Eastern Europe

Arbitration court calls recess in Siemens turbine case until October 24

MOSCOW – The Moscow Arbitration Court has announced a recess until Oct.24 in the preliminary hearing of a claim by Siemens and its joint venture with …
Interfax-Ukraine

RFE/RL: Russia’s Lavrov pessimistic about bilateral security talks with US

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the world should not expect “considerable results in the foreseeable future” from strategic stability …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Pro-Ukrainian Russian activist released after two years at penal colony

A Russian activist imprisoned for Internet posts criticizing Russia’s interference in Ukraine has been released from a penal colony after serving her …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Associated Press: NATO, Russia envoys to hold rare joint meeting in Brussels

BRUSSELS — NATO says its ambassadors will hold talks with Russia’s envoy next week in a rare meeting of the NATO-Russia Council. Read more here.
Associated Press

Financial Times: Russia ads bill gains bipartisan support in US

US legislation targeting digital advertising platforms including Facebook, Google and Twitter has won bipartisan support after senator John McCain …
Financial Times

Reuters: Russia’s Putin says defeat of terror in Syria imminent

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on October 19 he had all grounds to believe that Moscow, along with Damascus, would soon defeat terrorists in …
Reuters

Reuters: Putin – Washington ‘trying to squeeze Russian gas out of Europe’

President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on October 19 of trying to squeeze Russia out of European energy markets, saying the latest round …
Reuters

Reuters: Putin says doubts US strike on North Korea would destroy arsenal

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on October 19 he doubted that a possible U.S. preventative strike on North Korea would destroy all of …
Reuters

112.ua: Kremlin- Monument to `heroes of Donbas` does not discredit Moscow’s position

Kremlin commented on the opening of monument to “heroes of Donbas” by presidential aide Vladislav Surkov in Rostov-on-Don, saying that they do not …
112.ua

Reuters: Putin says Trump should be respected

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on October 19 President Donald Trump should be respected because he has a democratic mandate. Read more here. 
Reuters

Associated Press: Russian opposition divided over TV host’s presidential bid

A presidential bid by a celebrity Russian TV host drew conflicting reaction from the country’s beleaguered opposition October 19, with some accusing …
Associated Press

Washington Post: Putin talks like Russia’s next president, but stays silent on whether he’ll run

Russian President Vladi­mir Putin, the presumed favorite to win a new six-year term next March, offered a message of renewal in a marathon address on …
Washington Post

Reuters: Putin says Russia hopes to broaden cooperation with US

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on October 19 he hoped Moscow could cooperate with Washington in a broader range of fields. Read more here. 
Reuters

Reuters: Facebook, Twitter lawyers to testify in Congress on Russia meddling

Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc will send their general counsels to testify on Nov. 1 before two Congressional panels investigating possible Russian …
Reuters

Poll: Russians reject idea of compensating Ukraine for Crimea

An overwhelming majority of Russians (93 percent) support the unification of the Crimean Peninsula with Russia and reject the proposal of compensation …
Interfax-Ukraine

Washington Post: Making sense of Russia, uranium and Hillary Clinton

To hear Sean Hannity tell it, the media is ignoring “what is becoming the biggest scandal — or, at least, one of them — in American history.” Hannity …
Washington Post

Zhirinovsky calls Sobchak ‘dummy candidate’

Ksenia Sobchak, who has announced her intention to run for president, may turn out to be a spoiler candidate, Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir …
Interfax-Ukraine

Financial Times: Push to extend Opec supply cuts to end-2018 bolstered by Russia

Russia’s readiness to back an extension of the supply cuts agreement between Opec and its allies until the end of 2018 has prompted oil ministers to …
Financial Times
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