Eastern Europe

Bloomberg: Trump confronts accelerating Russia probes on multiple fronts

Special counsel Robert Mueller and key congressional committees are tightening their focus on some of President Donald Trump’s family members and …
Bloomberg

New York Times: Putin says Trump is ‘not my bride’

MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin seemed to be in top form during a news conference in China on Sept. 5, answering a question about President Trump …
New York Times

Daily Sabah: Putin says hard to maintain dialogue with people who confuse Austria and Australia

Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed the U.S. Tuesday over its treatment of the Russian diplomatic mission in the country. Read more here.
Daily Sabah

112.ua: Russia starts large-scale military drills in Crimea

The large-scale military drills of the Russian missile and artillery troops began in the southern part of Russia, including the territories of …
112.ua

Bloomberg: Putin says Trump’s ‘not my bride,’ but still hopes for detente

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he’s still hopeful of improving relations with the U.S. under President Donald Trump, and he won’t hit back for …
Bloomberg

Ukrinform: Kremlin’s rehearsal of a great war on Belarusian territory

There is common and striking feature in almost all military operations that Russia has recently conducted. All hostilities, the destruction of …
UkrInform

Reuters: Putin calls tougher North Korea sanctions senseless, warns of ‘global catastrophe’

XIAMEN, China – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sept. 5 that imposing tougher sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear missile programme …
Reuters

AFP: Putin says Russia may reduce US diplomatic personnel by 155

Xiamen – Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened on Sept. 5 to expel up to 155 more US diplomatic personnel from his country as the diplomatic …
Agence France-Presse

Voice of America: Egypt finalizes deal with Russia for first nuclear plant

CAIRO — Russian media say Egypt has finalized a deal to build a nuclear power plant with funding from Moscow after nearly two years of …
Voice of America

Reuters: Russia wealth fund targets bigger Transneft stake, proposes share swap

MOSCOW – Russia’s sovereign wealth fund wants to increase its stake in Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft and is separately proposing a share …
Reuters

Reuters: Merkel ally cites thousands of cyberattacks from Russian IP addresses

BERLIN – A top leader of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party said her website had been hit by thousands of cyberattacks – many from …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Moscow court upholds acclaimed director Serebrennikov’s house arrest

A Russian court has rejected director Kirill Serebrennikov’s bid for release on bail but slightly softened the conditions of his house arrest. Read …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

UNIAN: Two Dutch companies taking part in Kerch bridge construction project

Two companies from the Netherlands participate in the construction of the bridge across the Strait of Kerch, which is planned to connect the Russian …
UNIAN

Financial Times: Russian agriculture thrives as sanctions close off imports

If western sanctions aimed to cripple Russian business, nobody told the country’s fish farmers.  In the cold waters of the Barents Sea, Russian …
Financial Times

Independent: Canada quietly gives asylum to gay people fleeing persecution in Russia

The federal government of Canada has been secretly helping gay Chechen men flee persecution in an under-the-radar programme. Read more here.
The Independent

The Moscow Times: Why was smoke coming out of Russia’s San Francisco consulate? (PHOTOS)

Plumes of black smoke coming out of Russia’s San Francisco consulate on Sept. 1 fueled rumors that Russian diplomats were burning documents after …
The Moscow Times

Reuters: Russia says US closure of diplomatic sites a ‘blatantly hostile act’

MOSCOW – Moscow denounced the American decision to close three Russian diplomatic facilities in the United States as a “blatantly hostile act” that …
Reuters

UNIAN: Ukraine beefs up border security pending Belarus-Russia major war games

The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has reinforced patrols in all the sectors of the Ukrainian border in connection with the Russian-Belarussian …
UNIAN
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