Eastern Europe

Politico: Russian ‘botnet’ promotes far-right messages in German election

An online network of social media accounts linked to Russia is trying to boost messages connected to the far-right Alternative for Germany as the …
POLITICO

112.ua: US Army issued handbook on confronting Russia in hybrid war

The US Army has published a handbook on how to defeat Russia in a hybrid war, according to The National Interest. The Russian New Generation Warfare …
112.ua

The Hill: Trump allies see vindication in reports on Manafort wiretapping

For some of President Trump’s staunchest allies, reports that former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was under U.S. surveillance are nothing short of …
The Hill

Associated Press: Russian oppositionist Udaltsov detained before Moscow rally

MOSCOW — Russian news reports say a prominent opposition figure who was recently released after serving more than four years in prison has been …
Associated Press

Xinhua: US says election systems of 21 states hacked, Russia targeted again

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday notified the chief election officer or secretaries of state in 21 states that …
Xinhua

Reuters: CEO says Lukoil to keep output steady with new projects outside Russia

JARKUDUK – Lukoil (LKOH.MM) plans to keep pumping 100 million tonnes of oil per year between 2018 and 2027 with projects outside Russia and will keep …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Russian opposition activist Udaltsov detained during rally in Moscow

Russian police have detained opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov and some 30 others during an anticapitalism rally in central Moscow. Writer and …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Wisconsin, Ohio, California among states targeted by Russian hackers in 2016 race

WASHINGTON – Wisconsin, Ohio, California and 10 other states said on Friday they were among 21 states that Russian government hackers targeted in an …
Reuters

The Irish Sun: Irish shopping centre was the heart of Russian KGB spy ring targeting US at height of Cold War

It was news worthy of a spy thriller — a Russian espionage ring uncovered in a suburban shopping outlet in the Irish capital. In 1983 the Government, …
The Sun

Associated Press: Russia says relations with US poor over ‘Russo-phobic hysteria’

UNITED NATIONS — Russia’s foreign minister said Friday the downturn in relations with the United States began with the Obama administration’s …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: US states say voting systems were targeted by Russian hackers

The U.S. government on September 22 notified 21 states that their voting systems were targeted by hackers in last year’s presidential election, and …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Al Jazeera: Russia tells US, North Korea’s ‘hot heads’ to calm down

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has urged “hot heads” to calm down, calling an escalating war of words between US President Donald Trump …
Al Jazeera

EUobserver: Facebook helping Germany to stop Russian meddling

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has said he is helping to stop Russia from interfering in the German election, the way it did in the US and …
EUobserver.com

Financial Times: Sberbank to withdraw from several countries under sanctions pressure

Sberbank, Russia’s state-owned banking giant, plans to withdraw from “several” countries in Europe under pressure from sanctions, according to chief …
Financial Times

RFE/RL: NATO adviser says Morgan Freeman may be Russian troll target after calling out Putin

A top NATO adviser on Russian Internet propaganda and disinformation campaigns says U.S. actor Morgan Freeman appears to have been targeted by …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Christian state extremist group’s leader in Russia detained

The leader of a Russian extremist group that calls itself Christian State-Holy Rus has been detained as a suspect in a high-profile arson …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Saudi King to visit Russia

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz is expected to visit Russia, the RIA news agency cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on September …
Reuters

Bloomberg: The Russian banking analyst who predicted deluge of bailouts

Turns out Sergei Gavrilov was right about Russia’s banking troubles after all. But the Moscow-based investment adviser, who warned his clients last …
Bloomberg
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