Eastern Europe

EU ambassador to Russia calls for seeing Nemtsov murder probe through to the end

European Union Ambassador to Russia Markus Ederer called on the Russian authorities to investigate opposition politician Boris Nemtsov’s murder fully …
Interfax-Ukraine

RFE/RL: Russia’s ‘inflatable duck’ activist jailed after Nemtsov rally

A Russian activist has been sentenced in St. Petersburg to 25 days in jail after being detained on his way to attend a February 25 rally in memory of …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Atlantic: Russia is a great power once again

In December, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory over the Islamic State in Syria. This, of course, was the objective the Kremlin …
The Atlantic

Guardian: Leaked report says Russian millions laundered via UK firms

A Danish bank accused of money laundering shut down Russian accounts after concluding that they were being used to funnel cash through British …
Guardian

UNIAN: EU foreign ministers to decide on Russia sanctions March 12

Foreign ministers of EU member states will consider the issue of prolonging diplomatic measures against Russia on March 12 instead of the earlier …
UNIAN

Reuters: Russia to ban milk and dairy products imports from Belarus

MOSCOW – Russia will place temporary restrictions on imports of milk and some dairy products from Belarus from Feb.26, the Russian agricultural safety …
Reuters

BBC: Russian TV airs video game as Syria war footage

A tribute to Russia’s armed forces on the country’s flagship news programme used footage from a computer game to illustrate military action in …
BBC

Reuters: Putin approves new defense-spending program

Russian president Vladimir Putin last year approved a defense spending program that takes effect from this year, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said …
Reuters

Xinhua: Russia starts three-week pre-election debate

A three-week pre-election debate kicked off on February 26, in which Russian presidential candidates would present their election programs on TV …
Xinhua

The Moscow Times: Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome bosses jailed for corruption

The former head of a major state contractor tasked with building a new spaceport in Russia’s Far East has been sentenced, along with his colleagues, …
The Moscow Times

Reuters: Russian bonds rise, CDS fall after S&P ratings upgrade

Russian sovereign dollar bonds rose across the curve and the cost of insuring exposure to Russian debt fell on Feb.26, after ratings agency S&P Global …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Peaceful rallies held for slain Kremlin critic Nemtsov

Demonstrators marched in Russian cities on February 25 to commemorate slain Kremlin critic and former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov. Rallies …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Russia changing the signposts in Pakistan

First, a Russian military delegation made a rare visit to Pakistan’s lawless tribal areas. Read more here.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Associated Press: Thousands march in memory of slain Russian opposition leader

MOSCOW – Thousands of people have marched down a central Moscow boulevard to mark the third anniversary of the slaying of Russian opposition …
Associated Press

The Hill: Former FBI official says Russians had ‘cheap and effective’ way to sow discord during election

A former FBI official said Sunday that Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election was cheap and effective in sowing discord between …
The Hill

Politico: How social conservatism fueled Russia’s HIV epidemic

MOSCOW — Nika Ivanova was 18 when she first learned about HIV. By then, it was too late. Read more here.
POLITICO

Al Jazeera: No Russian flag at Winter Olympics closing march

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) dashed Russian athletes’ hopes of marching behind their national flag at the Winter Games closing ceremony …
Helen Mukhina

RFE/RL: Latvian bank to be dissolved amid charges of illicit deals in Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan

The European Central Bank (ECB) has determined that Latvia’s ABLV Bank is on the verge of failing and will be closed down under the Baltic country’s …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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