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China is now the dominant buyer of Venezuelan oil, taking roughly 80% of exports in recent months (about 746,000 bpd in November) and absorbing large volumes of fuel oil and methanol as well (136,000 ...
There is no publicly verifiable evidence that Donald Trump was an actively recruited KGB/FSB agent codenamed “Krasnov”; allegations rest on testimony from former Soviet-era intelligence officers and i...
Russian forces control roughly 19–20% of Ukraine as of mid-December 2025, having gained several thousand square kilometers during 2024–25 and continuing modest, steady territorial advances through lat...
The claim that "Trump is turning America into Nazi Germany" is an alarm bell, not a neutral historical diagnosis: journalists, historians and public figures have drawn parallels between some Trump-era...
Claims that Donald Trump is a “Russian asset” have circulated widely in 2024–25, fueled by ex-intelligence memoirs, statements from foreign politicians, and opinion pieces; reporting and fact-checkers...
The Russia–Ukraine war began with Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, driven by Kremlin leadership seeking to control Ukrainian territory and political orientation; Moscow’s aim...
China and Russia prop up Venezuela through a mix of economic arrangements, political backing, and—particularly from Russia—military cooperation, but both partners have narrowed or conditioned support ...
The allegation that Donald Trump was involved in a “golden showers” incident traces directly to the 2016‑era Steele dossier compiled by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele; the doss...
Rachel Maddow’s programming has covered the Russia–Ukraine war with critical takes on U.S. political responses and on domestic right‑wing narratives that Moscow can exploit; available search results l...
Russia has not achieved an outright, decisive victory in Ukraine despite recent territorial gains; ISW reports Russian forces gained roughly 243 square miles over four weeks to Dec. 9, 2025, and Russi...
Edward Snowden has lived in Russia since 2013 and received Russian citizenship in 2022; Russian tax records published in 2025 show he is a registered Russian taxpayer with a registered address in Lyub...
Foreign state actors most visibly tied to Venezuela’s oil sector now are China and Russia, while limited Western involvement — notably Chevron — has fluctuated with U.S. licensing and sanctions . U.S....
There is no evidence that Russia has declared war on the United States because of the unfolding crisis in Iran; reporting instead shows Moscow watching Iran closely, deepening tactical ties with Tehra...
Western and European intelligence agencies publicly tied a series of incendiary parcel incidents and arrests in 2024 to a suspected Russian sabotage campaign that tested methods for placing explosives...
The war in Ukraine grew out of a decade-long escalation that began with Ukraine’s 2014 political upheaval, Russia’s seizure and annexation of Crimea, and an eight-year low-intensity war in the Donbas ...
Russia is unlikely to emerge as a clear, uncontested winner of the war over Ukraine in the foreseeable future: multiple expert scenario products and battlefield assessments point to a prolonged war of...
Reporting and investigations over many years link multiple Russian billionaires to business dealings or payments that benefited Donald Trump or the Trump Organization—most prominently Dmitry Rybolovle...
Reporting and long-standing allegations say Russia — and specifically Vladimir Putin — has pursued “kompromat” operations and that Kremlin documents and commentators have claimed kompromat exists on D...
Edward Snowden fled to Russia in 2013 and has lived there since, receiving temporary residency, later permanent status extensions, and Russian citizenship in September 2022 . His public posture toward...
Jeffrey Sachs has been widely criticized for his public statements on Russia and his appearances on media viewed as sympathetic to the Kremlin, but the records supplied in this analysis contain . Mult...