Here’s How Trump’s Russia Hoax Led to Death and Destruction in Ukraine
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.For years, Donald Trump has incessantly railed against what he called “the Russia hoax” and denied Vladimir Putin’s attack on the United States. Yet the real Russia con was that very dismissal. And this fraud, perpetuated by Trump,…
Is It Amnesia or Hypocrisy That Fuels the GOP’s Crazy Response to Putin?
Donald Trump meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak at the White House on May 10, 2017.Russian Foreign Ministry Photo/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In the midst of an international crisis created by…
Biden Announces Sanctions on Russia
Chris Kleponis/CNP/Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized two regions of eastern Ukraine as sovereign territories, increasing the likelihood of a war and prompting swift action from the United States. In a brief speech at the White…
Will Ukraine Ruin the New Xi-Putin Bromance?
Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Diplomatic readouts—the official statements issued by governments after heads of states chat—are not usually prone to verbosity. You can expect a few, simple paragraphs, at best, vaguely characterizing the issues discussed. In contrast, when Chinese…
“This Is a Moment of Peril”: Antony Blinken Warns of Imminent Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Michael Sohn/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In a Thursday speech to the United Nations Security Council, Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered the bleakest warning yet of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine in the coming days. “As we meet today,…
Did American Lobbyists Help Vladimir Putin Get a Win in Congress? You’ll Never Know.
The receiving station for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in Lubmin, Germany.Sean Gallup/Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.As Vladimir Putin threatens Ukraine, the fate of a 764-mile pipeline under the Baltic Sea has become a top US foreign policy…