Eastern Europe

RFE/RL: US ambassador to Russia cites Ukraine as key to improving ties

The new U.S. ambassador to Russia says restoring Ukrainian sovereignty over all its territory will be a key issue in his dealings Moscow as he begins …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Agence France-Presse: Moscow says Russian strikes kill 120 ISIS fighters, over 60 foreign mercenaries in Syria

MOSCOW – Some 120 ISIS fighters and 60 foreign mercenaries were killed in a series of Russian air strikes in Syria over the past 24 hours, the defence …
Agence France-Presse

BBC: Protests for Navalny across Russia on Putin birthday

At least 80 people have reportedly been arrested as supporters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny hold protests in some 80 cities across Russia. They …
BBC

Police start detaining opposition members gathering in center of Moscow

MOSCOW – Police have started detaining opposition members gathering near a monument to Alexander Pushkin in the center of Moscow. In particular, …
Interfax-Ukraine

RFE/RL: Supporters of jailed Kremlin foe Navalny begin protests across Russia

Supporters of Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny are taking to the streets in cities across the country on October 7 for protests that could …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Voice of America: Slain Russian journalist remembered

The U.S. government and an European security organization are calling on Russia to find and prosecute the people who killed a prominent Russian …
Voice of America

Agence France-Presse: Pussy Riot’s Alekhina says Russia is not Putin’s

Ask Pussy Riot’s Maria Alekhina what life is like in Vladimir Putin’s Russia and you get a rapid-fire response. “It is not Putin’s Russia,” she …
Agence France-Presse

Reuters: RIA reports Russian lawmaker says North Korea preparing long-range missile test

MOSCOW – North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile which it believes can reach the west coast of the United States, a Russian lawmaker …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Kremlin threatens to restrict US media, alleging pressure on RT

The Kremlin has again warned that some US media operations in Russia may be restricted in response to reported pressure on Russian state-funded …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Russian Energy Minister says Russia and Saudi Arabia keen to develop relations

MOSCOW – A meeting between Russian and Saudi Arabian leaders shows a mutual will to develop relations between the two countries, Russian Energy …
Reuters

Associated Press: Moscow faces 130 fake bomb calls, evacuates 100 000 people

MOSCOW — Moscow on Oct.6 faced over 130 fake bomb calls that prompted the evacuation of some 100,000 people from airports, shopping malls, schools, …
Associated Press

The Moscow Times: RT editor says US staff quitting in ‘masses’ over security fears

The editor-in-chief of the Kremlin’s main propaganda outlet RT said Oct. 5 that “masses” of their employees in the United States were quitting their …
The Moscow Times

BBC: Russian soldiers face ban on selfies and blog posts

The Russian defence ministry has drafted a law to ban social media posts by professional soldiers and other military personnel on security …
BBC

Kaspersky Lab says it is ‘caught up’ in geopolitical fight following new US reports

MOSCOW – Reports that the Russian hackers who allegedly attacked the United States National Security Agency (NSA) used information obtained using …
Interfax-Ukraine

Financial Times: Oleg Deripaska’s En+ group to list in London

Russian hydropower-to-aluminium group En+ plans to float on the London market in a $1.5 billion listing that will involve a strategic tie-up with …
Financial Times

Washington Post: Russian government hackers used antivirus software to steal US cyber capabilities

Russian government hackers lifted details of U.S. cyber capabilities from a National Security Agency employee who was running Russian antivirus …
Washington Post

Reuters: Saudi king tells Putin Iraqi territorial integrity must be preserved

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman said at the start of talks in Moscow with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on October 5 that the territorial integrity of Iraq …
Reuters

Reuters: Saudi Arabia agrees to buy Russian S-400 air defense system

Saudi Arabia has agreed to buy Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems, Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television reported on October 5. The report came …
Reuters
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