Eastern Europe

112.ua: Russia supplies helicopters and missile systems to Belarus

This year Russia supplied six Mil Mi-8 MTV-5 helicopters and battery of the Tor-M2E missile system. The commander of the Military-air forces and …
112.ua

Newsweek: Poroshenko says Russia is preparing for a massive war, but we don’t know where

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko claimed Sept. 7 that the upcoming Russian military drill in Belarus shows Moscow is preparing its forces for a …
Newsweek

Reuters: Germany disputes size of Russian wargames, predicts 100,000 troops

TALLINN – Germany said on Sept. 7 that Russia was planning to send over 100,000 troops to war games on NATO’s eastern flank this month, disputing …
Reuters

Reuters: Putin rues awarding US top diplomat Tillerson Russian state honor

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia – Vladimir Putin took a jab at Rex Tillerson on Sept. 7, joking that the U.S. Secretary of State had “fallen in with the wrong …
Reuters

BBC: Facebook uncovers Russia-funded misinformation campaign

Facebook says it has discovered a Russian-funded campaign to promote divisive social and political messages on its network. Read more here.
BBC

The Guardian: NATO accuses Russia of blocking observation of massive war game

Russia has been accused by the head of NATO of blocking the alliance from properly observing next week’s Zapad military exercises, when about 100,000 …
The Guardian

Newsweek: Putin has a plan to avoid war with North Korea and it does not involve Trump

Russian President Vladimir Putin has held talks with his South Korean counterpart, President Moon Jae-In, about a vision for peace in the Korean …
Newsweek

RFE/RL: Two Russians named as organizers of Montenegro’s alleged coup plot

Two alleged Russian intelligence operatives have been named as the main organizers of what authorities say was a coup attempt against Montenegro’s …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Moscow Times: Russian Foreign Ministry preparing lawsuit against US for ‘violating property rights’

Russia’s Foreign Ministry is consulting with “experts” about the possibility of bringing a lawsuit against the United States for confiscating consular …
The Moscow Times

BBC: North Korea nuclear crisis – Putin calls sanctions useless

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said pursuing further sanctions against North Korea is “useless”, saying “they’d rather eat grass than give up …
BBC

The Moscow Times: Putin says Russia ‘reserves right’ to oust more US diplomats

President Vladimir Putin on September 5 hinted Russia could impose additional U.S. diplomatic staff cuts after the closure of its San Francisco …
The Moscow Times

Business Insider: Watch a Russian warship fire cruise missiles at ISIS targets in eastern Syria

The Russian frigate Admiral Essen fired Kalibr cruise missiles at Islamic State targets near the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on September 5 to help a …
Business Insider

Associated Press: Russia welcomes Syrian breach of IS siege

The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 6:15 p.m. A Kremlin spokesman says President Vladimir Putin has sent his congratulations to …
Associated Press

Reuters: Putin says Russia reserves right to cut further US diplomatic mission

Russia reserves the right to cut further the number of U.S. diplomatic staff in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on September 5, in …
Reuters

Associated Press: Putin condemns North Korea’s nuclear test, calls for talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 5 condemned North Korea’s latest nuclear test but also warned against using military force against the …
Associated Press

Reuters: Russia, Saudi Arabia discussed extending OPEC-led deal, no decision

Russia and Saudi Arabia have discussed extending an oil output cut deal between OPEC and non-OPEC producers but no specific decisions have been made, …
Reuters

Associated Press: Teen attacks teacher, opens fire in Russian school

Russian investigators say a teenager attacked a teacher and opened fire with an air gun in a classroom in a Moscow suburb. The Investigative Committee …
Associated Press

Reuters: Russia informed of recall of 7,670 Volkswagen cars

Russia’s standards agency said on September 5 it had been informed of a recall of 7,670 cars of Volkswagen NFZ Multivan T5 and T6 models by Volkswagen …
Reuters
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