Eastern Europe

Associated Press: Russian hackers hunt hi-tech secrets, exploiting US weakness

Russian cyberspies pursuing the secrets of military drones and other sensitive U.S. defense technology tricked key contract workers into exposing …
Associated Press

Deutsche Welle: Russia deploys nuclear-capable missile system in Kaliningrad

Russia said on February 6 that it had the right to put weapons anywhere it chose on its own territory after reports that Moscow had deployed …
Deutsche Welle

POLITICO: Russia pushes more ‘deep state’ hashtags

After the success of the viral #ReleaseTheMemo campaign, Russian-influenced Twitter accounts are test-running other hashtags designed to stoke anger, …
POLITICO

RFE/RL: European Court orders Russia to compensate Bolotnaya protester

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Russia violated the rights of a man who was jailed in connection with a protest on the eve of …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

UNIAN: European banks tighten control over Russians’ accounts

European banks in preparation for the tax data exchange based on standards of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have …
UNIAN

CBS News: Russian missile deployment called ‘threat’ to half of Europe

HELSINKI – Russia has deployed additional nuclear-capable missiles in its Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad on a permanent basis, according to …
CBS News

RFE/RL: Tatar critic of Kremlin flees Russia after release from prison

An activist in Russia’s Tatarstan region who spent three years in prison for criticizing the Russian occupation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula says he …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Turkish companies in talks with Russia on joining nuclear plant consortium

ANKARA – Turkish companies Kalyon and Kolin are out of a consortium for the Russian-led Akkuyu nuclear plant in Turkey and Russia is in talks with …
Reuters

Reuters: Lukoil CEO – Russia to keep monitoring OPEC+ deal

Russia’s oil industry will continue to monitor implementation of a global deal on cutting oil production, and Energy Minister Alexander Novak will …
Reuters

Reuters: Russia’s Putin spoke to Iranian president

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, the Kremlin said in a statement on February 6. Read …
Reuters

Moscow Times: Russian military tests soldiers’ willingness to quash opposition protests

Russia’s Defense Ministry has reportedly polled its soldiers on their political views and willingness to crack down on protesters as the country …
The Moscow Times

Reuters: Kremlin says it’s up to Russia where it deploys its missiles

It is Russia’s sovereign right to decide where it deploys its military resources on its own territory, a Kremlin spokesman said on February 6, …
Reuters

Bloomberg: Russian oligarchs on US treasury list facing added scrutiny

Russia’s billionaire oligarchs are beginning to face additional scrutiny on at least some financial transactions following U.S. publication of a list …
Bloomberg

Express.co.uk: Russia deploys nuclear-capable missiles to Baltic Sea as NATO sends jets

Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave annexed from Germany by the Soviet Union after World War 2, is situated along the Baltic Coast and has been called the …
Express.co.uk

Reuters: Russia deploys Iskander nuclear-capable missiles to Kaliningrad

MOSCOW – Russia has deployed advanced nuclear-capable Iskander missiles to its Kaliningrad exclave on the Baltic Sea, the RIA news agency quoted a …
Reuters

Reuters: Russia calls in army after ‘snowfall of the century’ in Moscow

MOSCOW – Russian soldiers have been drafted in to help clear the streets of Moscow and the surrounding region after a record snowfall which delayed …
Reuters

The Guardian: Russian police accuse Navalny of assaulting officer during protest

Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition figurehead, has been summoned for questioning by investigators over allegations that he hit a police officer …
The Guardian

BBC: Russian jet pilot ‘pulled grenade pin’ to avoid capture in Syria’s Idlib

Russian media have lauded a pilot killed in Syria as a hero, saying he detonated his grenade to avoid being captured by jihadists who had shot his …
BBC
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