Eastern Europe

Nazarbayev, Merkel to discuss Ukraine in Berlin

The meeting will be held consistent with the agreements reached during the Dec. 27 telephone conversation, the Kazakh president’s press service said …
Interfax-Ukraine

Bloomberg: Add natural gas prices to Putin’s long list of problems

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Bloomberg

The Moscow Times: Number of migrants to Russia drops 70 percent in new year

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The Moscow Times

Bloomberg: Russian debt safer than US? So says China rating house Dagong

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Bloomberg

Reuters: Russian ruble strengthens after oil price stabilizes

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Reuters

EurActive: Latvia claims its presidency won’t be ‘anti-Russian’

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EurActiv.com

Wall Street Journal: Pro-Russia group says it hacked Merkel website

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Wall Street Journal

Reuters: Ruble’s woes spread to other ex-Soviet currencies

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Reuters

Newsweek: Lithuania publishes survival manual in case of Russian invasion

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Newsweek

Reuters: Raiffeisen 2014 loss could top 500 million euros on Russia – CEO

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Reuters

The Interpreter: The train won’t stop here anymore – the sad fate of Russian regions

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The Interpreter

The Guardian: Russians mark less than merry Orthodox Christmas amid ruble fears

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The Guardian

Bloomberg Businessweek: Raiffeisen CEO tries to mollify cooperative owners over Russia

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Bloomberg Businessweek

New York Times: German government websites shut down, and pro-Russia group claims responsibility

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interns

Wall Street Journal: Russia signals it may be more willing to engage with EU on Ukraine

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Wall Street Journal

Agence France-Presse: Putin visits shelter for Ukrainians fleeing conflict on Orthodox Christmas

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Agence France-Presse

Bloomberg: Political risks spurred record ICE European gas trading in 2014

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Bloomberg

Reuters: Belarus scraps duty on companies’ forex purchases

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Reuters
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