Eastern Europe

Associated Press: Russia calls worsening ties with US a major disappointment

MOSCOW — The spokesman for President Vladimir Putin says the Kremlin views deteriorating relations with the United States as a major disappointment of …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: Russian opposition politician Yashin detained in Moscow

Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin has been detained in Moscow days after staging a demonstration that authorities said was held without their …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Associated Press: Putin says Syrian campaign showed off Russia’s military might

MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin says Russia’s actions in Syria have demonstrated the power of the nation’s modernized military to the world. Read …
Associated Press

Reuters: Kremlin says Russian satellite launch failures being investigated

MOSCOW – The Kremlin said on Dec.28 that Russia was analyzing its space sector after two failed satellite launches in as many months. Read more here.
Reuters

Reuters: Kremlin says Putin critic Navalny’s protest call to be investigated

MOSCOW – The Kremlin said on Dec.28 that a call by opposition leader Alexei Navalny to hold nationwide protests to back a boycott of next year’s …
Reuters

ABC News: Putin calls St. Petersburg supermarket explosion a ‘terrorist attack’

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Dec.28 an explosion at a supermarket in St. Petersburg on Dec.27 was a “terrorist attack.” Read more here.
ABC News

Associated Press: Kremlin says Navalny’s call for protest will be investigated

MOSCOW — The Kremlin says authorities will investigate whether opposition leader Alexei Navalny is breaking the law by calling for nationwide …
Associated Press

CNN: St. Petersburg explosion – Putin says blast was terror attack

Moscow – More than a dozen people were injured in an explosion at a St. Petersburg supermarket on Dec.27, according to Russian state media. Read more …
CNN

Associated Press: Putin says St. Petersburg explosion was terror attack

MOSCOW — The explosion at a supermarket in Russia’s second-largest city was a terrorist attack, President Vladimir Putin said on Dec.28, adding that …
Associated Press

UNIAN: Tillerson says US has no illusions about today’s regime in Russia

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in his column in The New York Times has said the United States has no illusions about today’s regime in …
UNIAN

Xinhua: Russian authorities – 10 people injured in St. Petersburg store explosion

MOSCOW – A total of 10 people were injured on Dec.27 in an explosion at a supermarket in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, the Russian authorities …
Xinhua

Reuters: Putin says St. Petersburg supermarket bombing was an act of terrorism

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Dec.28 that a blast that ripped through a St. Petersburg supermarket the previous day injuring …
Reuters

Reuters: Putin critic Navalny calls election boycott rallies

MOSCOW – Opposition leader Alexey Navalny announced on Dec.27 a series of rallies across Russia in January to press home his call for a boycott of …
Reuters

Reuters: Russia says satellite launch failure due to programming error

MOSCOW – Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Wednesday the failed launch of a 2.6 billion-rouble ($44.95 million) satellite last …
Reuters

Agence France-Presse: Blast from home-made bomb rips through supermarket in Russia

MOSCOW – An explosion at a supermarket in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg injured at least four people on Wednesday (Dec 27), officials said, …
Agence France-Presse

Reuters: Russian finance ministry to increase foreign currency buying in 2018

The Russian finance ministry plans to increase purchases of foreign currency for its reserves next year, reducing rouble volatility in a presidential …
Reuters

Wall Street Journal: In West, a debate over talks with Russia

Diplomatic relations between NATO and Russia are at a crux: Germany and some other allies want to intensify East-West dialogue, while the U.S. and …
Wall Street Journal

Bloomberg: Russia to limit US military flyovers in tit-for-tat response

Russia plans to limit the number of airbases the U.S. can use to launch reconnaissance flights under the Open Skies Treaty, in a fresh sign of its …
Bloomberg
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