Eastern Europe

Daily Signal: Russia field-tested hybrid warfare in Ukraine, but why that cyberthreat matters for US

Since 2014 Russia has used Ukraine as a testing ground for its hybrid warfare doctrine, underscoring what some security experts say is a case study …
The Daily Signal

UNIAN: Sobchak stands for new referendum in Crimea

Russian journalist Ksenia Sobchak, who decided to run for the presidency in Russia, and whose words about Ukrainian Crimea had previously caused a …
UNIAN

RFE/RL: Ekho Moskvy chief says another reporter flees Russia due to threats

The top editor of the influential Moscow radio station Ekho Moskvy has said that one of his leading producers fled the country out of concern for her …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Kremlin assails Twitter move to ban ads from two Russian media outlets

The Kremlin has criticized Twitter’s decision to ban advertisements from the accounts of state-supported Russian media outlets RT and Sputnik, saying …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Moscow Times: Majority of Russians ready to hand Putin fourth term

More than 50 percent of Russians surveyed in a recent independent poll are ready to give President Vladimir Putin a fourth term in office. Read more …
The Moscow Times

The Moscow Times: Putin says 30 foreign spies foiled this year

Russian security services have thwarted 30 foreign spies and more than 200 foreign intelligence collaborators so far this year, President Vladimir …
The Moscow Times

New York Times: Trump administration sends Congress list of possible Russia sanctions

WASHINGTON — Under pressure from Republicans and Democrats, the Trump administration on Oct. 26 turned over to Congress a list of Russia-connected …
New York Times

The Moscow Times: Interpol rejects Russia’s request to arrest fund manager Browder

Interpol has for the fifth time blocked Russia’s request for an arrest warrant for William Browder, head of the Hermitage Capital investment …
The Moscow Times

Reuters: Russia’s Putin urges tough action against online extremism

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on October 26 that law enforcement agencies must take tough action against persons and groups using the Internet …
Reuters

Associated Press: Russian Orthodox patriarch in Romania, 1st visit in decades

Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church arrived October 26 in Bucharest on the first visit to Romania by a head of the Russian church since …
Associated Press

Reuters: Putin ally wins right to develop prime Moscow plot

A company with ties to an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin has won the right to develop a prime piece of Moscow real estate near the Kremlin, …
Reuters

Associated Press: Pope calls space, takes small step for Vatican-Russian ties

Pope Francis took a small step toward improved Vatican-Russian relations October 26 when he chatted with Russian cosmonauts and praised their …
Associated Press

Reuters: Russian helicopter missing at sea off Arctic island

 Norwegian rescuers searched on October 26 for a Russian helicopter missing at sea with eight people on board off the coast of the Arctic archipelago …
Reuters

Associated Press: Witness implicates Russian suspect in Montenegro coup plot

A key witness in the trial of 14 suspected plotters to topple Montenegro’s government on October 26 directly implicated an alleged Russian secret …
Associated Press

Associated Press: Twitter to ban ads from Russia Today, Sputnik

Twitter says it will ban ads from Russia Today and Sputnik, two state-sponsored Russian news outlets that the U.S. intelligence community has said …
Associated Press

Associated Press: Trump says Clinton team funding for Russia info ‘a disgrace’

President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans latched onto revelations tying Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign to a dossier of allegations about …
Associated Press

Reuters: NATO says Russia misled West over scale of Zapad war games

NATO accused Russia on October 26 of misleading the alliance over the scope of its war games last month in violation of rules meant to reduce …
Reuters

Associated Press: Russia’s Sobchak doesn’t blame Putin for 2002 hostage crisis

Russian presidential hopeful Ksenia Sobchak urged President Vladimir Putin on October 26 to seek a full investigation of one of the country’s worst …
Associated Press
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