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Protests Around the World Against Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

February 28, 2022 By in Hotspots, Media, Protests, Social Media, Trends Tags: , , , ,

 

President Biden’s First Overseas Trip/3: Geneva, Switzerland For Bilateral Summit With Putin

June 16, 2021 By in Biden, Diplomacy, EUR|Europe, U.S. Missions, US Presidents Tags: , , , ,
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President Biden is on his first overseas trip from June 10-16. He was at the G7 Summit in Cornwall, U.K. from June 11-13; in Brussels, Belgium for the NATO Summit on June 14, and the U.S.–EU Summit on June 15. On June 16, he will have a bilateral summit with Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin in Geneva.

 

 

 

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Oh, Helsinki! Florida Man Sends Warmest Regards to Putin, ‘Swagger’ Guy Preens About Russia Record

June 14, 2021 By in Hotspots, Mike Pompeo, Pompeo, Trump Tags: , , ,
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President Biden will be in Brussels, Belgium for the NATO Summit on June 14, and the U.S.–EU Summit on June 15. He will travel to Geneva, Switzerland on June 16 for a bilateral summit with Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin.
On June 10, the former president released a statement remembering fondly his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. We remember the bonkers press conference. Florida man also sent his “warmest regards” to Vlad. Over the weekend, the former secretary of state went on teevee and gaslighted everyone on the former administration’s record on Russia.  What hell-arious daymares we have!

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Putin Sends Medical Supplies in “Largest Cargo Aircraft” to “World’s Largest Humanitarian Provider” – Wait, Wat?

April 6, 2020 By in Coronavirus, Foreign Assistance, MEDical, Spectacular, State Department, Trends, Trump Tags: , , , ,

 

 

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New U.S. Ambassador to Moscow John Sullivan Presents Credentials to President Putin

February 6, 2020 By in Ambassadors, EUR|Europe, Political Appointees, U.S. Missions Tags: , , , ,

 

 

Michael McFaul: From Cold War to Hot Peace (Book Excerpt)

September 14, 2018 By in Ambassadors, Book Notes, Foreign Affairs, State Department, U.S. Missions Tags: , , ,

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MICHAEL McFAUL is professor of political science, director and senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He served for five years in the Obama administration, first at the White House as special assistant to the president and senior director for Russian and Eurasian affairs at the National Security Council, then as U.S. ambassador to the Russian Federation. Dr. McFaul is also an analyst for NBC News and a contributing columnist to the Washington Post. He has authored or coauthored several books, including Russia’s Unfinished Revolution: Political Change from Gorbachev to Putin. Dr. McFaul was born and raised in Montana. He received his B.A. in international relations and Slavic languages and his M.A. in Soviet and East European studies from Stanford University, then completed his D. Phil. in international relations at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.

“Mike McFaul has lived history. In this terrific book, he recounts a pivotal time in U.S.-Russian relations, bringing the perspective of a central participant and one of America’s finest scholars of Russian politics. This book will be valued by students, experts, historians and diplomats for years to come. It is a good read and an invaluable contribution at a crucial time.” —Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State under George W. Bush (2005-2009)

“As both a first-hand observer and a key participant in many of the recent events that have shaped US-Russia relations, Ambassador McFaul has an important story to tell. From Cold War to Hot Peace is a gripping and intensely personal account of one of the most complex and consequential geopolitical developments of our time.” —Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State under Bill Clinton (1997-2001)

“This is an indispensable book for understanding the threat our country faces from Vladimir Putin’s Russia. McFaul is a candid and insightful guide to the history, personalities, and politics that continue to shape one of America’s most consequential relationships.” —Hillary Rodham Clinton, former Secretary of State under Barack Obama (2009-2013)

“Mike McFaul gives us a broad, thoughtful analysis of a critical shift in world affairs. Read From Cold War to Hot Peace for timely, informative, and intriguing insights on changing US-Russia relations.” —George P. Shultz, former Secretary of State under Ronald Reagan (1982-1989)

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Senate Passes 98-0 Resolution Against Making Available Current/Ex-Diplomats For Russia Questioning

July 19, 2018 By in Ambassadors, Congress, Diplomatic History, Diplomatic Immunity, Diplomatic Life, Foreign Service, Hall of Shame, Huh? News, Public Service, Realities of the FS, Secretary of State, Spectacular, Trends, Trump, U.S. Missions, U.S. Senate, US Presidents Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

 

A follow-up to Trump-Putin Summit Fallout: POTUS Entertains Proposal For Russia to Question Ex-US Amb Mike McFaul. The Senate has just passed a 98-0 resolution against making available for Russian questioning  current or former diplomats as well as other officials of the United States Government. The White House has now released a statement about Putin’s proposal that the President of the United States purportedly disagreed with but had previously called “an incredible offer.”

See July 19 update below via VOA with Secretary Pompeo saying “It’s not going to happen,” then added that “”President Trump was very clear – we’re not gonna force Americans to go to Russia to be interrogated by the Russians.”  

The notion that this proposal was made in “sincerity” by President Putin, and that President Trump disagreed with it is actually laughable. Were that true, the Press Secretary could have said immediately that the president pushed back hard against that proposal. This White House must really think we’re all dumb as rocks.

This was a no brainer. Ambassador McFaul, and the other officials that Russia wanted to question may not have been employees of this president, but they were employees and representatives of the United States of America, not of the Democratic Party (despite what this president might think or believe). The fact that this was even offered as a proposal tells us just what Putin think of this President. And the fact this President Trump did not push back and even appeared to consider it is horrifying.

So instead, the Press Secretary announced from the podium that the president “would work with his team” — excuse me, to do what exactly? And now the Press Secretary is saying that while President Trump disagreed with Putin’s proposal, “hopefully President Putin will have the 12 identified Russians come to the United States to prove their innocence or guilt.”  That proposal was supposedly in exchange for the questioning of USG individuals. And now all they have left is “hoping” that Putin will go ahead with the proposal anyway?

Holy caramba! No wonder Putin is laughing his head off; he’s playing chess against our White House playing find the shortest toothpick.

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Trump-Putin Show: A Shocker to the World, But “Fabulous …Better Than Super” to Russians

July 16, 2018 By in Diplomatic History, Disasters, EUR|Europe, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Hotspots, Huh? News, Realities of the FS, Security, Spectacular, State Department, Trends, Trump, US Presidents Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

 

The one-on-one summit meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin finally happened today in Helsinki with no American officials in attendance as observers or notetakers, only interpreters.  The interpreter for the USG side is Marina Gross.

After a whole morning trapped in the vomitorium, we finally surfaced for air and some coffee. That joint press conference frankly was more bonkers than the SBC show we watched last night. After picking up our jaw from the floor, we saw that the Department of Justice this morning also unsealed a criminal complaint in the District of Columbia charging Maria Butina, a Russian national residing in Washington, D.C. with conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian Federation within the United States.

I’m still sick to my stomach. We’ll remember this Helsinki moment in the future.

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Trump Arrives in Helsinki For “Meeting” With Putin, Not Summit

July 15, 2018 By in Ambassadors, Diplomatic History, EUR|Europe, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Hotspots, Secretary of State, Spectacular, State Department, Trends, Trump, U.S. Missions, US Presidents Tags: , , , , , ,

 

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US Ambassador to Russia @JonHuntsman Presents His Credentials in Moscow

October 5, 2017 By in Ambassadors, EUR|Europe, U.S. Missions Tags: , , , ,

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