Eastern Europe

The Guardian: Winter Olympics was hit by cyber-attack, officials confirm

Winter Olympics officials have confirmed the games were hit by a cyber-attack during the opening ceremony – but have refused to confirm rumours in …
The Guardian

RFE/RL: Moscow court rules Uzbek journalist Feruz may leave Russia

A Moscow court has rescinded a previous ruling to deport Uzbek journalist Ali Feruz from Russia, opening the way for him to leave for a third …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Agence France-Presse: CIA denies being bilked by Russian promising Trump info

The CIA on Saturday categorically denied reports that it was fleeced by a mystery Russian who promised compromising information on U.S. President …
Agence France-Presse

UNIAN: Occupation authorities in Crimea urging Crimean Tatars to work at polling stations during elections

A Crimean Tatar leader and Ukrainian MP Refat Chubarov urged Crimea residents to boycott the “presidential elections”. Read more here
UNIAN

Euronews: Up to 1.5 million Russians expected for annual ski run

Russia may not be competing in this year’s Winter Olympics, but Russian people will be attending a mass skiing event across the country. Read more …
Euronews

Associated Press: Russia scrubs cargo ship launch to space station

MOSCOW — Russia has scrubbed the planned launch of an unmanned cargo spacecraft that was to have delivered tons of supplies to the International Space …
Associated Press

Bloomberg: Bank of Russia worry list grows even with inflation vanquished

The Bank of Russia is refocusing its sights on trying to support economic growth after inflation settled at the lowest level in the country’s modern …
Bloomberg

RFE/RL: Russian media regulator moves to block latest Navalny exposé

Russia’s media regulator has moved to prohibit material related to an investigation by opposition leader Aleksei Navalny that exposed a meeting …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Estonia, Russia swap convicted spies after presidential pardons

Estonia and Russia have swapped two convicted spies after both men received presidential pardons, Estonian authorities say. Read more here
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

UNIAN: Another German delegation to visit occupied Crimea

German politician Andreas Maurer, head of the Die Linke party’s faction in Quakenbrück’s City Council, is the organizer of the trip. Read more here
UNIAN

Associated Press: Russian forces kill 2 suspected militants in the Caucasus

Russia’s National Anti-terrorism Committee says two militants have been killed in a gun battle in Ingushetia, one of whom was being sought for having …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: Orban says Romanian deal will end Russian ‘gas monopoly’

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says a forthcoming deal to import natural gas from Romania will mean an end to the “age or the Russian gas …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

LB.ua: Simferopol terror suspects left in custody for another two months

On 9 February, the Russia-controlled Crimean supreme court extended by two months the term of custody of Crimean Tatars from Simferopol District …
LB.ua

Reuters: IOC says neutral Russians positive sign for anti-doping

PYEONGCHANG – Russia’s absence from the Pyeongchang Olympics opening ceremony where its athletes marched as independents due to the country’s drug …
Reuters

Euromaidan Press: UK journalist who wrote about Tatar political prisoners fined, expelled from Crimea

The British journalist Madeline Roache, who wrote about human rights in the post-Soviet space, especially the political abuse of psychiatry and …
EuroMaidan press

Bloomberg: Russia busts crypto miners at secret nuclear weapons lab

Russia’s still debating laws on cryptocurrencies, but engineers at a top-secret nuclear lab were already busy mining them, authorities said. Read more …
Bloomberg

Washington Post: Russian oligarch threatens to sue media over opposition investigation

MOSCOW — A Russian business mogul allied with Vladi­mir Putin threatened Feb.9 to sue media outlets for reporting accusations that the tycoon held a …
Washington Post

Associated Press: France seeks closer ties with Russia despite Syria tensions

PARIS — Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed cooperating more closely to resolve the Syrian crisis in a …
Associated Press
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