Eastern Europe

Financial Times: Alex Salmond criticised over plans for Russia Today talk show

Alex Salmond, the former Scottish first minister who has long complained that the BBC is “biased” against Scottish independence, has attracted sharp …
Financial Times

New York Times: Putin’s bridge to Crimea may carry more symbolism than traffic

KERCH, Crimea — The looming bridge is the best show in town. Read more here
New York Times

Stop Fake: Top Russian lawmaker denies communist regimes killed 100 million people

Alexey Pushkov, the chairman of the Commission on Information Policy of the Federation Council, the upper chamber of Russia’s parliament said “100 …
Stop Fake

UNIAN: CNN reports Russian trolls pushed pro-Brexit spin on day of referendum

A network of Twitter accounts with ties to the Russian government-linked troll army that meddled in U.S. politics posted dozens of pro-Brexit messages …
UNIAN

Associated Press: Trump calls Putin sincere, ex-US intelligence heads ‘hacks’

HANOI, Vietnam — Days before returning home from a whirlwind trip to Asia, President Donald Trump was back on the defensive over Russian election …
Associated Press

Reuters: Trump distances himself from remarks on Putin over election meddling

HANOI – U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday attempted to clear up confusion over whether he accepts Russian President Vladimir Putin’s denials of …
Reuters

Detained resident of collapsed Izhevsk building charged with killing 2 or more persons

MOSCOW – The Russian Investigative Committee’s main department has brought charges against Alexander Kopytov detained in the case of the building’s …
Interfax-Ukraine

The Moscow Times: Russia’s methadone ban is fueling an HIV epidemic in Crimea

Georgy’s drug addiction started when he was just 15. Read more here
The Moscow Times

Reuters: Putin says restriction on Russian media is attack on free speech

DANANG – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Russia would respond in kind to what he said were Washington’s measures to restrict …
Reuters

Reuters: Putin says alleged Manafort Russian link fabricated by Trump opponents

DANANG – An alleged link between U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and Russia is being fabricated by Trump’s …
Reuters

Associated Press: Trump says he ‘really believes’ Putin when he says Russia did not meddle in 2016 election

President Donald Trump said Russia’s Vladimir Putin once again vehemently denied interfering in the 2016 U.S. elections during their discussions on …
Associated Press

CNN: Trump says he believes Putin’s election meddling denials

DA NANG – President Donald Trumpsuggested on Saturday he’s done confronting Russian President Vladimir Putin over his country’s election meddling …
CNN

UNIAN: Media reports government confirms intervention of Russian hackers in Catalan crisis

Speaking after the weekly Cabinet meeting on Friday, government spokesperson Inigo Mendez de Vigo and Defense Minister Maria Dolores de Cospedal …
UNIAN

Reuters: Trump says US deal with Russia on Syria will save many lives

HANOI – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Syria would save many lives after the …
Reuters

112.ua: Russia sees suggestion on 20, 000 UN peacekeepers as ‘direct threat’

Head of Russian Federation Council committee on defence and security Viktor Bondarev says the UN peacekeepers constitute “direct threat to Donbas”. He …
112.ua

UkrInform: Canadian opposition leader says occupying power establishes police regime in Crimea

The occupation authorities of Crimea have established a police regime on the peninsula, which violates the rights of its inhabitants. Read more here
UkrInform

Al Jazeera: The forgotten Harbin operation

MOSCOW – Viktor Didenko was born in Harbin in 1935, where his family lived while his father worked on the construction of the China Eastern Railway. …
Al Jazeera

Euromaidan Press: German Siemens continues to collaborate with Russian companies

Russian Deputy Energy Minister Andriy Cherezov has announced that German powerhouse Siemens continues to work with Russian companies even after the …
EuroMaidan press
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