Eastern Europe

Reuters: Moscow denies Ukraine’s accusation that it left troops in Belarus

MOSCOW – Russian troops that took part in war games in neighboring Belarus have returned to their bases, a Russian general said on Saturday. “As for …
Reuters

112.ua: New details of Pavlo Gryb’s abduction by Russian secret services

19-year-old Pavlo Gryb went to Belarus to meet his friend Tatiana from Russia, whom he knew from social networks. After meeting her, he was abducted …
112.ua

The Guardian: Did Russia fake black activism on Facebook to sow division in the US?

When longtime Baltimore activists first saw a Facebook account called “Blacktivist” organizing a local police brutality march, they were immediately …
The Guardian

112.ua: McCain says Trump is slow on enforcing sanctions law

Senators John McCain and Ben Cardin, in a letter addressed to the US President, said that the Trump administration hasn’t yet started implementing the …
112.ua

Aljazeera: Do Russians care about Syria?

The first thought that crossed Mark Isaev’s mind when he heard of the start of the Russian military operation in Syria on September 30, 2015 was that …
Aljazeera

CNBC: $100,000 in Russian-bought Facebook ads could have reached millions of voters

With a budget of $100,000, you can run an effective campaign on Facebook no matter if your goals are to reach a mass audience or a smaller, specific …
CNBC

Associated Press: Russian soldier kills three comrades, wounds two at firing range

The Russian military says a soldier has opened fire at other servicemen during drills, shooting three of them dead and wounding two others. The …
Associated Press

Associated Press: Google cooperating with Russia probe after Twitter slammed

Google says it is digging into its vaults for evidence of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, after Virginia Sen. Mark Warner slammed Twitter for a …
Associated Press

AFP: US tightens financial sanctions on Russian banks, energy firms

The US Treasury September 29 announced tighter financial sanctions on Russian banks and energy firms because of Moscow’s continued interference in …
AFP

Wall Street Journal: Google conducting broad investigation of Russian influence

Google is conducting a broad internal investigation to determine whether Russian-linked entities used its ads or services to try to manipulate voters …
Wall Street Journal

Voice of America: Analysts- Russia may be helping Catalonia secessionists

Catalonia’s secessionists, who are trying to organize an independence vote from Spain on Sunday, may be getting aid from Russia as part of the …
Voice of America

Deutsche Welle: Russia ‘ready to combine efforts’ with North Korea toward peaceful solution to nuclear crisis

Russia is willing to work with North Korea on a peaceful solution to tensions sparked by Pyongyang’s recent nuclear and missile tests, the Russian …
Deutsche Welle

UNIAN: Russia mulls ban on Telegram, other instant messengers

Telegram messenger, as well as other online services which fail to comply with the requirements of the Russian legislation, will not operate in …
UNIAN

Reuters: Russia says ready to work with North Korea to resolve missile crisis

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow is prepared to work with Pyongyang to try to find a peaceful resolution to the North Korean missile crisis, the Russian …
Reuters

Associated Press: Russia hosts North Korean diplomat for talks on new tensions

MOSCOW — Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it has hosted a senior North Korean diplomat for talks on ways to defuse tensions on the Korean …
Associated Press

Reuters: Russia’s Rosneft elects German ex-chancellor Schroeder as chairman

ST PETERSBURG, Russia – Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is set to face a fresh backlash at home after he was elected as chairman of …
Reuters

Gazprom has built almost 300 kilometers of TurkStream pipeline

ANKARA – Gazprom has already built around 300 kilometers of the Black Sea segment of the TurkStream gas pipeline, the Russian company’s CEO Alexei …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Putin critic Navalny detained by police before pre-election rally

MOSCOW – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained by police as he left his Moscow home on Sept. 29 to attend a pre-election rally in a …
Reuters
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