Eastern Europe

Tillerson: Russia ‘an irresponsible force of instability in the world’

The United States is siding with the United Kingdom’s assessment that Russia is likely responsible for the poisoning in England of Russian former …
Brian Bonner

Russian Defense Ministry: Il-76 military aircraft not to violate Estonia’s airspace

The Russian Defense Ministry has denied Tallinn’s allegations that a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft had crossed into Estonian airspace. “The flight …
Interfax-Ukraine

EU extends sanctions against Russia

The European Council said on March 12 it will prolong individual sanctions against Russia by six months for its occupation of Crimea and subsequent …
Toma Istomina

Reuters: Salisbury locals angered at UK delay in nerve-agent warnings

SALISBURY – Worried residents in Salisbury said on Monday it was inexcusable that the authorities had taken so long to issue a health warning after a …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Putin to visit Crimea at end of election campaign

Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit Crimea on March 14, the last day of his presidential election campaign, in order to attend …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

112.ua: Putin to end election campaign by rally in Crimea on March 14

The election campaign of Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia will end in Crimea on March 14. Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson of Putin confirmed …
112.ua

CNN: Putin says maybe Jews or minorities behind US election interference

Jewish groups are criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin after he suggested Russian minorities such as Jews or Tatars could be behind alleged …
CNN

RFE/RL: Russia, Ukraine equally vital for Transdniester resolution

CHISINAU – The new OSCE envoy for the Transdniester conflict says that Russia and Ukraine have equally important roles in resolving the decades-old …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Putin order for bomb threat plane to be downed in 2014 cancelled after false alarm

MOSCOW – Russia’s Vladimir Putin in 2014 ordered a passenger aircraft which was reported to be carrying a bomb and targeting the opening of the Winter …
Reuters

Deutsche Welle: Russia’s conflict-laden foreign policy

Russian foreign policy has hardened under President Vladimir Putin. Although Russia is looking for cooperation, it is not afraid of confrontation, …
Deutsche Welle

Agence France-Presse: Vladimir Putin says he will ‘never’ give Crimea back to Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that under no circumstances would he give Crimea back to Ukraine, speaking in a new documentary …
Agence France-Presse

Associated Press: Pentagon head warns Syrian forces on use of chemical weapons

MUSCAT — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday warned the Syrian government not to use chemical weapons in its civil war and said the Trump …
Associated Press

Deutsche Welle: Zhirinovsky says ‘Europe, you shall tremble!’

Right-wing populist Vladimir Zhirinovsky is the leader of Russia’s Liberal Democratic Party, and one of Putin’s seven challengers in the presidential …
Deutsche Welle

Associated Press: Russia says 52 civilians escape Syria’s eastern Ghouta

MOSCOW — The Russian military says more than 50 civilians have evacuated from besieged eastern Ghouta suburbs of Syria’s capital Damascus. Read more …
Associated Press

CNN: Customers urged to wash clothes as traces of nerve agent found

Customers at a restaurant and pub in Salisbury, southern England, were urged to wash their clothes Sunday after traces of the nerve agent used on a …
CNN

Reuters: UK police identify over 200 witnesses in nerve agent attack: minister

SALISBURY – British police have identified more than 200 witnesses and are looking at more than 240 pieces of evidence in their investigation into a …
Reuters

Associated Press: China’s Xi joins Russia, Zimbabwe in global autocrat club

BEIJING – With China’s rubber-stamp parliament voting to allow President Xi Jinping to stay in power indefinitely, recent history offers sobering …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman accuses alleged ‘sex pest’ deputy

Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has become the latest woman to accuse influential Russian lawmaker Leonid Slutsky of sexual harassment. Read …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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