Timeline: U.S. prosecutors lay out Flynn's dealings with Russian ambassador(Reuters) - The legal document charging Michael Flynn with lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation lays out a chronology of events connected with the offense that the former U.S. national security adviser pleaded guilty to on Friday. Here is a timeline based on the document, known as a statement of the offense, and events at the time. The document was drafted by prosecutors working on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of ties between President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign and Russia.  The period covered includes the presidential transition that followed Trump’s election victory on Nov. 8, 2016, and the first few months of his presidency: * Dec. 21, 2016: Egypt submits a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building. * Dec. 22: A “very senior member” of the Trump transition team directs Flynn to contact officials from foreign governments, including Russia, to learn where each country stands on the resolution and to influence them to delay the vote or defeat the resolution. * On the same day, Flynn contacts Russia’s ambassador to the United States about the pending vote. Flynn informs the ambassador about the incoming administration’s opposition to the resolution and asks that Russia vote against or delay it. (The statement of offense does not name the ambassador; Russia’s envoy at the time was Sergei Kislyak.) * Dec. 23: Flynn again speaks with the ambassador, who informs Flynn that if it came to a ballot, Russia would not vote against the resolution. (Russia is among the 14 countries on the 15-member council that approves the resolution that day. The United States abstains, making passage possible, despite heavy pressure from Israel and President-elect Trump.)  * Dec. 28: President Barack Obama signs an executive order, to take effect the next day, imposing sanctions on Russia in response to Moscow’s actions intended to interfere in the presidential election.  * The Russian ambassador to the United States contacts Flynn. * Asked by reporters if the United States should sanction Russia, Trump suggests the two countries lay to rest the controversy over Moscow’s interference in the election, saying, “I think we ought to get on with our lives.” Trump, who is at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, has cast doubt on U.S. intelligence agencies’ findings that Russian hackers took information from Democratic Party computers and posted it online to help Trump defeat Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. * Dec. 29: Flynn calls a senior transition team official, who is with other senior transition team members at Mar-a-Lago to discuss what, if anything, to communicate to the Russian ambassador about the sanctions.  The discussion between Flynn and the official touches on the potential impact of the sanctions on the incoming Trump administration’s foreign policy goals. The officials and Flynn also talk about transition team members’ desire that Russia not escalate the situation. * Immediately after the conversation, Flynn calls the ambassador and asks that Russia not escalate and that it only respond to the sanctions reciprocally.  * Shortly afterwards, Flynn discusses the substance of the call with the ambassador with the transition official, including their discussion of the U.S. sanctions. * Dec. 30: Russian President Vladimir Putin releases a statement indicating Russia will not retaliate in response to the sanctions at that time. * Dec. 31: The ambassador calls Flynn and informs him that Russia has chosen not to retaliate in response to Flynn’s request. * After the call, Flynn speaks with senior transition team members about his conversations with the ambassador regarding the sanctions and Russia’s decision not to escalate. * Jan. 13, 2017: In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump suggests he might do away with the sanctions if Russia proves helpful in battling terrorists and reaching other goals important to Washington. * Jan. 16: The Times of London publishes an interview with Trump in which the president-elect says he will propose offering to end sanctions on Russia over its annexation of Crimea in return for a nuclear arms reduction deal. * Jan. 20: Trump takes office, and Flynn becomes national security adviser. * Jan. 24: Flynn agrees to be interviewed by FBI agents. During the interview, he falsely states he did not ask the Russian ambassador to refrain from escalation in responding to the U.S. sanctions. Flynn also falsely states he did not remember a follow-up conversation in which the ambassador said Russia had chosen to moderate its response to the sanctions due to Flynn’s request.  Flynn makes additional false statements about his phone calls to Russia and several other countries about the U.N. Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements. Specifically, Flynn falsely says he only asked the countries’ positions on the vote and did not ask any countries to take any particular action on the resolution. Flynn also falsely states the Russian ambassador never told him Russia’s response to his request regarding the resolution. * Jan. 27: At a joint news conference with visiting British Prime Minister Theresa May, Trump says he is only in the early stages of considering whether to lift sanctions on Russia. * Jan. 28: In their first conversation since Trump’s inauguration, Trump and Putin agree to try to rebuild U.S.