Eastern Europe

CNN: Russia has bailed out two major banks in under a month

The Russian government has bailed out two major lenders in less than a month. Should investors be worried? The latest rescue was confirmed September …
CNN

Associated Press: US, Russian militaries hold unprecedented talks on Syria

The U.S. says American and Russia military leaders have met for an unprecedented, face-to-face session in Syria or nearby to discuss increasing …
Associated Press

BBC: Russia turns on Morgan Freeman over election ‘war’ video

Russia has aimed its entire media arsenal at the veteran Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman over his appearance in a video accusing the Kremlin of waging …
BBC

Financial Times: Russia to nationalise big private lender B&N

Russia’s central bank said it would nationalise B&N, the country’s 12th-largest lender by assets, and said that its second significant bank rescue in …
Financial Times

Reuters: Russia says will target US-backed fighters in Syria if provoked

Russia warned the United States it would target areas in Syria where U.S. special forces and U.S.-backed militia were operating if its own forces came …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Pipe schemes – suspect claims top Navalny aide staged false-flag attack on self

When an unidentified assailant smashed a top aide to Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny over the head with a metal pipe last week, the …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Associated Press: Lavrov hints US-Russia ‘tit-for-tat’ could end (Interview)

NEW YORK — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told The Associated Press in an interview that he heard positive news in President Donald Trump’s …
Associated Press

UNIAN: Czech President says Putin’s invitation ‘honor’

President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman says he has received an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Sochi, according to …
UNIAN

The Moscow Times: Two Russian babushkas battle for swing-set sovereignty

An expletive-ridden video of two Russian grandmothers confronting each other at a playground in Sepurkhov south of Moscow went viral Sept. 20 on the …
The Moscow Times

Reuters: Russia rebukes Trump over Iran, North Korea, accuses US of missile treaty breach

MOSCOW – Russia is “extremely concerned” by US President Donald Trump’s comments questioning the Iran nuclear deal and suspects that Washington itself …
Reuters

Reuters: Slovakia delays decision to replace Russian fighter jets

BRATISLAVA – Slovakia will postpone a planned fighter jet purchase pending a broader upgrade of its armed forces, the defense minister said on …
Reuters

Associated Press: Belarus president says Russian forces won’t stay after war games

MINSK, Belarus — On the last day of joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises that rattled the countries’ neighbors, the president of Belarus says …
Associated Press

The Moscow Times: Is Morgan Freeman stressed out? The Kremlin thinks so

Famous Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman is suffering from emotional stress, the Kremlin said on Sept. 20 in response to a campaign calling for an …
The Moscow Times

Wall Street Journal: Huntsman says there’s no doubt Russia meddled in election

Jon Huntsman, President Donald Trump’s pick for ambassador to Russia, said on Sept. 19 there is no doubt Moscow interfered in the U.S. election last …
Wall Street Journal

Gazprom adds 50 billion rubles to TurkStream financing in 2017, more than doubling total

MOSCOW – Gazprom will increase financing for the TurkStream gas pipeline project by about 50 billion rubles in 2017 following a review of the gas …
Interfax-Ukraine

The Moscow Times: One in five Russians would vote for fake Putin protege

Nearly one in five Russians would vote for a made-up Vladimir Putin protege in next year’s presidential elections, an experimental Levada Center poll …
The Moscow Times

UNIAN: Polish defense minister says Russia may use nuclear weapons in Zapad 2017 drills

Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz says the Russian-Belarussian Zapad (West) 2017 war games will stretch beyond Sept. 20, involving the use of …
UNIAN

The Moscow Times: Brussels-based hackers could be behind Russia’s mass bomb scares

Hackers based in Brussels could be responsible for the wave of bomb scares that has swept Russia for more than a week, an Interior Ministry source …
The Moscow Times
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