Eastern Europe

Guardian: Russian boycott of Winter Olympics moves step closer after Wada ruling

The prospect of Russia boycotting an Olympics for the first time since 1984 is a step closer after its national anti-doping agency failed to have its …
Guardian

RFE/RL: Russia to host Turkey, Iran in Sochi for talks on Syria conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with his Turkish and Iranian counterparts in Sochi next week to discuss the yearslong civil war in Syria, …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Russia names nine US-backed news outlets likely to be labeled ‘foreign agents’

Russia on November 16 named nine U.S. government-sponsored news outlets likely to be labelled “foreign agents” under a new law that is being rushed …
Reuters

The Telegraph: Russia threatens to cut museum ties with the Netherlands over Crimea gold

Russia has threatened to cut off museum exchanges with the Netherlands if it upholds a decision to give Ukraine ancient gold artefacts left in limbo …
The Telegraph

RFE/RL: US pledges to hold Russians responsible on anniversary of Magnitsky’s death

Marking eight years since whistle-blowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky died in a Moscow jail, the United States has pledged to continue enforcing …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Guardian: How Trump walked into Putin’s web

Moscow, summer 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev is in power. Official relations with the West have softened, but the KGB still assumes all Western embassy …
The Guardian

RFE/RL: Russia calls Spain’s accusations it may have meddled in Catalonia vote ‘hysteria’

Russia has dismissed allegations from Spanish leaders that it may have spread “disinformation” that helped precipitate a crisis over Catalonia’s vote …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Wall Street Journal: UK Agency reports Russian hacking across industries

LONDON — Russia has launched cyberattacks against the UK media, telecommunications and energy sectors, the British government’s top cybersecurity …
Wall Street Journal

The Guardian: Russian troll factories – researchers damn Twitter’s refusal to share data

It is impossible to accurately estimate the number of Russian state-sponsored accounts operating on Twitter and Facebook. Researchers come up with a …
The Guardian

Washington Post: Russian legislators pass law targeting international media as ‘foreign agents’

MOSCOW — Russian lawmakers voted unanimously on Nov.15 to pass legislation allowing authorities to force any foreign media organization to register as …
Washington Post

Reuters: Russian long-range bombers strike Islamic State targets in Syria

MOSCOW – Six Russian long-range bombers struck Islamic State targets near the town of Albu Kamal in Syria’s Deir al-Zor Province on Nov.15, the …
Reuters

Radio Liberty says it will continue journalistic work in Russia

MOSCOW – Radio Liberty has said it will continue journalistic work in Russia. “We refrain from assumptions as to what Russia might do next after …
Interfax-Ukraine

New York Times: A radioactive cloud wafts over Europe, with Russia as chief suspect

LONDON — Scientists across Europe have been puzzling about a phenomenon that seemed laden with mystery and menace in somewhat uneven proportions — a …
New York Times

Reuters: German spy chief sees Russia as danger, cites military advances

BERLIN – Germany’s spy chief has warned that Russia should be seen as a “potential danger” rather than as a partner in building European security and …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Russian Duma approves restrictions on foreign media

The lower house of Russia’s parliament has unanimously approved legislation that would authorize the government to designate media outlets receiving …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Economist: A new party for Cyprus’s Russian exiles and expats

Hundreds of Western-trained Cypriot lawyers and accountants earn a living from handling the affairs of Russian and Ukrainian offshore companies. The …
The Economist

RFE/RL: US justice chief says may appoint special counsel to probe 2010 Russian uranium deal

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he may soon appoint a special counsel to investigate an Obama-era deal in which a Russian company bought a …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Financial Times: Sberbank posts largest-ever quarterly profit

Sberbank, Russia’s largest lender, beat market estimates with its largest-ever quarterly net profit of 224.1 billion roubles ($3.7 billion), as the …
Financial Times
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