As far as year-end Presidential news conferences go, this one was middling.
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{FD} Vladimir Putin was stunt man in 1970s movies, report says
Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen doing so many “manly things” extensive photo galleries exist online devoted to pics of Putin practicing Judo, hunting (shirtless), riding a horse (shirtless), flying in a motorized hang glider, examining a shipwreck in a submersible and taming tigers and polar bears.
{FD} NHL star Alex Ovechkin announces social movement in support of Vladimir Putin
Ice hockey superstar Alex Ovechkin took to social media Thursday to announce his support of Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of next year’s election.
{FD} Facebook: Up to 126 million people saw Russian-backed content
Facebook Inc. estimates that about 126 million people may have seen content posted by Russian-backed accounts over more than two years that sought to disrupt American society, the social-media giant plans to tell congressional investigators Tuesday, according to a prepared copy of the remarks obtained by The Wall Street Journal.
{FD} Russia’s version of Paris Hilton runs for president against Putin
Famous Russian TV host Ksenia Sobchak has declared her presidential bid.
{FD} Vladimir Putin gets puppy for birthday from Turkmenistan’s president
Russian President Vladimir Putin has a new “best friend” thanks to Turkmenistan’s president.
{FD} Silvio Berlusconi gives Vladimir Putin birthday present of duvet cover with their picture on it
In a gift that speaks to a presidential-sized man crush, Italy’s controversial former leader Silvio Berlusconi gave Russian president Vladimir Putin a king-sized embroidered duvet — with a blown-up image of the men embracing — as a birthday present.
{FD} Russia warns it may restrict US media within its borders
The latest in the pseudo-diplomatic war between the U.S. and Russia have the latter saying that it is within its rights to restrict the operations of U.S. media organizations in the latest move of saber rattling.
{FD} Hundreds of opposition protesters detained in rallies across Russia on Putin’s 65th birthday
Hundreds of people supporting Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were arrested Saturday after rallying across the country in a wave of demonstrations on President Vladimir Putin’s 65th birthday.
{FD} WikiLeaks documents allege Russian tech company colluded with Kremlin
WikiLeaks, believed by many to be a Kremlin front, surprised some observers Tuesday morning when it released documents linking a Russian tech company with access to thousands of citizens’ telephone and Internet communications with Moscow.
{FD} Why Russia props up the dangerous North Korean regime
As North Korea continues to develop a nuclear weapons program, threaten the U.S and neighboring countries, as well as starve and enslave much of its population, the regime of Kim Jong-un continues to receive an increasing amount of both public and private support from Russia.
{FD} Putin mocks George W. Bush, says Trump is not his ‘bride’
Russian President Vladimir Putin, mocking U.S. politics, said Tuesday that it’s “difficult to have a dialogue with people who confuse Austria and Australia.”
Mattis says Russia wants to redraw borders ‘by force,’ signals support to providing Ukraine with weapons
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis vowed Thursday the Trump administration will not accept Moscow’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region, and suggested he favors providing the country with defensive lethal weapons.
Netanyahu warns Putin on Iran involvement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Iran is seeking to establish a permanent military presence in Syria — and hinted at a possible Israeli military response to such a development.
{FD} Putin expels 755 diplomats in response to US sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that 755 U.S. diplomats will be expelled from Russia by Sept. 1, according to an interview on Russian television.
{FD} Russia orders cut in US diplomats in reaction to sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin finally took his revenge, responding to a months-old censure from the Obama administration and new Congressional sanctions by closing down several American facilities in Russia and ordering a reduction in the number of U.S. diplomats allowed in the country.
{FD} Italian artist creates Vladimir Putin portrait using a tractor
Artist Dario Gambarin created the land portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin in a field near Verona, Italy.
{FD} Russia trolls US, Trump with Fourth of July tweet
The Russian embassy reminded Americans in a tweet Tuesday that a Fourth of July musical staple was actually written about one of that country’s own wars.
{FD} Did Putin show Oliver Stone a fake video? Director may have been fooled by Russian president
It may be a tempest in a teacup, or, perhaps, a storm in a samovar.
{FD} Putin blasts US sanctions, offers Comey ‘asylum’ during call-in show
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday boldly claimed that efforts by the U.S. to hurt his country’s economy would backfire, making it stronger while the West suffered.