Eastern Europe

Report on the company’s website reads over 200 inspections of McDonald’s restaurants are taking place in Russia

‘Over 200 inspections of McDonald’s restaurants have now been initiated. We will do everything possible to continue our company’s successful operation …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Russia rights group says it is targeted by Kremlin to control history

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Reuters

Putin tells Russia willing to continue relations with Japan, but ball is in Tokyo’s court

‘We are ready to continue relations with our Japanese friends, but the puck is on Japan’s side,’ Putin said at a press conference in Milan on …
Interfax-Ukraine

Charter97: Dictator urges not to press him over Crimea

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Charter97

The Moscow Times: Specter of 1998 default stalks Russia’s record ruble falls

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The Moscow Times

Reuters: In ruble crisis, Putin gets a helping hand from state TV

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Reuters

Reuters: Russia’s top oil firms play down price drop

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Reuters

Lukashenko concerned about NATO expansion

“NATO is approaching Belarusian borders, and that certainly concerns us. That concerns us even more than the Russians because it’s our borders. And it …
Interfax-Ukraine

Bloomberg Businessweek: Ruble rout forcing 13 billion dollars of support eases as crude gains

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Bloomberg Businessweek

Reuters: Japan and Russia leaders meet in Milan, say will continue dialogue

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Reuters

The Moscow Times: Russian patriots demand pizzeria drop ‘New York’ from its name

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The Moscow Times

The Interpreter: Three demographic developments in Russia with serious political consequences

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The Interpreter

The Economic Times: China, Russia mull high-speed Moscow-Beijing rail line

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The Economic Times

The Guardian: Putin under pressure to denounce rival elections in Ukraine

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The Guardian

The Interpreter: Moscow takes some Finnish territory and buys more near strategic sites

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The Interpreter

The Daily Beast: Hipster Putin propaganda

The Daily Beast

Daily Mail: Oil recovery, tax period drag ruble off record lows

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Daily Mail

Bloomberg: Putin’s ruble rescue plan crashes into global market rout

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Bloomberg
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