Eastern Europe

Bloomberg: Russia contagion spreads to former Soviet states amid rout

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Bloomberg

EurActiv.com: Bulgaria says it is suffering from EU sanctions on Russia

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EurActiv.com

Bloomberg: For Putin’s adoring fans, when might Pushkin come to Shovekin?

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Bloomberg

Associated Press: EU urges Russia to let Bosnia join the bloc

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Associated Press

Lukashenko tells border guards to approach Ukraine border demarcation responsibly

“The Ukrainian border is a very important issue. We agreed that we need to do serious work over Ukrainian border in terms of its demarcation. Our …
Interfax-Ukraine

Associated Press: Russian police deaths rise to 14 in Chechnya

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Associated Press

EU allows Russian banks to obtain loans in Europe to support European subsidiaries

Banks on the sanctions list may raise loans with maturity exceeding 30 days if these loans have “a specific and documented objective to provide …
Interfax-Ukraine

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Ex-Soviet GUAM group drops Russian, switches to English

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: EU tells Russia to keep Balkans out of East-West confrontation

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Reuters

Associated Press: Georgian president says Russia expanding power in Ossetia

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Associated Press

Reuters: Finland parliament approves Russian-supplied nuclear plant

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Reuters

The Moscow Times: Poll shows majority of Russians have negative feelings toward US

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The Moscow Times

The Moscow Times: Russia threatens lawsuit after France suspends Mistral warship delivery

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The Moscow Times

Associated Press: France says possible Russia may never get warships

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Associated Press

Financial Times: Grozny terror attack shatters fragile stability in Chechnya

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Financial Times

Financial Times: Putin threatens crackdown on currency speculators

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Financial Times

Putin: ‘No one will ever attain military superiority over Russia’ (TRANSCRIPT)

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Kyiv Post

Reuters: Putin praises ‘professional’ security operation in Chechnya

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Reuters
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