Eastern Europe

RFE/RL: British navy escorts Russian warship in North Sea

The British Royal Navy said it escorted a Russian warship through the North Sea near British territorial waters. The Royal Navy said in a December 26 …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Financial Times: Russia bars Navalny from running for president

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been barred from running in March’s presidential elections, a ruling which will test the mood of …

Los Angeles Times: Russia formally bars opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president

Russian election officials on Dec.25 formally barred Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president, prompting calls from him for …
Los Angeles Times

UNIAN: Russia’s Navalny calls for election boycott as officials ban him from running

The anti-corruption crusader is vowing to appeal the election commission’s ruling. Navalny has already called for a nationwide boycott of the vote in …
UNIAN

Reuters: Putin calls for Web activities of some firms to be monitored

MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin said on Dec.25 the Russian authorities should monitor the activity of “some companies” on social media during next …
Reuters

Bloomberg: Putin critic Navalny’s presidential bid blocked by Election Commission

Russia’s Central Election Commission refused to register opposition leader Alexei Navalny as a candidate in the 2018 presidential elections, …
Bloomberg

BBC: Moscow subway bus crash kills four people

A bus left a road in Moscow before ploughing into a subway entrance, leaving four people dead and 11 injured, Russian officials say. Read more here.
BBC

POLITICO: Putin rival formally barred from running in election

Russia’s central election commission decided on Dec.25 to formally bar opposition leader c from running in the presidential election next year. Read …
POLITICO

Aljazeera: Russia’s Alexei Navalny barred from presidential run

The Russian election committee has barred opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president in the 2018 presidential elections. Read more …
Aljazeera

Xinhua: Russia agrees to lift ban on tea imports from Sri Lanka

Russia agreed to lift the restriction on the imports of agriculture products including tea from Sri Lanka from Dec. 30, a Sri Lankan minister here …
Xinhua

UNIAN: Moscow says `no decisions` taken on open arms supplies to Donbas

The Kremlin said that no decisions have been made to launch open deliveries of weapons to the occupied parts of Donbas, according to an …
UNIAN

Associated Press: Four killed in Moscow when bus crashes into underground passage

Russian authorities say a bus careened off a road and onto steps leading into an underground passageway in Moscow, killing at least four people and …
Associated Press

Associated Press: Russian officials bar Navalny from running for president

Russian election officials on December 25 formally barred Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president, prompting calls from …
Associated Press

Reuters: Putin critic Navalny barred from Russian presidential election

Russia’s central election commission voted on December 25 to bar opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running in a presidential election next year, …
Reuters

Reuters: Russia’s FinMin – crypto FX should only be traded by professionals

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on December 25 that cryptocurrencies should be traded only by professional investors, not in the …
Reuters

The Moscow Times: Russia rules out further military expansion

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has ruled out the deployment of additional military bases abroad, including in Latin America, despite an …
The Moscow Times

Bloomberg: 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, …
Bloomberg

Reuters: Russia’s FinMin Siluanov says no changes to business taxes in 2018

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on December 25 there would be no changes to taxes for businesses operating in Russia in 2018. Read more …
Reuters
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