Eastern Europe

EU to extend anti-Russian sanctions until December 2015

“In view of the worsening situation, the Council agrees, in full compliance with the requirements of EU law, to extend the restrictive measures …
Interfax-Ukraine

Russia pulling out of PACE until end of 2015

“We are pulling out of PACE until the end of the year,” Pushkov told reporters on Jan. 28, after PACE again suspended the Russian delegation’s voting …
Interfax-Ukraine

PACE delegation will not be able to visit Ukrainian pilot Savchenko in Russian jail

“PACE’s decision to suspend the Russian delegation’s voting rights and its right to sit on the governing bodies of the assembly cancels Russia’s …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Russia’s Gazprom reports nine month net profit down 35 percent year-on-year

Read more here
Reuters

Bloomberg: Carlsberg cuts back Russian operations reducing capacity by 15 percent

 Read more here
Bloomberg

Deutsche Welle: Bulgaria feels Russian ruble shock (VIDEO)

 Read more here
Deutsche Welle

BBC: EU to debate fresh Russia sanctions

 Read more here
BBC

BBC: Russia boycotts Europe rights body PACE

 Read more here
BBC

PACE suspends Russian delegation’s voting rights until April

“Citing the need to ‘foster dialogue,’ PACE ratifies the Russian delegation’s credentials, but decides to suspend its voting rights, and its right to …
Interfax-Ukraine

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: EU mulling ‘terrorist’ designation for pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine

Read the story here.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Euronews: Memories of rebel control in Kramatorsk (VIDEO)

Read the story here.
interns

Financial Times: Alarm bells ring over Syriza’s Russian links

Read the story here.
Financial Times

Reuters: Litvinenko autopsy was world’s most dangerous, UK inquiry hears

Read the story here.
Reuters

Reuters: Putin meets with Iranian presidential envoy

Read the story here.
Reuters

Agence France-Presse: Russia cuts spending, bails out banks in ‘anti-crisis’ plan

Read the story here.
Agence France-Presse

Reuters: EU mulls capital markets restrictions among new Russia sanctions

Read the story here.
Reuters

Reuters: EU to extend sanctions on Russia to end-2015

Read the story here.
Reuters

BBC: US warns of more sanctions on Russia

Read the story here.
BBC
Repeater ? Photo cut-in with a button ? Photo cut-in without button ? Full-width cut-in with buttons ? Blockquote with button ? Social link to Twitter ? Stories with manual related posts ? Stories with related posts in chosen category ?