The Guardian: Russia steps up its presence in north-east Syria after Turkey deal
More Russian troops arrive in border region as Donald Trump hails situation as a ‘big success’
Russian troops have expanded their presence across north-eastern Syria, the result of an agreement between Ankara and Moscow that should end Turkey’s attack on Kurdish-led forces at the price of ending the Kurds’ dreams of local autonomy.
Syrian and Russian media showed footage of Russian military police vehicles on the outskirts of the important towns of Manbij and Kobani on Wednesday, one day after the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, met Vladimir Putin in Sochi.
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An internal memo on cybersecurity, obtained by Axios, warns that "the White House is posturing itself to be electronically compromised once again."
The state of play: That's after at least a dozen top- or high-level officials have resigned or been pushed out of a cybersecurity mission that was established under Barack Obama to protect the White House from Russian hacking and other threats, according to conversations with several current and former officials.
"That's after at least a dozen top- or high-level officials have resigned or been pushed out of a cybersecurity mission that was established"
You mean the bloated NSC staff the ballooned from 200 to 400.
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