Eastern Europe

112.ua: Over 15,000 Russians go through biometric control at Ukrainian border

Starting Jan.1 2018, citizens of 70 countries and stateless persons are obliged to give 5 fingerprints for identification when entering Ukraine. So …
112.ua

Russian Supreme Court upholds ban on Navalny running for presidency

MOSCOW – The Russian Supreme Court on Saturday turned down the complaint filed by the opposition politician Alexei Navalny who asked the court to …
Interfax-Ukraine

112.ua: NATO posts video of intercepting Russian fighter jets over Baltics

The U.S. mission in NATO participating in the Baltic Air Policing published a video of intercepting Russian fighter jets Su-30 on two occasions. The …
112.ua

Wall Street Journal: How Kaspersky’s software fell under suspicion of spying on America

Eugene Kaspersky was late for his own dinner party. Read more here
Wall Street Journal

Reuters: Moldovan leader’s powers suspended to enact Russian TV curbs

A court temporarily suspended the powers of Moldova’s President Igor Dodon on Friday, paving the way for parliament to bypass his veto and enact a law …
Reuters

Agence France-Presse: Moldova court suspends pro-Russia president again

Moldova’s Constitutional Court on Friday suspended pro-Moscow President Igor Dodon for the second time this week for vetoing new media laws expected …
Agence France-Presse

Reuters: Russia says US approach to Iran protests interferes with its sovereignty

MOSCOW – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday that U.S. calls for an extraordinary meeting of the U.N. Security Council to …
Reuters

UNIAN: Russian security forces raid Crimean Tatars’ 2 houses in Simferopol, seize religious literature

Russian security forces in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea raided two houses belonging to Crimean Tatars in the city of …
UNIAN

New York Times: Obstruction inquiry shows Trump’s struggle to keep grip on Russia investigation

WASHINGTON — President Trump gave firm instructions in March to the White House’s top lawyer: stop the attorney general, Jeff Sessions, from recusing …
New York Times

112.ua: FSB interrogate relatives of Mejlis member in Crimea

Eskender Bariev, the member of Mejlis of Crimean Tatar people, the board director of Crimean Tatar Resource Centre reported that Russian FSB …
112.ua

RFE/RL: 7 Russian bobsled, skeleton athletes allowed to compete in World Cup

Seven Russian bobsled and skeleton athletes have been cleared to keep racing in World Cup events after being banned for life from the Olympics over …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Putin approves resumption of civilian flights to Egypt

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the resumption of commercial passenger flights to the Egyptian capital, more than two years after they …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

GQ Daily: Vladimir Putin’s worst enemies are hosting a summit in his honor

Organizers of the first-ever “PutinCon” are assembling the Russian president’s fiercest critics to discuss everything from Putin’s finances to his …
GQ Daily

Putin lifts restrictions on commercial flights to Cairo

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin by his decree allowed regular flights between Russia and Cairo. Relevant changes have been made to the …
Interfax-Ukraine

RFE/RL: Russia says two soldiers killed in Mortar attack in Syria

The Russian Defense Ministry says two of its soldiers were killed in a mortar attack by antigovernment forces in Syria on New Year’s Eve. Read more …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Lithuanian president rejects idea of resumption of work of Lithuanian-Russian intergovernmental commission

VILNIUS – The statement made by Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis on the possibility of resumption of the work of the Lithuanian-Russian …
Interfax-Ukraine

Voice of America: Russian jets suspected in deaths of 20 civilians

AMMAN, JORDAN — Suspected Russian jets killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens on Jan.4 when they dropped bombs on two residential buildings in a …
Voice of America

Reuters: Russia urges US not to interfere in Iran’s ‘domestic affairs’

MOSCOW – Russia urges the United States not to interfere in what Moscow calls Iran’s “domestic affairs”, TASS news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign …
Reuters
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