A US official conducted secret negotiations with the Kremlin during a June visit to Russia, according to foreign press reports. Rodney Mims Cook Jr., head of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, traveled to St. Petersburg on a non-public diplomatic mission to discuss potential pathways for ending the war in Ukraine. Rodney Mims Cook Jr. … Read more
President Donald Trump secretly swapped planes after leaving a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, last month, transferring to a smaller military aircraft via an airport catering truck due to an Iranian assassination threat involving a potential shoulder-fired missile, while the older Air Force One served as an unwitting decoy with journalists and staff on board. … Read more
President Donald Trump secretly departed a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, using a military C-32A aircraft while the White House publicly claimed he was aboard Air Force One. The deception operation was triggered by a credible Iranian assassination threat, according to reports from the Washington Post. The operation involved a calculated ruse … Read more