David Jackson USA TODAY Published 7:56 AM EDT Apr 19, 2019 WASHINGTON – The Mueller report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election is getting poor reviews from the Kremlin. The report "does not present any reasonable proof at all that Russia allegedly meddled in the electoral process in the U.S," said Dmitry Peskov, top spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin. In fact, the report from special counsel Robert Mueller details how Russian interests hacked prominent Democrats and pushed fake news about President Donald Trump's opponent, Hillary Clinton. "The Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election in sweeping and systematic fashion," the report says. Mueller's team indicted more than two dozen Russian officials in connection with the effort. The report say the Russians wanted to sow dissension within the American public, and that the Kremlin saw advantages in having Trump as president. Mueller report:President Trump … [Read more...] about Vladimir Putin’s team doesn’t like Robert Mueller’s report
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Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un will meet in Russia later this month
(CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet in Russia later this month, the Kremlin announced Thursday. The meeting between the Cold War allies comes at a delicate moment in the nuclear negotiations between North Korea and the United States, which have stalled since the last round of talks in Hanoi fell apart earlier this year. The Kremlin did not provide any further details about the meeting between Kim and Putin, who are not believed to have ever met each other. The announcement came just hours after North Korea's foreign ministry called for US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to be replaced in any further negotiations between the two countries. In a statement released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency earlier Thursday, foreign ministry official Kwon Jong Gun said Pompeo had been "letting loose reckless remarks and sophism of all kinds against us every day." North Korea: If US wants to talk, put someone 'more mature' than … [Read more...] about Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un will meet in Russia later this month
Vladimir Putin mocks Mueller investigation, denies election meddling
William Cummings USA TODAY Published 7:50 AM EDT Apr 10, 2019 WASHINGTON – Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into 2016 election interference for the first time publicly since the probe concluded and mocked it as a failure, saying, "a mountain gave birth to a mouse." "It was clear for us from the start that it would end like this," Putin said Tuesday of the investigation, even though the report has not been made public. He made the remarks at a forum on the Arctic in St. Petersburg, Russia. "The mountain gave birth to a mouse, as they say," Putin said, according to The Moscow Times. Attorney General William Barr's summary of Mueller's "principal conclusions" said that he "did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia." But Barr also said the report "outlines the Russian effort to influence the election and documents crimes … [Read more...] about Vladimir Putin mocks Mueller investigation, denies election meddling
OVOG PUTA NIJE ŠALA Vladimir Putin pozvao Elton Johna
Ruski predsjednik Vladimir Putin je Eltonu Johnu i predložio da se sastanu, rekao je u četvrtak glasnogovornik Kremlja, nakon nevolje pop pjevača, žrtve telefonske šale muškarca koji se predstavio kao ruski predsjednik. “Putin mu je telefonirao i rekao da zna da su ga nedavno prevarili i lažno se predstavili njegovim imenom”. “Nemojte im zamjeriti, oni su bezazleni, iako ih to ne opravdava”, rekao je Dmitri Peskov, prenosi agencija Ria Novosti. Putin je Eltonu Johnu predložio da se sastanu kako bi razgovarali o svim temama koje pjevača zanimaju. Za sada Elton John putem Instagrama nije potvrdio poziv ruskog predsjednika. Istom društvenom mrežom je prije tjedan dana obznanio da mu “je bila čast razgovarati s jednim od najutjecajnijih ljudi u svijetu”, nakon što ga je muškarac koji se predstavio kao Vladimir Putin zvao na homoseksualnu paradu u Moskvu. Ispostavilo se da je ipak bila … [Read more...] about OVOG PUTA NIJE ŠALA Vladimir Putin pozvao Elton Johna
Vladimir Putin’s plan for Russian nuclear growth in the Arctic
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced an ambitious program to secure Russia’s dominance in the Arctic, including efforts to expand a nuclear icebreaker fleet.Speaking at the Arctic forum in St Petersburg attended by leaders of Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden on Tuesday, Mr Putin said Russia, the only nation with a nuclear icebreaker fleet, was moving to expand it.Russia has four nuclear icebreakers, and Mr Putin said three new such ships were under construction.By 2035, Russia stood to have a fleet of 13 heavy icebreakers, including nine nuclear-powered ones, he said.He also revealed Russia plans to dramatically increase cargo shipments across the Arctic sea route.He said the amount of cargo carried across the shipping lane was set to increase from 20 million metric tons last year to 80 million tons in 2025.“This is a realistic, well-calculated and concrete task,” Mr Putin said.“We need to make the Northern sea route safe and commercially … [Read more...] about Vladimir Putin’s plan for Russian nuclear growth in the Arctic