Eastern Europe

Bloomberg: Russia spares defense spending as most 2015 outlays cut 10 percent

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Bloomberg

New York Times: After three Russians are charged, the prospect of a spy swap surfaces

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interns

Bloomberg: Ruble’s slide resumes on Ukraine sanctions concern as oil drops

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Bloomberg

BBC: North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un ‘to visit Russia’

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BBC

Reuters: Kazakhstan bans rallies, fearing Ukraine-style turmoil, UN says

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Reuters

Reuters: Obama, Merkel want Russia held accountable for violence in Ukraine

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Reuters

Reuters: US to work with allies ‘to increase pressure on Russia’ – Treasury Secretary Lew

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Reuters

Associated Press: Russian goverment proposes spending cuts in view of crisis

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Associated Press

Reuters: Russian rouble slides on oil, threat of more sanctions

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Reuters

Reuters: In Russia, crisis deepens slide in living standards for pensioners

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Reuters

The Guardian: After decades of Russian dominance, Belarus begins to reclaim its language

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The Guardian

Foreign Policy: Top American diplomat decries ‘lies’ of Russian media

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Foreign Policy

Agence France-Presse: Putin lauds Soviet army at Moscow’s Auschwitz ceremony

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Agence France-Presse

Bloomberg: Putin needles Ukraine as he shuns wartime allies at Auschwitz

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Bloomberg

Associated Press: What the credit downgrade to ‘junk’ means for Russia

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Associated Press

Agence France-Presse: Attempts to rewrite history ‘unacceptable’ – Putin at Moscow Auschwitz ceremony

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Agence France-Presse

Reuters: Putin says Russia’s 2014 arms sales top $15 billion

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Reuters

Reuters: Russia’s Gazprom eyes first gas via new route to Turkey by 2017

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Reuters
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