incoming president’s first foreign trip will be a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, potentially in Reykjavik within weeks of taking office, the Sunday Times reported.
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Publish Date:15/January/2017 | 04:55

Trump Says Sanctions on Russia to Stay at First, WSJ Reports

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump would keep sanctions imposed by the Obama administration against Russia in place “for a period of time,” he told the Wall Street Journal, adding that he’d consider lifting them once Vladimir Putin proves he can be an ally.
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Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 14:41

Trump suggests he may do away with Russia sanctions if Moscow helpful: WSJ

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal he would keep intact sanctions against Russia "at least for a period of time," and also said he wouldn't commit to the "one China" policy until he sees progress from Beijing in its currency and trade practices.
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Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 05:33

Senate Panel to Probe If Trump Campaign Had Contact With Russia

EghtesadOnline: The Senate Intelligence Committee announced a bipartisan investigation into Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 elections, including any links with associates of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
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Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 05:17