Eastern Europe

The Moscow Times: Russia to import crocodile meat to replace sanctioned pork, beef

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The Moscow Times

Wall Street Journal: Russian dilemma for investors

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Wall Street Journal

Next CIS summit set for fall of 2015

“We will hold the next session of the CIS Heads of State Council in Astana in Sept. or October. An exact date will be announced late,” he said. The …
Interfax-Ukraine

CNN: Ex-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev says he’s ill in the hospital

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CNN

France sees no chance so far to deliver Mistral ships to Russia

“In today’s conditions of the crisis in Ukraine, there are no sufficient signs of reconciliation in order to make the Mistral delivery possible. But …
Interfax-Ukraine

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Lukashenko says ‘we can’t be dicing up’ Europe’s borders again

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Putin comes to Minsk to attend a CIS summit

At their meeting, the leaders of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will sign a document to abolish the EurAsEC. During his visit …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Russia’s hard currency reserves down $50 billion

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Reuters

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Moscow outraged over citizen sentenced to US prison term

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Russia says not optimistic over new NATO chief’s remarks

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Reuters

Slate: Russia’s economy is spiraling downward and bleeding out capital

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Slate

Bloomberg: VTB capital’s currency derivatives head leaves firm

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New York Times: Obama had security fears on JPMorgan data breach

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The Moscow Times: Russian caught smuggling military goggles sentenced to 18 months in US prison

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Reuters: Crash and crisis overshadow Russia F1 debut

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Reuters

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: EU, Kazakhstan forge closer ties as Nazarbaev visits

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Moscow Times: Will Western sanctions stop Russia’s Arctic oil expansion?

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The Moscow Times

The Moscow Times: Chechens forced to attend rally on Putin’s birthday, report says

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