Eastern Europe

Reuters: Russia’s Medvedev says the world shouldn’t be dominated by one currency

BEIJING – Russia and China were considering linking their national payment system, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Nov. 1, as he called …
Reuters

Financial Times: Facebook says Moscow sought to sow doubt over Trump win

The Russian disinformation group using social media to create chaos in US politics switched tactics after the presidential vote from criticising …
Financial Times

RFE/RL: Who are Russia contacts in Papadopoulos plea?

According to U.S. court documents unsealed this week, a foreign policy adviser to the campaign of President Donald Trump said he was in contact with …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Moscow Times: Russian law banning anonymous online surfing comes into effect

New regulations increasing Russian state control over the Internet by banning anonymous web surfing went into force on Nov. 1. Read more here.
The Moscow Times

Reuters: Russia invites Syrian Kurds to people’s congress

Russia has invited the Kurdish-led authorities in northern Syria to its proposed congress of Syria’s rival parties in November, a senior Kurdish …
Reuters

Reuters: Russia warns those who boycott Syrian congress may be sidelined

Syrian groups who choose to boycott the Russia-sponsored national congress next month risk being sidelined as the political process moves ahead, …
Reuters

Reuters: Kremlin says Russia not accused in US case against ex-Trump aides

The Kremlin said on October 31 that U.S. charges against President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and another aide showed Moscow …
Reuters

Reuters: Turkey, Iran agree to discuss Russia’s Syrian congress proposal

Turkey and Iran have agreed to discuss within the UN-led Geneva process Russia’s proposal to convene a Syrian national dialogue congress, the three …
Reuters

Associated Press: Facebook, Twitter to tell Congress about Russia-linked posts

Tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google are set to go before senators October 31 to defend their security measures as new revelations have emerged …
Associated Press

Reuters: Moscow invites 33 Syrian groups to November 18 peace congress in Russia

Russia on October 31 invited 33 Syrian groups and political parties to attend what it called a “Syrian Congress on National Dialogue” which it is …
Reuters

Reuters: Russian submarine fires cruise missiles at Islamic State targets in Syria’s Deir al-Zor

A Russian submarine on October 31 fired cruise missiles at Islamic State targets in Syria’s Deir al-Zor province, the RIA news agency cited Russia’s …
Reuters

BBC: Kremlin says Russians’ DNA taken by foreign agents

The Kremlin says foreign agents are collecting DNA samples from Russians of different ethnicities and sending the data abroad for scientific …
BBC

Financial Times: Russia and India climb World Bank’s Doing Business rankings

Russia and India have emerged as two of the biggest winners in the World Bank’s latest Doing Business rankings, with the institution labelling Moscow …
Financial Times

POLITICO: Lavrov says no proof that Russia interfered in US elections

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov complained October 31 that his nation has been accused of interfering in elections around the globe “without a …
POLITICO

Wall Street Journal: Mueller’s moves signal broad scope

With Oct. 30 unsealing of a 12-count indictment and a guilty plea, Special Counsel Robert Mueller signaled that his probe into alleged Russian …
Wall Street Journal

RFE/RL: Kremlin says Russia not accused in US indictments

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has emphasized that the Kremlin sees no evidence of accusations of Russian meddling in the indictments …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Conflict mounts between Russian state media, Ekho Moskvy after journalist’s near-fatal stabbing

A war of words is escalating between Russian state media and an influential Moscow radio station after one of Ekho Moskvy’s journalists was stabbed in …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Trump adviser George Papadopoulos pleads guilty to lying to FBI over Russian government ties

George Papadopoulos, a foreign policy adviser for U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s successful presidential campaign, pleaded guilty to perjury in …
Josh Kovensky
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