Eastern Europe

Mashable: Putin tries back rub, gets no love in return from Obama

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Mashable

Associated Press: Breedlove says Russia beefing up bases in Crimea

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Associated Press

The Moscow Times: Citing Tchaikovsky, Elton John denounces Russian homophobia

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The Moscow Times

Bloomberg: Deaths of Russia soldiers said killed in Ukraine ‘secret’

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Bloomberg

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Russia says CNN not prevented from broadcasting

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Ruble’s slide resumes, testing Putin’s words and central bank’s firepower

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Reuters

Foreign minister vacancy filled in Georgia

Garibashvili earlier relieved Maia Panjikidze of her duties as foreign minister and freed Alex Petriashvili from his duties as European and …
Interfax-Ukraine

CNN: Chinese censors wipe Putin’s move on China’s first lady (VIDEO)

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CNN

Reuters: Sanctions-hit Russia resumes South Africa seafood imports

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Reuters

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Moscow court hears Ukrainian pilot’s complaint over exam

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Further economic sanctions on Russia not planned, Merkel says

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Reuters

Associated Press: Russia to build two more nuclear reactors for Iran

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Associated Press

The Moscow Times: Star-Trek-style APEC shirts make Putin and Xi premium meme material

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The Moscow Times

Reuters: Joseph Gordon-Levitt to play Edward Snowden in Oliver Stone film

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Reuters

USA Today: Obama, Putin have low-profile chat

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USA Today

Reuters: Abbott, Putin urge speeding up of probe into Flight MH17 crash, Kremlin says

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Reuters

New York Times: Work-for-welfare gains a foothold in Hungary

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interns

Agence France-Presse: West confronts Putin at Asia-Pacific summit

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Agence France-Presse
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