Eastern Europe

CNN: Why Russia’s presidential election is like no other

Russian President Vladimir Putin will win the election — that’s a given. He maintains the overwhelming support of the Russian people, while the state …
CNN

Voice of America: UN investigators say Russia may be guilty of war crime in Syria

A report by the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria suggests an attack on a densely populated civilian area in Aleppo by the Russian air force may …
Voice of America

Guardian: Counter-terrorism police take over Sergei Skripal ‘poison’ case

The investigation into the possible poisoning of the Russian spy Sergei Skripal gained new momentum on March 6, as Scotland Yard announced its …
Guardian

BBC: Russia MP- ‘I don’t feel people up. Well, OK, just a little’

A BBC journalist has alleged that she was sexually harassed by the senior Russian politician Leonid Slutsky. BBC Russian Service’s Farida Rustamova is …
BBC

An-26 crash in Syria kills 27 Russian officers, including major general

The crash of an Antonov An-26 military transport plane in Syria killed 27 officers, including a major general, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Putin says Russians accused of US election meddling could be prosecuted in Russia

MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin said on March 6 that Russian nationals accused by the United States of election tampering could be prosecuted in …
Reuters

Aljazeera: Russian transport plane crashes in Syria killing 32 aboard

A Russian transport plane crashed in Syria killing all 32 people on board, the Russian defence ministry says. Read more here.
Aljazeera

Gazprom appeals Stockholm ruling on gas supplies, to appeal transit ruling by end-March

MOSCOW – Gazprom has filed an appeal against the Stockholm arbitration ruling on gas supplies and will file an appeal against the ruling on gas …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Britain warns World Cup participation at risk if Russia behind former agent’s illness

LONDON – Britain on March 6 warned that it would review its participation in the World Cup, due to take place in Russia in June if Moscow was shown to …
Reuters

BBC: Russian spy – Boris Johnson warns Kremlin over Salisbury incident

The UK will respond “robustly” to any evidence of Russian involvement in the collapse of former spy Sergei Skripal, Boris Johnson has said. Read more …
BBC

Reuters: Russia says Skripal incident being used to demonize Moscow

LONDON – Russia’s embassy in London said on March 6 it was seriously concerned by British media reporting of the hospitalization of former Russian …
Reuters

Washington Post: Why authoritarian rule is not Russia’s history – or destiny

A violently repressive ruler like Ivan IV (a.k.a. the Terrible, who ruled from 1533-1584), long held up as the embodiment of Russia’s “all-powerful …
Washington Post

BBC: Ex-Russia spy collapsed with daughter

The woman found slumped on a shopping centre bench alongside a former Russian agent convicted of spying for Britain is his daughter, it has …
BBC

The Moscow Times: Chinese tourism to Russia hits record numbers in 2017

The global boom in tourism from China has not escaped Russia, with Chinese visitors accounting for the highest number of foreign tourists to the …
The Moscow Times

RFE/RL: Putin claims hundreds of spies thwarted, urges focus on cybersecurity

President Vladimir Putin has claimed that Russia thwarted nearly 500 spies in 2017 and urged the Federal Security Service (FSB) to step up …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Putin adviser says West may try to disconnect Russia from global internet

Russia is prepared if the West tries to punish it by disconnecting it from the global Internet, a top adviser to President Vladimir Putin has …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Stalin’s legacy- son of an ‘enemy of the people’ vows he’ll never forget

Every Wednesday, Aleksei Nesterenko stands outside building No. 23 on Moscow’s Nikolskaya Street with a sign calling for it to be turned into a branch …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Voice of America: With gas and diplomacy, Russia embraces Cold War foe Pakistan

As U.S. influence in Islamabad wanes, Pakistan’s former adversary Russia is building military, diplomatic and economic ties that could upend historic …
Voice of America
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