Eastern Europe

Russian Supreme Court begins hearing appeals in Nemtsov murder trial

MOSCOW – The Russian Supreme Court began hearing appeals from the five men convicted of murdering opposition politician Boris Nemtsov on Oct. 10, an …
Interfax-Ukraine

RFE/RL: Russia warns RFE/RL it may face ‘restrictions’

The Russian Justice Ministry has warned Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that it may impose restrictions on some of the broadcaster’s operations in …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Russia threatens to brand US – sponsored Radio Liberty ‘foreign agent’

MOSCOW – US government-sponsored Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) said on Oct.9 Moscow had threatened to brand their Russian language service …
Reuters

Washington Post: Google uncovers Russian-bought ads on YouTube, Gmail and other platforms

SAN FRANCISCO — Google for the first time has uncovered evidence that Russian operatives exploited the company’s platforms in an attempt to interfere …
Washington Post

RFE/RL: Putin decrees foreigners in Russian army can fight in wars abroad

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that allows foreign citizens serving in the Russian Army on a contractual basis to take part in …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Associated Press: NATO chief says ‘we don’t want a new Cold War’ with Russia

BUCHAREST, Romania — NATO’s chief says the alliance does not want a “new Cold War” with Russia, despite members’ concerns about Russian military …
Associated Press

The Hill: Facebook pushed to publicly release Russian-connected ads

A growing number of lawmakers are pushing for Facebook to publicly release political ads purchased on its platform by Russian actors during the 2016 …
The Hill

Reuters: Moscow warns it may restrict US media in Russia

MOSCOW – Russia is within its rights to restrict the operations of U.S. media organizations in Russia in retaliation for what Moscow calls U.S. …
Reuters

Financial Times: Russia and America can reset relations by looking north

In a tweet in August, President Donald Trump said that the relationship between Russia and the US is “at an all-time & very dangerous low”. There are …
Financial Times

Agence France-Presse: Thousands demand Putin quit as birthday protests turn violent

SAINT PETERSBURG – Russian police violently broke up a rally in Saint Petersburg as thousands took to the streets Saturday on President Vladimir …
Agence France-Presse

Deutsche Welle: Baltics battle Russia in online disinformation war

From the hacking attack on Estonia in 2007 to the fake news targeting the NATO battalions on the alliance’s eastern border in 2017 — the Baltics have …
Deutsche Welle

112.ua: US Ambassador says restoration of Ukraine’s sovereignty is key for an improved relation with Moscow

US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr. said that restoring Ukraine’s sovereignty is essential for a better relationship between the USA and Russia, …
112.ua

Washington Post: The notorious Kremlin-linked ‘troll farm’ and the Russians trying to take it down

SHUSHARY – She rode into a pitch-black truck stop on a scooter, stepped out of the pouring rain into a gas station cafe on the outskirts of St. …
Washington Post

RFE/RL: Russia’s AIDS patients work together to overcome medication shortages

MOSCOW – Many of the posts on the website Pereboi.ru – a chat room for Russians diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS – are alarming. “Today …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: How a day of protests went down on Putin’s birthday

MOSCOW – More than 270 Russians were detained by police on October 7 as opposition activists staged antigovernment rallies across the country to …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

112.ua: Former US Ambassador to NATO, Russia supports Ukraine’s aspiration to join Alliance

Former US Ambassador to NATO and Russia Alexander Vershbow said that he supported the idea of Ukraine joining the NATO, as he told Radio Liberty. “I …
112.ua

Bloomberg: Syrian rebels enter Idlib as Turkey gears up for ‘risky’ mission

Syrian rebels backed by Turkey are engaged in a “serious operation” in the country’s Idlib province, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, part of a …
Bloomberg

112.ua: Police disperses protesters in Moscow at night, 290 people detained all over Russia

Moscow police cleared the Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia, where dozens of activists gathered in order to stay near the Kremlin for the whole …
112.ua
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