Eastern Europe

Associated Press: Russia urges Turkey to help stop rebel raids in Syria

MOSCOW — The Russian military has urged its Turkish counterparts to tighten monitoring of opposition in northern Syria in the wake of a drone attack …
Associated Press

Voice of America: Senate Democrats accuse Trump of failing to confront Russian threat

CAPITOL HILL — US Senate Democrats on Jan.10 warned that Russian operations to undermine democracy extend far beyond US elections and accused …
Voice of America

The Moscow Times: US dedicates square to Boris Nemtsov in Washington

Local authorities in the U.S. capital of Washington have voted to rename a square in front of the Russian Embassy in honor of the murdered opposition …
The Moscow Times

Washington Post: Everything we know so far about Russian election meddling in Europe

BERLIN — In a highly anticipated report due to be released on Jan. 10, congressional Democrats are expected to raise renewed concerns over mounting …
Washington Post

RFE/RL: Moldovan parliament speaker passes law against Russian propaganda

CHISINAU — The speaker of Moldova’s parliament, Andrian Candu, has signed legislation appointing seven new government ministers along with a law that …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

UNIAN: German company fined for violating sanctions against Russia

An Ulm-based company, which exported dual-purpose equipment to Russia, has been fined 190,000 euros, according to Stuttgarter Nachrichten. Read more …
UNIAN

Associated Press: Dem senators’ report warns of Russian meddling across Europe

WASHINGTON — A sweeping new report by congressional Democrats warns of deepening Russian interference throughout Europe and concludes that even as …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: What Russians are reading

On the Moscow subway, 10 readers open up about the books they’ve chosen for their daily commute. Read more here.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

CNN: Russia suggests US may have had role in attack on Russian bases in Syria

The Russian government appeared to suggest Jan. 9 that the US military had a role in a recent attack on two Russian military bases in Syria, an attack …
CNN

Associated Press: Top Russian nuclear weapons designer Avrorin dies at 85

Yevgeny Avrorin, a renowned nuclear physicist who played an important role in developing Russia’s atomic weapons, has died. He was 85. The Russian …
Associated Press

Spiegel: Behind the scenes of Russia’s imitated democracy

Running a democracy isn’t easy. But imagine how challenging it must be to imitate one! Sets must be constantly rearranged and political roles must be …
Spiegel

The Moscow Times: Russia’s January spike in deaths linked to holiday drinking

An average 18,000 more Russians die every January due to alcohol consumption over the New Year holidays, according to research carried by the Life.ru …
The Moscow Times

Newsweek: Russian warships in English Channel force British navy to scramble for third time in a month

The British Royal Navy has been repeatedly called upon to shadow and track Russian navy ships in the English Channel, scrambling its high readiness …
Newsweek

The Moscow Times: Russia has destroyed 19,000 tons of food since import ban

Russian authorities have destroyed 19,000 tons of food since 2014, in compliance with an import ban on certain food products from Western …
The Moscow Times

New York Times: Researcher behind dossier is thrust into Russia scandal

WASHINGTON — From the start, he was a central casting misfire — the dark artist slicing through the capital by electric scooter, a cloak-and-dagger …
New York Times

RFE/RL: Russia rejects CIA chief’s assertion it’s meddling in US congressional elections

Russian officials on Jan. 8 rejected an accusation by U.S. CIA Director Mike Pompeo that Russia is attempting to interfere in U.S. congressional …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Moscow Times: Russia creates military development office to skirt US sanctions

Russia has created an office to ensure continued military development in the face of new U.S. sanctions that are expected in less than a month, a …
The Moscow Times

Aljazeera: Syria and Russia continue to bombard Idlib province

Syrian government forces and their Russian allies continue to attack the opposition fighters’ push in Idlib province. Russian warplanes have attacked …
Aljazeera
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