Eastern Europe

CNN: Russia hits back over ‘completely absurd’ Flynn allegations

Russia has labeled allegations that former US national security adviser Michael Flynn attempted to persuade then-Russian Ambassador to the US Sergey …
CNN

RFE/RL: US to resume visa operations at consulates in Russia, months after diplomatic cuts

U.S. consulates in three Russian cities will resume interviews for nonimmigrant-visa applicants next week, less than four months after those …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

New York Times: Russian doping – the case for barring Russia entirely

What seems abundantly clear, with the International Olympic Committee preparing to make one of its most important decisions, is that Russia has no …
New York Times

Bloomberg: Your guide to understanding the Trump-Russia saga

By now, few American elected leaders — other than President Donald Trump, on occasion –dispute that elements of the Russian state interfered in the …
Bloomberg

Bloomberg: Who’s an oligarch? Rich Russians fret over US sanctions label

When Debevoise & Plimpton lawyers held a seminar in Moscow to explain the impact of new U.S. sanctions legislation, they had to rent out a hall in a …
Bloomberg

RFE/RL: Russian prosecutors demand 10-year sentence for ex-economy minister

Russian prosecutors have demanded a 10-year sentence for former Russian Economy Minister Aleksei Ulyukayev in a high-profile bribery case. Read more …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Media reports Russian troops deploying Iskander systems to Kaliningrad region

MOSCOW – The Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile systems will go on combat alert in the Kaliningrad region in the beginning of 2018, the Kommersant …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Trump tweets about Russia probe spark warnings from lawmakers

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK – A series of tweets by U.S. President Donald Trump about the investigation into contacts between his 2016 campaign and Russia …
Reuters

Los Angeles Times: Russia investigation sheds new light on Jared Kushner’s involvement with Moscow

The expanding federal investigation into Russian interference in last year’s election is shining new light on the central role played by one member of …
Los Angeles Times

New York Times: Emails dispute White House claims that Flynn acted independently on Russia

WASHINGTON — When President Trump fired his national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in February, White House officials portrayed him as a …
New York Times

Los Angeles Times: Russia investigation sheds new light on Jared Kushner’s involvement with Moscow

The expanding federal investigation into Russian interference in last year’s election is shining new light on the central role played by one member …
Los Angeles Times

BBC: Vitaly Stepanov says Russia must be banned from Winter Olympics

Russia must be banned from February’s Winter Olympics because “the long, cold winter of doping continues to maintain its icy grip” in the country, …
BBC

112.ua: US military aircraft holds reconnaissance near occupied Crimea

A U.S. Boeing P-8 Poseidon left the airbase in Sicily on Dec.2, and operated a reconnaissance flight near Russia’s border on the Black Sea, according …
112.ua

Reuters: Mueller removed FBI agent from Russia probe for anti-Trump texts

WASHINGTON – The special counsel examining alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election removed a top FBI investigator from his …
Reuters

Euronews: Trump Tweet raises questions in Russia probe

Critics claim the US President has effectively admitted to obstructing justice, by now appearing to suggest on Twitter that he knew ex-national …
Euronews

New York Times: Whistle-blower on doping says neutral flag for Russia Is fair option

With top Olympics officials expected imminently to announce a punishment for Russia over its elaborate sports doping scheme, the whistle-blower who …
New York Times

Reuters: Mideast nuclear plan backers bragged of support of top Trump aide Flynn

WASHINGTON – Backers of a U.S.-Russian plan to build nuclear reactors across the Middle East bragged after the U.S. election they had backing from …
Reuters

Reuters: UK cyber agency targets Kaspersky in warning on Russian software

Britain’s main cyber security agency on Friday warned British government agencies to avoid using anti-virus software from Russian companies, the …
Reuters
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