Eastern Europe

NPR: Russia’s ‘foreign agent’ law targets journalists, activists, ordinary citizens

MOSCOW — Darya Apakhonchich never considered herself a foreign agent. She taught Russian to refugees in her hometown, St. Petersburg, and took part in …
NPR

RFE/RL: Moldova’s prime minister-designate welcomes mandate to form new government

CHISINAU — Former Moldovan Finance Minister Natalia Gavrilita has welcomed her nomination by President Maia Sandu as prime minister-designate after …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Russia reports pressure drop in space station service module

MOSCOW – The head of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency said on Saturday that pressure in a Russian service module on the International Space Station had …
Reuters

Russia records 23,807 COVID-19 cases, 792 deaths

MOSCOW – The daily growth of new COVID-19 cases in Russia has reached 23,807, and 792 people have died over the past day, the coronavirus response …
Interfax-Ukraine

Associated Press: Justice Department says Russians hacked federal prosecutors

WASHINGTON — The Russian hackers behind the massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign broke into the email accounts of some of the most prominent …
Associated Press

The Moscow Times: As incomes fall, Russians falling for pyramid schemes

Nastasia Dvoyankina, a 31-year-old art teacher from Yekaterinburg, was just managing to make ends meet. Read more here.
The Moscow Times

Reuters: EU says sanctions an option to tackle Belarus people smugglers

BRUSSELS – The European Union will consider sanctions against migrant smugglers and those involved in human trafficking to address a surge in …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Local staff at US embassy, consulates in Russia dismissed to meet Kremlin deadline

The United States says it has laid off nearly 200 local employees from its diplomatic missions in Russia ahead of an August 1 deadline set by the …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Russia’s media regulator requests YouTube block Navalny’s channel

Russia’s media regulator Roskomnadzor has requested YouTube block the Navalny Live channel of jailed opposition politician Aleksei Navalny. Read more …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Russian activists find themselves sentenced to compulsory medical treatment

MOSCOW — On July 14, a court ordered Violetta Grudina, a former local representative for opposition leader Aleksei Navalny in Murmansk who is seeking …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Navalny lawyers still barred from having phones, computers during prison visits

A court in the Russian city of Vladimir has rejected jailed opposition politician Aleksei Navalny’s lawsuit against a decision that bans his lawyers …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: In Russian city haunted by 1962 protest massacre, Navalny gains little traction

NOVOCHERKASSK, Russia – Spring in Novocherkassk, a small city in Russia’s south, is rich. Acacias bloom, the town thick with the smell of their …
Reuters

Reuters: Belarus leader would ‘not hesitate’ to invite Russian troops if needed

MOSCOW – Belarus would not hesitate to invite Russian troops if needed, President Alexander Lukashenko said on July 30, although he said there was no …
Reuters

Eurasianet: Pashinyan proposes Russian border guards for entire Armenia-Azerbaijan border

Armenia is seeking to deploy Russian border guards along its entire border with Azerbaijan as tensions and violence between the two countries continue …
Eurasianet.org

Meduza: Russia’s federal censor orders YouTube to block ‘Navalny Live’

Russia’s federal censorship agency, Roskomnadzor, has ordered YouTube to block Alexey Navalny’s popular channel “Navalny Live.” This was reported by …
Meduza

Reuters: Russia’s key rate seen peaking at 7% this year before cuts return in 2022

Russia will raise its key interest rate to 7% by the end of 2021 to rein in inflation that is hovering near a five-year peak, before returning to rate …
Reuters

BBC: Russians face backlash from fellow competitors at the Tokyo Olympics

When Russian athletes stand on the podium after winning Olympic gold in Tokyo, they hear a Tchaikovsky piano concerto rather than their national …
BBC

RFE/RL: Chief editor of investigative news group flees Russia

The chief editor of The Project investigative news outlet has left Russia with no plans to return and is trying to evacuate his staff after the group …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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