Russia
Two out of three ain’t bad: Jetlagged Trump’s European roadshow, reviewed
Is the likeliest explanation of Trump’s U-turn really that he’s a Russian agent?
Trump’s fawning performance in Helsinki has only lent credence to the worst theories about him
The legacy of his presidency may be to fortify suspicions of Moscow and his chum Putin.
Donald Trump’s fight is against globalisation and the left – not Vladimir Putin
History somehow isn’t moving toward its predetermined end, and this has driven Western liberals completely mad. The theatrical overreaction to…
After flirting with Putin, is Trump putting ‘America first’?
The Helsinki summit, which was intended to smooth relations with Moscow, is having the reverse effect.
What’s the purpose of Trump’s forthcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin?
A diligent press corps is trying to force him to say what he will do or say when he meets his Russian chum. But Trump himself may not really know.
Do svidánija, NATO
Until now, not one of our NATO allies believed the American President actively sought favour and approval from the leader of totalitarian Russia.
Why the Romanovs were doomed
There never really was a moment when the Russian royal family might plausibly have been rescued.
What does Michael Cohen know?
He kept the President’s secrets about Russia as well as ‘the women.’
What are the odds of Trump going to jail?
Runners and riders for Mueller’s next arrest.
What does the British government know about Trump and Russia?
A British Member of Parliament thinks that the government has not always done all it can to assist the Mueller inquiry into whether Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia.
Why we need a big Trump-Putin summit
Writing in his space last week, Jacob Heilbrunn quipped that President Donald Trump’s summit in Singapore with North Korea’s Kim…
Putin says he’s making Russia great again. In reality, it’s crumbling
This is Putin’s time. Next week, the Fifa World Cup kicks off in Moscow, and the Kremlin has spared no…
The truth about Putin’s ‘chef’
Yevgeny Prigozhin has been charged by Robert Mueller for interfering in the 2016 election.
Did Ronald Reagan almost spark a nuclear war?
In 1983, Soviet spies skulked in our midnight streets to check the lights were out. The Kremlin, convinced the West…
For your eyes only: A short history of Democrat-spy collusion
How highly placed members of one administration mobilised the intelligence services to undermine their successors.
Trump is having a very loud public meltdown – all thanks to Michael Cohen
Between Ukraine and his associate Evgeny Freidman, it’s heating up for the president's former lawyer.
Did Ukraine bribe its way into the White House?
Michael Cohen's Kiev connection could spell more trouble for his former boss.
Why Christopher Steele should spill the beans
Lawyers representing the ex-spook-turned-private-investigator Christopher Steele were in action yesterday at London’s High Court. In a rather convoluted turn of…
Will Trump end the Mueller inquiry or will the Mueller inquiry end Trump?
May 17, 2017 started out as any other day in Donald Trump’s Washington. Men and women in suits with briefcases…
America is in the middle of a Russian influence campaign – not at the end
We need only look to London for lessons in how oligarchs apply pressure.
Putin shows off his ‘dagger’ on Victory Day
Then there’s the bravado that goes with it too. International Women’s Day is widely and actively observed in Russia, and though there is an official…
The 10 graphs that explain Vladimir Putin’s Russia
This is an edited version of a presentation given by Owen Matthews at The Spectator’s What does Russia want? event.…
Putin’s cronies take a hit from the US
“I’m afraid we no longer have oligarchs. That was a concept of the ’90s,” Russia’s deputy prime minister Arkady Dvorkovich…
The perfect recipe for a Trump meltdown
President Trump has invited Russian president Vladimir Putin to the White House. This news is rocking Washington, but it shouldn’t…
The diplomat expulsion game is a pointless charade
Diplomats are poker chips. The pomp and mystery that accrues to the diplomatic and intelligence services en poste overseas conceal…
