Putin highlights growing trade between Russia and Kyrgyzstan AKIPRESS.COM - During his bilateral meeting with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in Kremlin on July 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted the significant growth in trade between their two countries...

A newly released CIA review has found procedural flaws in the way US intelligence agencies assessed Russia’s alleged efforts to help Donald Trump [1]win the 2016 election — but it did not overturn the core conclusion that Russian President Vladimir Putin[2] directed a campaign to sway the vote.The internal review, ordered by former CIA Director John Ratcliffe and released Wednesday, critiques the confidence level assigned to the conclusion and reveals "procedural anomalies" in how the assessment was prepared under intense ...

Invitation tests Lee’s pragmatic diplomacy at sensitive time for Seoul, observers say President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap) Seoul has been carefully weighing whether President Lee Jae Myung will attend China’s Sept. 3 commemoration marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, as Beijing publicly expressed that Lee would be welcome to participate.Beijing has recently floated the possibility of Lee’s participation through various channels, including ...

A decision by Washington to halt some shipments of critical weapons to Ukraine[1] prompted warnings by Kyiv on Wednesday that the move would weaken its ability to defend against intensifying airstrikes and battlefield advances. Ukraine said it had called in the acting US envoy to Kyiv to underline the importance of military aid from Washington continuing, and cautioned that any cut-off would embolden Russia in its war in Ukraine. The Pentagon’s decision – tied to concerns that US military stockpiles ...

A CIA review has found flaws in the production of a US intelligence assessment that Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to sway the 2016 US presidential vote to Donald Trump, but it did not contest that conclusion.[1]The review "does not dispute the quality and credibility" of a highly classified CIA report that the assessment's authors relied on to reach that conclusion, it said on Wednesday.But the review questioned the "high confidence" level that the CIA and FBI assigned to the ...

WASHINGTON — CIA officials failed in some cases to follow standard procedures in an intelligence analysis of Russian interference efforts[1] in the 2016 election, according to an internal review declassified Wednesday.Intelligence officers were given an unusually short timeline for the analysis, there was “excessive involvement” by senior leaders, and staff members were given uneven access to crucial intelligence about Russia, the “lessons-learned” review said.But the review did not refute the findings of the 2017 intelligence assessment that Russia waged an ...

Europe has accelerated its purchases of liquefied natural gas to refill its storage caverns for the winter, and once again, this has driven prices higher, sapping demand in Asia. This could turn into a seasonal pattern until new LNG capacity comes online—and it will definitely add to Europe’s energy cost woes.Natural gas in storage in the European Union is currently at 58.90% of capacity. This time last year, gas in storage was at 75.5% of capacity, per S&P Platts data ...

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The United States is halting some weapons shipments to Ukraine amid its war with Russia, the White House confirmed Tuesday. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told CBS News in a statement that the "decision was made to put America's interests first following" a Defense Department "review of our nation's military support and assistance to other countries across the globe." A U.S. official told CBS News the move was over concerns about U.S. military stockpiles falling too low.The Trump administration did ...

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the on-and-off Russian nuclear threats, scholars have been analyzing Europe’s defense capabilities against Moscow’s huge nuclear warhead fleet. Mixed messages from U.S. President Donald Trump about NATO before the alliance’s summit last month have also prompted analyses of whether and how Europe could defend itself in case the United States doesn’t adhere to Article 5 of the NATO treaty that mandates collective NATO defense against any attack on a NATO member state. Various experts in ...