Eastern Europe

Reuters: Chechen leader, amid reshuffles, says ready to die for Putin

MOSCOW – Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Russia’s Chechnya, said he was ready to die for Vladimir Putin and stand down, if ordered, ahead of a federal …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Monitor group says Russian air strikes kill 53 civilians in Syria

A monitor group says air strikes by Russian jets killed at least 53 civilians, including 21 children, in a village held by the Islamic State (IS) …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Financial Times: Council of Europe chief fears Moscow may quit organisation

The Council of Europe, the leading pro-democracy body in the region, is considering lifting sanctions it imposed over Russia’s aggression in Ukraine …
Financial Times

Deutsche Welle: IAAF suspension of Russian athletics federation remains in place

The IAAF has refused to lift Russia’s suspension from international track and field. The athletics world governing body said Russia had still not done …
Deutsche Welle

Associated Press: Report says FBI failed to notify Russian hacking victims for at least a year

WASHINGTON—The FBI failed to notify scores of U.S. officials that Russian hackers were trying to break into their personal Gmail accounts despite …
Associated Press

Euronews: Russian deputy suggests McDonald’s should be labeled ‘foreign agent’

President Putin has signed a law allowing foreign media outlets to be classified as “foreign agents” in Russia. A parliamentarian believes US …
Euronews

UNIAN: De-facto authorities in Russian-annexed Crimea to challenge sanctions

De-facto authorities of the Russian-annexed Crimea plan to challenge anti-Crimean sanctions over Ukraine in the European Court of Justice, according …
UNIAN

RFE/RL: Russia’s Kovalev knocks out Ukraine’s Shabranskyy in second round

Russian boxer Sergei Kovalev scored a second-round knockout against Ukraine’s Vyacheslav Shabranskyy to retake the WBO light-heavyweight title. Read …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Associated Press: As 4 more Russians banned, Olympic leader Bach warns critics

As four more Russians were disqualified Friday for doping at the Sochi Olympics, IOC President Thomas Bach signaled a possible shift toward barring …
Associated Press

112.ua: Government of annexed Crimea intends to appeal against sanctions to European Court of Justice

The government of the annexed Crimea intends to appeal to the European Court of Justice against the sanctions imposed upon Crimea. Aleksandr Molokhov, …
112.ua

BBC: Russian President Putin signs ‘foreign agent’ media law

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that allows the government to list any foreign media operating in the country as a foreign …
BBC

Associated Press: Putin signs a bill letting Russia classify international journalists as foreign agents

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill allowing Russia to register international media outlets as foreign agents in a quid pro quo to the …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: Russian president signs ‘foreign agents’ media legislation

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation that empowers the government to designate media outlets receiving funding from abroad as …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Associated Press: Fire at Black Sea resort hotel in Georgia kills 11

MOSCOW — A fire at a luxury hotel in the Black Sea resort of Batumi, Georgia, killed 11 people and injured 21 more, the police said on Saturday. Read …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: Police in Russia’s Nizhnekamsk face shake-up as brutality allegations mount

Robert Khusnutdinov, the police chief of the city of Nizhnekamsk in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, was removed from office earlier this month in the …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

EurActiv: Slovakia between EU and Russia

While Slovak president Andrej Kiska spoke in Strasburg about the need to counter Russian propaganda, the President of the Parliament Andrej Danko …
EurActiv.com

Associated Press: Sudan’s president visits Russia, asks for protection from US

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said on a visit to Russia Thursday that his country needs protection from the U.S. and could serve as a gateway to …
Associated Press

Agence France-Presse: Russian commission to begin probe into reported radioactive pollution

MOSCOW – A Russian scientific commission will investigate reports of radioactive pollution almost 1,000 times above normal levels in the southern …
Agence France-Presse
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