Eastern Europe

Reuters: Putin accuses US of failing nuclear, chemical weapons treaties obligations

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Oct. 19 accused Washington of not fulfilling its obligations under nuclear and chemical weapons treaties. Read …
Reuters

The Moscow Times: Egyptian newspaper warns World Cup fans of money-hungry Russian women

An Egyptian newspaper has warned soccer fans traveling to Russia to see the World Cup next year to watch out for Russian women. Read more here.
The Moscow Times

Bloomberg: Russian oligarch’s libel suit over Manafort report dismissed

A U.S. judge dismissed a libel lawsuit filed by a Russian oligarch against the Associated Press over an article about his business relationship a …
Bloomberg

The Moscow Times: Socialite Ksenia Sobchak announces bid for Russian presidency

Russian journalist and socialite Ksenia Sobchak announced on Oct. 18 she will run in presidential elections in 2018. Read more here.
The Moscow Times

Washington Post: Russia gets a new candidate for president. Is she serious?

MOSCOW — Ksenia Sobchak — the socialite, journalist, former opposition figure and daughter of Vladimir Putin’s political mentor — announced her …
Washington Post

Financial Times: Russian TV presenter to challenge Putin for presidency

Ksenia Sobchak, a Russian television presenter and socialite, said she will run for president next year in an ostensible challenge to Vladimir Putin …
Financial Times

Associated Press: Russian TV star Sobchak declares her presidential bid

MOSCOW — A Russian celebrity TV host shook up the country’s political scene on Oct. 18 by announcing her presidential bid, a move that would likely …
Associated Press

Bloomberg: Reality TV star will challenge Putin in Russia’s upcoming election

Socialite and reality-TV star Ksenia Sobchak said she plans to run against Vladimir Putin in presidential elections in March, declaring herself the …
Bloomberg

The Moscow Times: Russia prepares to blacklist five ‘undesirable’ US media outlets

Russian senators have drawn up a list of five U.S.-based media outlets, including CNN, whose activities in Russia could be restricted in response to a …
The Moscow Times

Court accepts countersuit against Siemens in Crimea gas turbines case

MOSCOW – Arbitration court in Moscow has accepted a countersuit from OJSC VO Technopromexport and VO Technopromexport LLC against Siemens that seeks …
Interfax-Ukraine

The Moscow Times: Russian theater director Serebrennikov’s house arrest extended in fraud hearing

A Moscow court on Oct. 17 extended the house arrest of Kirill Serebrennikov, a high profile theater director at the center of a fraud scandal, until …
The Moscow Times

Associated Press: Russia pressures Serbia on status of controversial base

Russia increased pressure on Serbia on October 17 to grant diplomatic status to the Russian staff of a controversial facility that U.S. officials …
Associated Press

ECHR awards Navalny brothers over 80,000 euros in compensation in Yves Rocher case

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found that the proceedings against opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his brother Oleg Navalny in a …
Interfax-Ukraine

Daily Mail: Putin calls for national version of Bitcoin to ensure cryptocurrency can be taxed

Russian president Vladimir Putin is launching his own version of Bitcoin to ensure his government receives tax from the profits of people using cyber …
Daily Mail

Telegraph: Russian internet trolls studied US politics by watching House of Cards

An internet troll who has claimed he was part of a network of Russians ordered by Vladimir Putin to disrupt the 2016 US election has revealed he and …
The Telegraph

Bloomberg: Democrats are getting impatient with the GOP’s Russia investigations

Some Democrats in Congress are growing impatient with how the GOP is handling probes into Russian meddling in the U.S. election.  Democrats on the …
Bloomberg

Associated Press: Court mulls extension of house arrest for Russian director

A court in the Russian capital is considering whether to extend house arrest for Kirill Serebrennikov, a widely revered theater and film …
Associated Press

Associated Press: Parts of unmanned Russian spaceship burn up over Dubai

Parts of an unmanned Russian cargo spaceship burned across the night sky of the Arabian Peninsula, drawing gasps from Dubai to Riyadh before breaking …
Associated Press
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