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Former CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the House Intelligence Committee Russia Investigation Task Force, May 23, 2017. President Donald Trump is revoking the security clearance of former Obama administration CIA director Brennan (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Richard Burr blasts John Brennan for Russian collusion claim

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 7, 2017 file photo Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel prior to the first working session on the first day of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany. Merkel and Putin will meet on Saturday in the German government's guesthouse Meseberg, north of Berlin, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. The topics will include the civil war in Syria, the conflict in Ukraine, and energy questions. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, file)

Merkel, Putin share a headache: Donald Trump

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

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Hans Keirstead, former House candidate, says campaign against pro-Russia congressman was hacked

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015 file photo, Oleg Sentsov gestures as the verdict is delivered, as he stands behind bars at a court in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The lawyer for a hunger-striking Ukrainian filmmaker imprisoned in Russia says his client has become increasingly frail. Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018 marks the 87th day that Oleg Sentsov has been refusing food in a Russian prison. His lawyer Dmitry Dinze said after visiting him Tuesday that Sentsov has a very low hemoglobin level, resulting in anemia and a slow heartbeat of about 40 beats per minute. (AP Photo, file)

Macron, Putin talk about hunger-striking Ukraine filmmaker

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In this March 13, 2018, file photo, police officers guard a cordon around a police tent covering a supermarket car park pay machine near the spot where former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were found critically ill following exposure to the Russian-developed nerve agent Novichok in Salisbury, England. The United States will impose sanctions on Russia for the country’s use of a nerve agent in an assassination attempt on a former Russian spy and his daughter. The State Department says Aug. 8, sanctions will be imposed on Russia as the country used chemical or biological weapons in violation of international law.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

New Russia sanctions over poisoning of former spy, daughter

By Susannah George and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

In this March 13, 2018, file photo, police officers guard a cordon around a police tent covering a supermarket car park pay machine near the spot where former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were found critically ill following exposure to the Russian-developed nerve agent Novichok in Salisbury, England. The United States will impose sanctions on Russia for the country’s use of a nerve agent in an assassination attempt on a former Russian spy and his daughter. The State Department says Aug. 8, sanctions will be imposed on Russia as the country used chemical or biological weapons in violation of international law.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

The Latest: Russia weighs retaliation to US sanctions

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Sen. Rand Paul, left, speaks with Chairman of the Russian Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Konstantin Kosachev during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. Paul said he invited Russian lawmakers to visit the United States to help foster inter-parliamentary contacts. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

US senator presents letter from Trump for Putin

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, looks over towards U.S. President Donald Trump, left, as Trump speaks during their joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Rand Paul delivered a letter to Vladimir Putin from Donald Trump

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this file photo taken on Monday, July 16, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of the press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Poll finds warmer feelings for America in Russia after Putin-Trump summit

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Recent Missouri editorials

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President Donald Trump pauses as he delivers remarks about the economy on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, July 27, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump and Putin raise possibilities of another meeting

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, attends a ceremony marking the 1,030th anniversary of the adoption of Christianity by Prince Vladimir, the leader of Kievan Rus, a loose federation of Slavic tribes that preceded the Russian state in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, July 28, 2018. Speaking to a crowd of thousands of clergy and believers at a huge statue of the prince outside the Kremlin, Putin said adopting Christianity was &quot;the starting point for the formation and development of Russian statehood, the true spiritual birth of our ancestors, the determination of their identity. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Putin: Christianity is the foundation of the Russian state

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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, July 26, 2018. The summit runs through Friday with various heads of BRICS attending. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, Pool)

Putin ready to invite Trump to Russia

By JAMES HEINTZ - Associated Press

In this photo taken on Monday, July 16, 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during the joint news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland. Putin said Friday he's ready to invite President Donald Trump to Moscow and is ready to visit Washington himself if conditions are right. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

The Latest: McConnell says next Trump-Putin meeting can wait

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President Donald Trump pauses as he delivers remarks about the economy on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, July 27, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump and Putin’s RSVP’s: Yes, for sure, if, if if. …

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

In this file photo taken on Monday, July 16, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of the press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Vladimir Putin invites Donald Trump to Moscow for second summit: ‘Be my guest’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

U.S. President Donald Trump, left and Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, stand together before the start of their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump supporters would rather have Putin as president than a Democrat: Ron Reagan

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump give a joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, on Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House: Nothing malicious in Trump-Putin omission

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 25, 2018, during a hearing on diplomacy and national security. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

US won’t recognize Crimea annexation; Trump-Putin II delayed

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Trump Influence of Putin Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

How Trump manipulates Putin

By Michael Busler