-Russia ties and to cooperate in Syria, the Kremlin says. A Kremlin spokesman says two days later that sanctions were not discussed. * Feb. 2: The U.S. Treasury Department adjusts sanctions on Russia’s FSB intelligence agency, making limited exceptions to the measures Obama put in place. * Feb. 13: Flynn is fired following disclosures that he had discussed U.S. sanctions on Russia with Kislyak, Moscow’s U.S. ambassador, and misled Vice President Mike Pence about the conversations. * Feb. 16: Trump says he did not direct Flynn to talk to Russia’s ambassador about sanctions before taking office. * March 7: Flynn files multiple documents with the Justice Department involving the Foreign Agents Registration Act pertaining to a project conducted by him and his company, the Flynn Intel Group Inc, for the benefit of Turkey. In the filings, Flynn makes false statements and omissions. politicsNews
timeline prosecutors lay flynn dealings russian ambassador reuters the legal document charging michael flynn lying federal bureau investigation lays chronology events connected offense former national security adviser pleaded guilty friday here timeline based document known statement offense events time the document drafted prosecutors working special counsel robert mueller investigation ties president donald trump election campaign russia the period covered includes presidential transition followed trump election victory first months presidency egypt submits united nations security council resolution demanding end israeli settlement building a senior member trump transition team directs flynn contact officials foreign governments including russia learn country stands resolution influence delay vote defeat resolution on day flynn contacts russia ambassador united states pending vote flynn informs ambassador incoming administration opposition resolution asks russia vote delay the statement offense name ambassador russia envoy time series kislyak flynn speaks ambassador informs flynn came ballot russia would vote resolution russia among countries council approves resolution day the united states abstain making passage possible despite heavy pressure israel trump president barack obama signs executive order take effect next day imposing sanctions russia response moscow actions intended interfere presidential election the russian ambassador united states contacts flynn asked reporters united states sanction russia trump suggests two countries lay rest controversy moscow interference election saying i think ought get trump resort palm beach florida cast doubt intelligence agencies findings russian hackers took information democratic party computers posted online help trump defeat democratic rival hillary clinton flynn calls senior transition team official senior transition team members discuss anything communicate russian ambassador sanctions the discussion flynn official touches potential impact sanctions incoming trump administration foreign policy goals the officials flynn also talk transition team members desire russia escalate situation immediately conversation flynn calls ambassador asks russia escalate respond sanctions reciprocal shortly afterwards flynn discusses substance call ambassador transition official including discussion sanctions russian president vladimir putin releases statement indicating russia retaliate response sanctions time the ambassador calls flynn informs russia chosen retaliate response flynn request after call flynn speaks senior transition team members conversations ambassador regarding sanctions russia decision escalate in interview wall street journal trump suggests might away sanctions russia proves helpful battling terrorists reaching goals important washington the times london publishes interview trump says propose offering end sanctions russia annexation crimea return nuclear arms reduction deal trump takes office flynn becomes national security adviser flynn agrees interviewed fbi agents during interview falsely states ask russian ambassador refrain escalation responding sanctions flynn also falsely states remember conversation ambassador said russia chosen moderate response sanctions due flynn request flynn makes additional false statements phone calls russia several countries security council resolution israeli settlements specifically flynn falsely says asked countries positions vote ask countries take particular action resolution flynn also falsely states russian ambassador never told russia response request regarding resolution at joint news conference visiting british prime minister theresa may trump says early stages considering whether lift sanctions russia in first conversation since trump inauguration trump putin agree try rebuild ties cooperate syria kremlin says a kremlin spokesman says two days later sanctions discussed the treasury department adjusts sanctions russia fsb intelligence agency making limited exceptions measures obama put place flynn fired following disclosures discussed sanctions russia kislyak moscow ambassador misled vice president mike pence conversations trump says direct flynn talk russia ambassador sanctions taking office march flynn files multiple documents justice department involving foreign agents registration act pertaining project conducted company flynn intel group inc benefit turkey in filings flynn makes false statements omissions politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Timeline: U.S. prosecutors lay out Flynn's dealings with Russian ambassador(Reuters) - The legal document charging Michael Flynn with lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation lays out a chronology of events connected with the offense that the former U.S. national security adviser pleaded guilty to on Friday. Here is a timeline based on the document, known as a statement of the offense, and events at the time. The document was drafted by prosecutors working on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of ties between President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign and Russia.  