Eastern Europe

Voice of America: Outgoing US ambassador to Russia has mixed feelings, hopes for better relations

The outgoing United States Ambassador to Russia, John Tefft, just weeks before his departure, has said he has mixed feelings about the state of the …
Voice of America

Associated Press: Russia reduces parking spaces at US consulates

MOSCOW — Russia has withdrawn parking privileges for U.S. diplomats, an apparent continuation of a diplomatic tit-for-tat between Washington and …
Associated Press

Reuters: At a Russian polling station, phantom voters cast ballots for the ‘Tsar’

VLADIKAVKAZ/IVNYA, Russia – At polling station no. 333 in the Russian city of Vladikavkaz, Reuters reporters only counted 256 voters casting their …
Reuters

Associated Press: Russian movie chain won’t show film about czar’s love affair

MOSCOW — Russia’s largest operator of movie theaters says it has decided not to screen a film about the love affair between Russia’s last czar and a …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: US says Tillerson not looking to escalate diplomatic tensions further with Russia

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson does not want diplomatic disputes between Washington and Moscow to escalate further and seeks an …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Associated Press: San Francisco cites Russian diplomats over mystery smoke

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco’s air board has cited Russian diplomats after smoke from fires wafted out of a consulate that was ordered shut by the …
Associated Press

CNN: Russian politician – US spies slept while Russia elected Trump

A Russian politician appeared to mock the US intelligence community in a recent television appearance, saying American spies “slept through while …
CNN

UNIAN: RT under scrutiny in US as foreign agent following reports of FBI probing Sputnik

RT, the Russian government television network, disclosed September 11 that one of its U.S. affiliates has been notified by the Justice Department that …
UNIAN

BuzzFeed: Russia sought a broad reset with Trump, secret document shows

In the third month of Donald Trump’s presidency, Vladimir Putin dispatched one of his diplomats to the State Department to deliver a bold proposition: …
BuzzFeed

Reuters: At a Russian polling station, phantom voters cast ballots for the ‘Tsar’

At polling station no. 333 in the Russian city of Vladikavkaz, Reuters reporters only counted 256 voters casting their ballots in a regional election …
Reuters

CNN: N. Korean workers in Russia fear sanctions will send them home

In Russia’s far-east, thousands of North Korean workers are given a glimpse of a world outside the tight controls of their own government’s …
CNN

Bloomberg: China and Russia warn the US not to seek North Korean regime change

In supporting a watered-down version of North Korea sanctions, China and Russia had a stern warning for the U.S.: Don’t try to overthrow Kim Jong Un’s …
Bloomberg

RFE/RL: Turkey signs deal to buy antiaircraft missiles from Russia

Turkey has signed a deal with Russia to buy S-400 antiaircraft missile systems in its first major weapons purchase from Moscow. Turkish newspapers on …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Russia – Moscow does not want to escalate situation around US diplomats

Moscow does not want to escalate the situation around U.S. diplomats in Russia, Russian news agencies cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei …
Reuters

Associated Press: Russia says Syria government seized most territory from IS

Russia’s military said September 12 that Syrian troops have liberated about 85 percent of the war-torn country’s territory from militants, a major …
Associated Press

France 24: Turkey signs landmark Russian weapons deal

Turkey has signed a deal with Russia to buy S-400 missile defence systems, its first major weapons purchase from Moscow, in an accord that could …
France 24

Aljazeera: Turkey set to buy Russian missile defence system

Turkey is set to buy Russian-owned missile defence systems, marking the NATO member’s first major weapons purchase from Russia. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, …
Aljazeera

Prominent journalist flees Russia following attacks

Prominent journalist and Kremlin critic Yulia Latynina announced she left Russia earlier this week, fearing for her life after an arson attack on her …
Oksana Grytsenko
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