Eastern Europe

Xinhua: Russia confirms missile defense system sale to Turkey

Sergey Chemezov, the chief executive officer of Russia’s hi-tech giant Rostec Corporation confirmed that Turkey has purchased four Russian S-400 …
Xinhua

Reuters: Russia accuses US of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria

The chief of the Russian General Staff has accused the United States of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria to try to destabilize the …
Reuters

The Moscow Times: Russia accuses US of election meddling over Navalny

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has accused the United States of election meddling after criticism of Russia’s decision to bar opposition leader Alexei …
The Moscow Times

Reuters: Russia to supply Turkey with four S-400 missile divisions for $2.5 billion

Russia will supply Turkey with four divisions of S-400 surface-to-air missile divisions for $2.5 billion under a deal that has been almost finalised, …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Investors reported fleeing Russia amid worries about new US sanctions

Many foreign investors appear to be using the last days of 2017 to pull money out of Russia amid concern that new U.S. sanctions next year may target …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Associated Press: One killed, three injured in shooting at candy factory in Moscow

The former owner of a candy factory in Moscow has killed a security guard and injured three people, Russian investigators said December 27. The …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: Syrian rebel groups reject Russia-sponsored peace talks

Syrian rebel and opposition groups have rejected Russia’s proposed peace talks next month, accusing Moscow of what they called “war crimes” in Syria …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Guardian: Russia rejects concerns over banning of Alexei Navalny from elections

Russia has rejected concerns that a decision to bar the government critic Alexei Navalny from running against Vladimir Putin in next March’s …
Guardian

New York Times: Barred from running, barred from boycotting- a Russian candidate’s quandary

Aleksei A. Navalny, a Russian anticorruption activist, would have no real chance of defeating President Vladimir V. Putin in an election. The …
New York Times

Reuters: EU questions Russia’s 2018 vote after Navalny decision

The Russian authorities’ decision to bar opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running in next year’s presidential election raises questions about the …
Reuters

New York Post: Russia offers to mediate talks between US and North Korea

Russia is prepared to act as a mediator between the US and North Korea if both countries are willing for it to play such a role, the Kremlin said …
New York Post

RFE/RL: Russia establishing permanent presence at bases in Syria

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says Russia has started establishing a permanent presence at its two military bases in Syria — the Russian …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: EU says barring Navalny’s candidacy bodes ill for democracy in Russia

A spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says Russia’s decision to bar opposition politician Aleksei Navalny from the 2018 …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Guardian: Russia calls for answers after Chechen leader’s Instagram blocked

The Russian internet watchdog has demanded an explanation from Facebook and Instagram over the blocking of social media accounts belonging to the …
Guardian

The Moscow Times: Yandex to expand UberEats in Russia with local acquisition

Yandex NV, Russia’s largest search engine, bought local food-delivery firm Foodfox to expand its tie-up with Uber Technologies Inc. in the country, …
The Moscow Times

Associated Press: Kremlin says Russia election boycott campaign may be illegal

Russian officials should review opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s calls for an election boycott to see if they might be breaking the law, the Kremlin …
Associated Press

The Telegraph: Russian warships in UK waters keep Royal Navy busy over Christmas

The Royal Navy monitored a series of Russian warships around Britain over Christmas, as the Defence Secretary said Britain would not be …
The Telegraph

Reuters: Russia establishing permanent presence at its Syria bases

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on December 26 that Russia has begun establishing a permanent presence at its military bases in Tartus and …
Reuters
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