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A top Russian diplomat said Friday that he is not optimistic that the U.S.-Russian nuclear arms agreement will be extended because of Washington’s demands to include China in the proposal.Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov cautioned the Trump administration that Russia...

U.S. Attorney John Durham reportedly is under pressure to complete his investigation into the origins of the FBI’s counterintelligence probe directed against the Trump campaign by the end of the summer. If Durham doesn’t finish by then, however, he might...

Nahed is VT Damascus Bureau Chief. She is a member of the American Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies (USA) and serves as Assistant Director of Arab-American and Muslim Congress (Detroit, USA). She has a Diploma in...

President Donald Trump must release his tax returns and other financial records to the Manhattan district attorney, the Supreme Court has ordered.After promising to release his tax returns like every other modern president, Trump wasted millions of American taxpayer...

Iran and Syria have signed a deal to boost bilateral military and security cooperation.Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Baqeri and Syrian Defense Minister Ali Abdullah Ayoub signed the agreement in...

(Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)Note:  Sometimes when I write things, I cringe.  I was talking with Russian author Andre Vltchek today about this.  I have the benefit of an editorial position at VT and as a founding...

Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, told reporters Tuesday he doubted that intelligence of Russian bounties to Taliban fighters actually led to deaths of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, saying, "I found it very worrisome, I just...

One of the biggest reasons that the whole “Russia collusion” narrative never made much sense should have been obvious early on: President Donald Trump has, from almost the moment he took office, been...

Advertisers that are now boycotting Facebook to protest "hate speech" have spent years running ads and marketing campaigns on a Russian social media platform that bans gay-rights groups and is known as a haven for white supremacists. Over 100 companies...

By Edward LozanskyFor many open-minded Americans and Russians it has become a tradition to congratulate each other on their independence days, which are June 12 for Russia and July 4 for America.This year we decided to note some Russian...