Eastern Europe

France 24: As elections near, Putin says Russians will not stand for Ukraine-style coup

President Vladimir Putin said Russians “do not want and will not stand for” a Ukraine-style coup as he responded to a question from a rival …
France 24

Washington Post: Putin blames Trump’s political opponents for poor US-Russian relations

Russian President Vladi­mir Putin on December 14 said that he doubted President Trump would be able to improve relations between their two countries …
Washington Post

UNIAN: Poland FM – Russia hides witnesses of Smolensk plane crash

Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Bartosz Cichocki says that Russia is hiding key witnesses of the Smolensk plane disaster when the then Polish …
UNIAN

Xinhua: Turkey may finalize purchase of S-400 from Russia this week

The deal of Turkey’s purchase of S-400 missile defense system from Russia “might be” finalized this week, said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut …
Xinhua

Voice of America: Putin rejects allegations of Russian meddling in US election

Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 14 rejected allegations of Russian interference in last year’s U.S. presidential election and said …
Voice of America

RFE/RL: Putin targets Navalny, defends Trump, sets stage for reelection with hours-long press conference

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced he will run for reelection as an independent in March, defended U.S. President Donald Trump against …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Washington Post: How Trump’s skepticism of US intelligence on Russia left an election threat unchecked

In the final days before Donald Trump was sworn in as president, members of his inner circle pleaded with him to acknowledge publicly what U.S. …
Washington Post

RFE/RL: Russia’s selective takedowns of critics of its Crimea seizure

Since its seizure of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014, Russia has used a statute criminalizing public calls for separatism to jail at least a half …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Russian court rejects Siemens сlaim over turbine transfer to Crimea

A Russian court has rejected a claim by German conglomerate Siemens that the sale of power turbines that were delivered to Ukraine’s Russian-occupied …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Putin, ahead of election, says opposition would destabilize Russia

MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin warned on Dec. 14 that some of his opponents would destabilize Russia and usher in chaos if they were elected in a …
Reuters

BBC: Putin says Trump opponents harm US with ‘invented’ Russia scandal

Russia’s president has accused opponents of his US counterpart Donald Trump of harming the US by “inventing stories” about contacts with Russia. Read …
BBC

RFE/RL: Putin holding final annual press conference before Russian presidential election

Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding his annual press conference with Russian and foreign journalists, one of his last major public appearances …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Moscow court rejects returning Crimean turbines to Siemens

MOSCOW – Moscow’s Arbitration Court has rejected a lawsuit from Germany’s Siemens against OJSC Technopromexport and LLC Technopromexport, which belong …
Interfax-Ukraine

Financial Times: UK turns to Russian project targeted by sanctions for gas supply

British homes are set to be heated over the new year with gas from a Russian project targeted by US sanctions, as the shutdown of a key North Sea …
Financial Times

Washington Post: What is Vladimir Putin really up to? Carnegie scholars aim to find out

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, one of the administration’s most uncompromising critics of Russia, said last week that the Kremlin’s meddling in …
Washington Post

RFE/RL: Stage set for Putin’s final year-end press conference before March election

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold his annual press conference with Russian and foreign journalists, one of his last major public …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Guardian: Facebook criticised for response to questions on Russia and Brexit

Facebook has been slammed for failing to do any extra work in its investigation into Russian influence on the EU referendum, after the company’s …
Guardian

Fortune: Facebook – Russian-linked accounts spent less than $1 on Brexit ads

Russian-based operatives placed three advertisements on Facebook in the run-up to Britain’s 2016 referendum on EU membership, spending just 97 cents …
Fortune
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