Eastern Europe

The Guardian: Putin accuses British anti-corruption campaigner Browder of 3 murders

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has accused prominent British businessman Bill Browder of being a “serial killer” – the latest extraordinary …
The Guardian

RFE/RL: US Ambassador raises concerns over Russian moves on foreign media

U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman on November 17 visited the Moscow bureau of RFE/RL, where he told journalists that new Russian legislation …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Hill: Congressional investigators probe Moscow meeting between men who met Trump Jr.

Congressional investigators are looking into a June 2017 meeting in Moscow between a Russian-American lobbyist and a businessman, who were present at …
The Hill

Reuters: Russia blocks bid to briefly extend Syria chemical weapons inquiry

UNITED NATIONS – Russia vetoed on Friday a Japanese-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution to extend by one month an international inquiry into who …
Reuters

112.ua: Waszczykowski says Poland urges other EU countries to refuse from Russian gas

Poland urges other countries of the European Union to refuse from the supply of natural gas from Russia. Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski …
112.ua

RFE/RL: Russian officials fume over possibility of athletes ban at Winter Olympics

Russian officials are fuming over the possibility that Russian athletes could be banned from the Winter Olympics in February because of doping, with …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Daily Beast: Sputnik’s US broadcaster registers as foreign agent after Russians take over Bluegrass station

An American radio broadcaster blasting out Kremlin propaganda officially registered as an agent of a foreign government this week. Read more here
The Daily Beast

RFE/RL: Candidate Sobchak wants to reform ‘extremely intolerant’ Russian society

Russian presidential hopeful and television personality Ksenia Sobchak says she wants to make her country’s “extremely intolerant” society and …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Voice of America: Russia again vetoes chemical weapons resolutions on Syria

Russia has again vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have extended an international probe into chemical weapons use in Syria, one day …
Voice of America

New York Times: Top Russian official tried to broker ‘backdoor’ meeting between Trump and Putin

WASHINGTON — A senior Russian official who claimed to be acting at the behest of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia tried in May 2016 to arrange a …
New York Times

Reuters: Russia opposed to short UN extension of Syria inquiry

UNITED NATIONS – Russia is opposed to a Japanese-drafted United Nations Security council resolution to renew for one month an international inquiry …
Reuters

The Guardian: Questions over German politician’s ‘links to Russian pipeline’

A candidate vying to be Germany’s next finance minister is facing questions over possible links to lobbying on behalf of Russia’s controversial Nord …
The Guardian

UNIAN: NATO says Russia builds up military presence in Arctic

Russia has significantly increased its military presence in the Arctic, according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, according to Deutsche …
UNIAN

RFE/RL: Russia vetoes US proposal to extend UN chemical-weapons inquiry in Syria

Russia has vetoed a U.S. proposal in the United Nations Security Council to renew the mandate of a UN investigative team charged with determining who …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: EU’s Tusk calls for swift decision on Russian pipeline

The head of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has urged EU nations to swiftly adopt a change of rules to help the bloc in its attempt to regulate …
Reuters

Reuters: Russian central bank says it can handle any US sanctions on its debt

Russia’s central bank has the tools to address market shocks if the United States applies new sanctions on Russian treasury bonds, its central bank …
Reuters

Reuters: OSCE watchdog slams Unites States, Russia for `foreign agent` media laws

The OSCE’s media watchdog said on November 16 moves by the United States and Russia to force some foreign media to register as “foreign agents” were …
Reuters

Court refuses to send ex-Naftogaz head Bakai to remand prison

Moscow’s Tagansky District Court has turned down the investigator’s pretrial incarceration request with regard to the former head of Ukraine’s State …
Interfax-Ukraine
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