Eastern Europe

Bloomberg: Belarus relaxes capital controls used to fight Russian contagion

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Bloomberg

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Prospects for January 15 Ukraine summit in doubt

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Rosneft was interested in buying Odesa oil refinery – plant CEO

“At the beginning of the year, as far as I know, negotiations [with Rosneft] were held. But under the current relations between Ukraine and Russia who …
Interfax-Ukraine

BBC: France seeks end to Russia sanctions over Ukraine

 
BBC

Wall Street Journal: Ruble falls on first trading day of 2015

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Wall Street Journal

Voice of America: France calls for lifting Russia sanctions if progress on Ukraine

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Voice of America

Alexei Navalny demonstratively removes house arrest bracelet

“Indeed, I understand everything, and after the deadline for receiving the text of my verdict has expired, I will act exclusively in accordance with …
Interfax-Ukraine

Gazprom CEO does not rule out possibility of illegal collection of gas from transit pipeline in Ukraine

At their meeting on Monday, Miller told Medvedev that at the end of December Ukraine paid off $1.65 billion as part of its debt for Russian gas …
Interfax-Ukraine

Russian stock market opens with drop for MICEX, RTS indexes as oil prices decline

The MICEX stock index fell 0.4% to 1391.67 after the first minute of trading and the RTS was down 2.6% at 770. The majority of ruble-denominated blue …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Russian ruble falls vs dollar, hurt by low oil price

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Reuters

Ruble down markedly against dollar, euro

The dollar traded at 58.6-59.3 rubles/$1 after the first two minutes or so, 2.95 rubles above its previous closing and 2.71 rubles above the official …
Interfax-Ukraine

Forbes: What will Russia’s recession look like?

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Forbes

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Boston bombing trial to start with jury selection

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Financial Times: British Petroleum suffers as oil price and Russia crisis weigh on Rosneft stake

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Financial Times

The Boston Globe: Russian science is amazing; why hasn’t it taken over the world?

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The Boston Globe

New York Post: Three hedge funds in a Russian undressing

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New York Post

OCCRP: Putin named person of the year in organized crime promotion

“Putin has been a finalist every year so you might consider this a lifetime achievement award,” said Drew Sullivan, editor of OCCRP. “He has been a …
OCCRP

Georgia intends to involve Russia in a major energy project in Black Sea

 “The project implies the construction of an oil refinery in Supsa where a pipeline was stretched from Baku back in the 1990s and also a high-capacity …
Interfax-Ukraine
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