Eastern Europe

Guardian: Former Russian spy critically ill in UK ‘after exposure to substance’

One of the two people critically ill in a Salisbury hospital after “suspected exposure to an unknown substance” is a Russian man who was exchanged in …
Guardian

Reuters: With gas and diplomacy, Russia embraces Cold War foe Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – As US influence in Islamabad wanes, Pakistan’s former adversary Russia is building military, diplomatic and economic ties that could upend …
Reuters

Reuters: Putin, before vote, says Russia has thwarted hundreds of foreign spies

MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin boasted Russia had thwarted more than 400 foreign spies last year and on March 5 called on the FSB, the domestic …
Reuters

Politico: Trump, May call Putin’s statements on Russia’s nuclear arsenal ‘irresponsible’

President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May agreed on March 4 during a phone call that Vladimir Putin’s claim that Russia had …
Politico

RFE/RL: Russia proposes Tillerson-Lavrov meeting in Africa this week

Russia has proposed that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meet with US  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson this week in Ethiopia, which both diplomats are …

Reuters: Russia’s Rosneft holds key to fixing Iraqi Kurdistan oil flows

ERBIL, Iraq/LONDON, March 5 – Russian state oil company Rosneft has emerged with an important role in talks between Iraq’s government and Iraqi …
Reuters

CNBC: Russia reportedly claims the US is trying to influence its upcoming presidential vote

Russia claims to have evidence the US has attempted to interfere in Moscow’s forthcoming presidential vote, the RIA news agency quoted Deputy Foreign …
CNBC

Washington Post: Putin just bragged about Russia’s nuclear weapons. Here’s the real story

During his March 1 address to Russia’s Federal Assembly, President Vladimir Putin grabbed headlines by claiming that prospective additions to the …
Washington Post

Reuters: Russian Patriarch unhappy at Bulgarian view of Russia’s 1877-1878 war role

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill said he was aggrieved by what he called the Bulgarian government’s attempts to dilute his country’s role during the …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Putin says those charged with US election meddling ‘don’t represent’ Russia

President Vladimir Putin has said that the Russian citizens indicted by the United States for election meddling didn’t act on behalf of his …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Moscow sees extended US sanctions over Ukraine as unlawful

MOSCOW – The Kremlin considers sanctions against Russia over the situation in Ukraine that Washington extended for one more year as unlawful, Russia’s …
Reuters

Reuters: Syrians flee government advances in eastern Ghouta

BEIRUT – Hundreds of people are fleeing advances by Syrian government forces in eastern Ghouta, a war monitor and a resident said on Sunday, as …
Reuters

Associated Press: Russians eager to name doomsday arms

MOSCOW – In just one day, the suggestions have been pouring in: “Kraken” for a new underwater drone capable of blasting coastlines with a powerful …
Associated Press

The Guardian: Russians were paid to attend Putin’s star-studded election rally

Vladimir Putin, flanked by cheering supporters, strode on to a stage in the centre of Moscow’s colossal Luzhniki Stadium and urged a crowd of tens of …
The Guardian

112.ua: Russian Federation Council reacts to Volker’s words that ‘DNR’ and ‘LNR’ should be disbanded

Member of the Federation Council of Russia Aleksey Pushkov commented on the words of US Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker as to …
112.ua

Russian Energy Ministry: Nothing threatens Russian gas transit to Europe via Ukraine

MOSCOW – Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has assured the European Commission’s Vice President for the Energy Union Maros Sefcovic that nothing …
Interfax-Ukraine

Volker says self-proclaimed republics should be ‘disbanded’ in Ukraine

Self-proclaimed republics created by Russian-backed forces should be disbanded because they don’t comply with Ukrainian laws, U.S. Special …
Anna Yakutenko

USA Today: Putin says he can’t respond to Mueller charges ‘if they do not violate Russian laws’

Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to respond to the criminal charges special counsel Robert Mueller filed last month against 13 Russians …
USA Today
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