Eastern Europe

Agence France-Presse: Moscow says US plan to search Russian consulate threatens security of Russian citizens

MOSCOW – Russia said the FBI planned to carry out a search of its San Francisco consulate, which Washington  ordered closed along with two other …
Agence France-Presse

Al Jazeera: Workers clear out of Russian consulate in San Francisco

Workers were seen hurrying to shut Russia’s consulate in San Francisco ahead of a Saturday deadline imposed by Washington, a day after black smoke …
Al Jazeera

New York Times: Russian election hacking efforts, wider than previously known, draw little scrutiny

The calls started flooding in from hundreds of irate North Carolina voters just after 7 a.m. on Election Day last November. Dozens were told they were …
New York Times

Newsweek: Russia blames Obama for Trump failures in White House

Russia announced on Sept.1 it plans to retaliate against the latest US diplomatic attack that saw Moscow forced to shutter assets in three major U.S. …
Newsweek

Associated Press: Russian officials pledge tough, measured answer to US order

MOSCOW — Russian vowed on Sept.1 to respond to a US order to shut the Russian Consulate in San Francisco and offices in Washington and New York, but …
Associated Press

Reuters: Russia, digesting US diplomatic retaliation, pledges ‘harsh’ response

MOSCOW – Russia said on Sept.1 it would respond harshly to any US measures designed to hurt it, a day after the United States told Moscow to close its …
Reuters

The Moscow Times: Russian paper says Kremlin eyeing woman for 2018 presidential elections

The Kremlin is considering pitting a female candidate against President Vladimir Putin in next year’s elections, the Vedomosti newspaper cited …
The Moscow Times

The Moscow Times: After US orders consulate closure, Lavrov warns it ‘takes two to Tango’

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov invoked a dancing metaphor on Sept. 1 to describe Russia’s view on its bilateral relations with the U.S. Read more …
The Moscow Times

Bloomberg: Russia-linked bots hone online attack plans for 2018 US vote

After violent protests rocked Charlottesville, Virginia last month, Republican Senator John McCain took to Twitter to condemn hatred and bigotry and …
Bloomberg

Associated Press: Lavrov says Russia preparing ‘tough response’ on US

MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow will prepare a “tough response” to the United States’ decision to shut its consulate in …
Associated Press

Associated Press: Russia says it’s studying US decision to shut its consulate

MOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow has yet to study the United States’ decision to shut its consulate in San Francisco before …
Associated Press

Politico: Tillerson moves toward accepting funding for fighting Russian propaganda

After coming under pressure from lawmakers, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has taken steps toward spending tens of millions of dollars to counter …
POLITICO

Reuters: Putin warns North Korea situation on verge of ‘large-scale conflict’

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Sept. 1 that the tense standoff between North Korea and the United States was on the verge of …
Reuters

Washington Post: Trump administration hits back at Russia (VIDEO)

In response to the expulsion of American diplomats from Russia in July, the State Department announced that it is closing three Russian diplomatic …
Washington Post

RFE/RL: New diplomatic tit-for-tat as US orders Russian consulate in San Francisco closed

WASHINGTON – The United States has ordered the closure of Russia’s consulate in San Francisco, escalating a diplomatic tit-for-tat that followed …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Wall Street Journal: US to block potential Russian move into American energy

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is ready to block a Russian state-owned oil giant from gaining control of critical U.S. energy assets owned by …
Wall Street Journal

Russian Foreign Ministry says Tillerson briefs Lavrov on further restrictive steps

MOSCOW – United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson informed Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about further restrictive measures in a phone …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: State Department says Russia must close consulate, annex buildings in US

WASHINGTON – The United States is requiring Russia to close its consulate in San Francisco and two annex buildings in Washington, D.C. and New York …
Reuters
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