Eastern Europe

AFP: Belarus Olympic body vows to protect delegation from ‘discrimination’

The Belarusian Olympic Committee on August 6 vowed to protect its members from “discrimination” after two Belarus coaches were stripped of Olympic …
Agence France-Presse

BBC: Belarusian sprinter reunited with husband in Poland

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was reunited with her husband in Warsaw on Thursday, an opposition politician said, as the couple look to …
BBC

New York Times: Russian disinformation targets vaccines and the Biden administration

The cartoon posted on the far-right discussion forum showed police officers wearing Biden-Harris campaign logos on bulletproof vests and battering …
New York Times

RFE/RL: Poland says Belarus is letting migrants cross border in ‘hybrid war’ with EU

Poland has accused Belarus of sending a growing number of migrants over the border in retaliation for Warsaw’s decision this week to give refuge to …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: EU summons Belarus envoy, seeks Iraqi help over migrant crisis at Lithuania’s border

The European Union has summoned Belarus’s top diplomat in Brussels and talked to Iraqi officials about suspending that country’s flights to Minsk amid …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Belarusian sprinter decided to defect on way to airport over safety fears

WARSAW – Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya decided to defect as she was being driven to a Tokyo airport because her grandmother told her that …
Reuters

NBC News: Russians are winning in Tokyo even though Team Russia is banned from the Olympics

TOKYO — There is a Russian elephant in the room at the Tokyo Olympics. Read more here.
NBC News

Voice of America: Russian defamation trial threatens British press freedom

LONDON – Activists say freedom of the press is at risk following a pair of lawsuits brought by Russian oligarchs against a British journalist and her …
Voice of America

RFE/RL: US investor, 6 co-defendants found guilty of embezzlement by Russian court

A Moscow court has found U.S. investor Michael Calvey and six co-defendants guilty of embezzlement in a high-profile case followed closely by the …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Khodorkovsky-backed media, legal aid groups shut down after Russia blocks them

Two online publications and a legal aid group backed by exiled Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky announced they were ceasing operations on August 5 …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Associated Press: Belarus runner used quick thinking to avoid being sent home

WARSAW, Poland — A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who feared reprisals back home after publicly criticizing her coaches at the Tokyo Games used quick …
Associated Press

Business Insider: Russia and Israel may be on a collision course in Syria

Recent statements by a Russian admiral and an anonymous Russian source have prompted speculation about whether Russia is changing its approach …
Business Insider

Reuters: Russia finds US investor Calvey guilty of embezzlement

A Russian court on Thursday found U.S. investor Michael Calvey guilty of embezzlement, state news agency TASS reported, in a case followed closely by …
Reuters

Reuters: Russia has administered COVID-19 vaccines to 39 million people

Russia has administered COVID-19 vaccines to 38.9 million people, about 27% of its population, health minister Mikhail Murashko said on Thursday. Read …
Reuters

The Moscow Times: Ministries tasked with figuring out how to prepare Russia for energy transition

Just a few weeks before the UN’s COP26 climate change conference, the Russian Government has asked several ministries to figure out how Russia can …
The Moscow Times

France 24: Belarus Olympic athlete ‘happy to be in safety’ in Poland

Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya said she was “happy to be in safety” in Warsaw on Thursday, a day after arriving in Poland where …
France 24

Al Jazeera: Belarus to close border as Lithuania turns away migrants

The president of Belarus has ordered the country’s security forces to tighten control over the border with Lithuania, which had begun turning away …
Al Jazeera

Russia registers 23,120 new COVID-19 cases, 794 deaths in past 24 hours

Russia has registered 23,120 new cases of COVID-19 and 794 related deaths in the past 24 hours, the coronavirus response headquarters said in a …
Interfax-Ukraine
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