Eastern Europe

BBC: Russian nuclear scientists arrested for ‘Bitcoin mining plot’

Russian security officers have arrested several scientists working at a top-secret Russian nuclear warhead facility for allegedly mining …
BBC

CNN: Russian athletes lose last ditch appeal to join the Winter Olympics

Dozens of Russian athletes have lost an eleventh-hour bid to join the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) …
CNN

Associated Press: Putin talks to Macron to discuss his planned trip to Russia

MOSCOW — The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin has spoken by phone with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss his planned visit to …
Associated Press

The Moscow Times: Russia accuses Islamic State of running online casinos

Islamic State (IS) is running online casinos to compensate for financial setbacks driven by battlefield losses, Russia’s top diplomat at the United …
The Moscow Times

112.ua: Twitter admits Russian interference in Brexit vote

In a House of Commons committee session that included British MPs, Twitter admitted Russian interference in the vote, as DW reports. The media says …
112.ua

The Moscow Times: Navalny links Kremlin to Trump campaign aide Paul Manafort

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny has published a video investigation claiming that Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska acted as a messenger between U.S. …
The Moscow Times

Voice of America: Sobchak says if Putin could safely retire, he would

Russian presidential hopeful Ksenia Sobchak, a Russian TV celebrity and socialite, told VOA the rumors are true: If her father’s one time political …
Voice of America

The Moscow Times: Russian space agency calls SpaceX Falcon launch ‘a nice trick’

Russia’s state-owned space corporation Roscosmos has brushed off the significance Elon Musk’s successful launch of a reusable rocket toward Mars …
The Moscow Times

RFE/RL: Eight candidates to run for presidential elections in Russia

Eight candidates will be on the ballot in Russia’s March 18 presidential vote, a poll that appears certain to hand President Vladimir Putin a new …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Russian watchdog says to examine Facebook in second half

Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said on February 8 it would carry out an audit into Facebook’s compliance with Russian legislation in the …
Reuters

Xinhua: Russian Defense Ministry to buy 12 Su-57 fighter jets

The Russian Defense Ministry will sign a contract this year to buy a dozen advanced stealth fighter jets, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said …
Xinhua

Moscow Times: Russia’s answer to Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch in memes

When Elon Musk on February 6 successfully launched a rocket toward Mars carrying a red Tesla, some saw it as a landmark moment for space …
The Moscow Times

Associated Press: Lavrov says Russia wants constructive dialogue with US

Russia’s foreign minister says Moscow is open to a constructive dialogue with Washington and wants to preserve a landmark Cold War-era nuclear arms …
Associated Press

Bloomberg: Some Russians are loving this blizzard of the century

A record-breaking snow storm will benefit wheat crops across central Russia, reinforcing the outlook for another big harvest. The storm hit Moscow …
Bloomberg

RFE/RL: Russia’s Election Commission registers three more presidential candidates

Russia’s Central Election Commission has registered three more candidates for the March 18 presidential election, raising the total number of …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Russian economy minister says Russia cautious about privatization

Russian Economy Minister Maxim Oreshkin said on February 7 that the Russian government is now more cautious over its privatization program, as there …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Washington votes to name street outside Russian Embassy after Nemtsov

The city council of Washington, D.C., has renamed the street where Russia’s Embassy is located, honoring the memory of Russia’s slain opposition …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Moscow Times: Moscow named second worst city for traffic jams in the world

Moscow has the second worst traffic jams in the world, according to a study by the INRIX analytics company published February 6. According to the …
The Moscow Times
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