The period covered includes the presidential transition that followed Trump’s election victory on Nov. 8, 2016, and the first few months of his presidency: * Dec. 21, 2016: Egypt submits a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building. * Dec. 22: A “very senior member” of the Trump transition team directs Flynn to contact officials from foreign governments, including Russia, to learn where each country stands on the resolution and to influence them to delay the vote or defeat the resolution. * On the same day, Flynn contacts Russia’s ambassador to the United States about the pending vote. Flynn informs the ambassador about the incoming administration’s opposition to the resolution and asks that Russia vote against or delay it. (The statement of offense does not name the ambassador; Russia’s envoy at the time was Sergei Kislyak.) * Dec. 23: Flynn again speaks with the ambassador, who informs Flynn that if it came to a ballot, Russia would not vote against the resolution. (Russia is among the 14 countries on the 15-member council that approves the resolution that day. The United States abstains, making passage possible, despite heavy pressure from Israel and President-elect Trump.)  * Dec. 28: President Barack Obama signs an executive order, to take effect the next day, imposing sanctions on Russia in response to Moscow’s actions intended to interfere in the presidential election.  * The Russian ambassador to the United States contacts Flynn. * Asked by reporters if the United States should sanction Russia, Trump suggests the two countries lay to rest the controversy over Moscow’s interference in the election, saying, “I think we ought to get on with our lives.” Trump, who is at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, has cast doubt on U.S. intelligence agencies’ findings that Russian hackers took information from Democratic Party computers and posted it online to help Trump defeat Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. * Dec. 29: Flynn calls a senior transition team official, who is with other senior transition team members at Mar-a-Lago to discuss what, if anything, to communicate to the Russian ambassador about the sanctions.  The discussion between Flynn and the official touches on the potential impact of the sanctions on the incoming Trump administration’s foreign policy goals. The officials and Flynn also talk about transition team members’ desire that Russia not escalate the situation. * Immediately after the conversation, Flynn calls the ambassador and asks that Russia not escalate and that it only respond to the sanctions reciprocally.  * Shortly afterwards, Flynn discusses the substance of the call with the ambassador with the transition official, including their discussion of the U.S. sanctions. * Dec. 30: Russian President Vladimir Putin releases a statement indicating Russia will not retaliate in response to the sanctions at that time. * Dec. 31: The ambassador calls Flynn and informs him that Russia has chosen not to retaliate in response to Flynn’s request. * After the call, Flynn speaks with senior transition team members about his conversations with the ambassador regarding the sanctions and Russia’s decision not to escalate. * Jan. 13, 2017: In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump suggests he might do away with the sanctions if Russia proves helpful in battling terrorists and reaching other goals important to Washington. * Jan. 16: The Times of London publishes an interview with Trump in which the president-elect says he will propose offering to end sanctions on Russia over its annexation of Crimea in return for a nuclear arms reduction deal. * Jan. 20: Trump takes office, and Flynn becomes national security adviser. * Jan. 24: Flynn agrees to be interviewed by FBI agents. During the interview, he falsely states he did not ask the Russian ambassador to refrain from escalation in responding to the U.S. sanctions. Flynn also falsely states he did not remember a follow-up conversation in which the ambassador said Russia had chosen to moderate its response to the sanctions due to Flynn’s request.  Flynn makes additional false statements about his phone calls to Russia and several other countries about the U.N. Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements. Specifically, Flynn falsely says he only asked the countries’ positions on the vote and did not ask any countries to take any particular action on the resolution. Flynn also falsely states the Russian ambassador never told him Russia’s response to his request regarding the resolution. * Jan. 27: At a joint news conference with visiting British Prime Minister Theresa May, Trump says he is only in the early stages of considering whether to lift sanctions on Russia. * Jan. 28: In their first conversation since Trump’s inauguration, Trump and Putin agree to try to rebuild U.S.