Eastern Europe

UNIAN: Polish PM says Russia, Nord Stream-2 among main threats to his country

Morawiecki says Germany is trying to present the pipeline as a business-type project, “which it is not”. Read more here
UNIAN

Reuters: US says planned Russian pipeline would threaten European energy security

WARSAW – The United States sees the planned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline between Russia and Germany as a threat to Europe’s energy security, U.S. …
Reuters

BBC: Navalny offices raided on day of protests

Police in Moscow have raided the offices of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny ahead of nationwide rallies supporting an election boycott. Read …
BBC

RFE/RL: Russia ‘will study’ new US proposals for Ukraine

U.S. suggestions on deploying a UN mission in war-ravaged eastern Ukraine look quite feasible and Russia will study them carefully, Kremlin aide …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Guardian: Moscow police raid cinema showing The Death of Stalin

Armed Russian police have raided an arthouse cinema in Moscow that defied a government ban on the screening of Armando Iannucci’s dark comedy The …
The Guardian

RFE/RL: Navalny backers rally for Russian election boycott

Russians unhappy with the prospect of six more years under President Vladimir Putin have started protests nationwide backing Aleksei Navalny’s call …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Russian police force way into opposition leader Navalny’s office

MOSCOW – Russian police forced their way into the Moscow office of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Sunday and started questioning people, images …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Russia-friendly Zeman reelected as Czech president in tight race

Russia-friendly incumbent Milos Zeman has been reelected president of the Czech Republic for a second five-year term. Read more here
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

112.ua: Russia reacted to new US sanctions

Russia said they could introduce sanctions in response to the ones deployed by the USA, according to the press service of Russia’s foreign …
112.ua

Reuters: US holding Russia responsible for chemical weapons in Syria

WARSAW – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday the United States believed it was Russia’s responsibility to curb Syria’s use of …
Reuters

Euronews: Dutch intelligence ‘infiltrated Russian group that hacked US Democratic party’

A joint investigation between two Dutch news outlets reported how intelligence officials watched hackers steal thousands of emails and files from …
Euronews

New York Times: Coming US list of oligarchs linked to Putin alarms Russia’s rich

WASHINGTON — It was all but ignored last year when it was wrapped into a sanctions law punishing Russian aggressions. But in recent weeks, a …
New York Times

Agence France-Presse: Pro-Russian faces liberal in knife-edge Czech presidential vote

PRAGUE – Czechs went to the polls Friday at the start of a two-day presidential run-off pitting pro-Russian populist incumbent Milos Zeman against …
Agence France-Presse

CNN: Opponent says Putin regime is ‘built on corruption’

MOSCOW – Russia’s best-known opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has accused the regime of President Vladimir Putin of being “built on corruption” and …
CNN

Reuters: Russia says new US sanctions are destructive step, will retaliate

MOSCOW – New US sanctions against Russia are a destructive step which further worsens relations between Moscow and Washington, RIA news agency cited a …
Reuters

Reuters: US hits Russian deputy minister and energy firms with sanctions

MOSCOW – The United States added Russian officials and energy firms to a sanctions blacklist on Jan.26, days before details of further possible …
Reuters

Washington Post: New poll shows Russians are defiant in face of US sanctions

What do Russians and Americans think about U.S. sanctions on Russia? To put it very mildly, Russia has been a hot topic in U.S. news for several years …
Washington Post

The Moscow Times: Moscow police raid theater showing banned Stalin satire

Police reportedly arrived at a historic movie theater in Moscow on the second screening of “The Death of Stalin” on Jan. 26 afternoon after Russia’s …
The Moscow Times
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