Eastern Europe

Russian prime minister Putin orders Arctic cleanup

Putin visited the Russian archipelago of Franz Josef Land, 1,000 km (600 miles) from the North Pole, as part of Russia’s drive to reassert its …
Interns

Olympic Committee urges Sochi: Stick to the construction timetable

Sochi, which won the Games in 2007 with the majority of its venues needed to be built from scratch, has pledged to start construction of every venue …
Reuters

Russian Black Sea Fleet to ensure peace in southern region

"Everybody became sure that the Black Sea Fleet will continue to protect the southern frontiers of our friendly countries, Russia and Ukraine. We are …
Interfax-Ukraine

Chechen leader denies connection to Vienna killing

Umar Israilov was gunned down in January 2009 after an apparent abduction attempt went awry. Austrian investigators said this week that they assume …
Interns

Latvia’s minority government wins foreign minister vote

Dombrovskis was left with a minority government after the former largest ruling coalition party quit the government in March to distance itself from …
Reuters

London Telegraph: Moscow backs down from Stalin poster plans

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U.S. backs idea of Russia’s entry to WTO

"I think we are supportive of Russia’s entry. But obviously, there’ll be steps that Russia has to take in order to qualify," Crowley said. "The …
Interfax-Ukraine

One metro suicide bomber could have been stopped on way to Moscow – official

"Even other passengers paid attention to one of the suicide bombers when she was traveling on a bus. She posed as an expectant mother but her …
Interfax-Ukraine

Investigation identifies all people responsible for Moscow Metro bombings

"The investigators completed the entire set of urgent investigative measures on the initial stage. Dozens of complicated forensic expert studies, …
Interfax-Ukraine

Irish Times: Russia opens more Katyn files in gesture to Poland

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Lavrov slams Moldova leader over ‘Soviet occupation’

Lavrov, who was answering a question from Interfax in talking to reporters in Strasbourg, accused Ghimpu of using the upcoming 65th anniversary of …
Interfax-Ukraine

Russian cargo craft heads for space station

The Progress M-05M shed its rocket stages and entered orbit after blasting off on schedule from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in …
Reuters

Russian Foreign Ministry: Talks on terms of fleet presence in Ukraine enter practical channel

"On April 28 Moscow hosted the eighth session of the subcommittee for the operation of the Russian Federation Black Sea Fleet and its presence on …
Interfax-Ukraine

Russian court bans neo-Nazi group

The court said in a statement Wednesday the Slavic Union was banned for its extremism. The group’s Russian acronym, SS, copies the abbreviation for …
Interns

Russia posts Katyn massacre documents on Internet

The step was a gesture to Poland in a case that looms large in Polish history and has soured relations between the two countries for …
Interns

Medvedev: Russia will continue opening Soviet repression archives

Medvedev also confirmed he had ordered the Russian authorities to declassify the archives linked to the execution of thousands of Polish officers by …
Interfax-Ukraine

Poll: Russian people’s role crucial in defeating Nazism

The role of Allied Nations looks far less impressive to Russians, VTsIOM pollster told Interfax, citing figures obtained in a poll, conducted in late …
Interfax-Ukraine

Federal Migration Service chief: Russia needs immigrants because of demographic crisis

"Certainly, we need this, considering the demographic processes. We are interested in the arrival of foreign citizens, both for temporary and …
Interfax-Ukraine
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