-Russia ties and to cooperate in Syria, the Kremlin says. A Kremlin spokesman says two days later that sanctions were not discussed. * Feb. 2: The U.S. Treasury Department adjusts sanctions on Russia’s FSB intelligence agency, making limited exceptions to the measures Obama put in place. * Feb. 13: Flynn is fired following disclosures that he had discussed U.S. sanctions on Russia with Kislyak, Moscow’s U.S. ambassador, and misled Vice President Mike Pence about the conversations. * Feb. 16: Trump says he did not direct Flynn to talk to Russia’s ambassador about sanctions before taking office. * March 7: Flynn files multiple documents with the Justice Department involving the Foreign Agents Registration Act pertaining to a project conducted by him and his company, the Flynn Intel Group Inc, for the benefit of Turkey. In the filings, Flynn makes false statements and omissions. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: timeline prosecutors lay flynn dealings russian ambassador reuters the legal document charging michael flynn lying federal bureau investigation lays chronology events connected offense former national security adviser pleaded guilty friday here timeline based document known statement offense events time the document drafted prosecutors working special counsel robert mueller investigation ties president donald trump election campaign russia the period covered includes presidential transition followed trump election victory first months presidency egypt submits united nations security council resolution demanding end israeli settlement building a senior member trump transition team directs flynn contact officials foreign governments including russia learn country stands resolution influence delay vote defeat resolution on day flynn contacts russia ambassador united states pending vote flynn informs ambassador incoming administration opposition resolution asks russia vote delay the statement offense name ambassador russia envoy time series kislyak flynn speaks ambassador informs flynn came ballot russia would vote resolution russia among countries council approves resolution day the united states abstain making passage possible despite heavy pressure israel trump president barack obama signs executive order take effect next day imposing sanctions russia response moscow actions intended interfere presidential election the russian ambassador united states contacts flynn asked reporters united states sanction russia trump suggests two countries lay rest controversy moscow interference election saying i think ought get trump resort palm beach florida cast doubt intelligence agencies findings russian hackers took information democratic party computers posted online help trump defeat democratic rival hillary clinton flynn calls senior transition team official senior transition team members discuss anything communicate russian ambassador sanctions the discussion flynn official touches potential impact sanctions incoming trump administration foreign policy goals the officials flynn also talk transition team members desire russia escalate situation immediately conversation flynn calls ambassador asks russia escalate respond sanctions reciprocal shortly afterwards flynn discusses substance call ambassador transition official including discussion sanctions russian president vladimir putin releases statement indicating russia retaliate response sanctions time the ambassador calls flynn informs russia chosen retaliate response flynn request after call flynn speaks senior transition team members conversations ambassador regarding sanctions russia decision escalate in interview wall street journal trump suggests might away sanctions russia proves helpful battling terrorists reaching goals important washington the times london publishes interview trump says propose offering end sanctions russia annexation crimea return nuclear arms reduction deal trump takes office flynn becomes national security adviser flynn agrees interviewed fbi agents during interview falsely states ask russian ambassador refrain escalation responding sanctions flynn also falsely states remember conversation ambassador said russia chosen moderate response sanctions due flynn request flynn makes additional false statements phone calls russia several countries security council resolution israeli settlements specifically flynn falsely says asked countries positions vote ask countries take particular action resolution flynn also falsely states russian ambassador never told russia response request regarding resolution at joint news conference visiting british prime minister theresa may trump says early stages considering whether lift sanctions russia in first conversation since trump inauguration trump putin agree try rebuild ties cooperate syria kremlin says a kremlin spokesman says two days later sanctions discussed the treasury department adjusts sanctions russia fsb intelligence agency making limited exceptions measures obama put place flynn fired following disclosures discussed sanctions russia kislyak moscow ambassador misled vice president mike pence conversations trump says direct flynn talk russia ambassador sanctions taking office march flynn files multiple documents justice department involving foreign agents registration act pertaining project conducted company flynn intel group inc benefit turkey in filings flynn makes false statements omissions politicsnews