Eastern Europe

Bloomberg: Russia’s Central Bank rescues Otkritie after run on deposits

Russia seized control of stricken lender Bank Otkritie FC after the bank lost a quarter of its deposits in recent months and the return of its largest …
Bloomberg

Associated Press: Poland protests poor access to plane crash site in Russia

Poland expressed concern to Russia on August 29 over what it called “difficulties” in accessing the site of the 2010 plane crash in Russia that killed …
Associated Press

Financial Times: Russia steps in to stave off Otkritie collapse

Russia’s central bank stepped in on August 29 to save Otkritie from a deposit run, in one of the largest bank rescues in the country’s history. The …
Financial Times

Associated Press: Russian economy boss – sanctions no longer bite

Russia’s economy minister, a rising star in Kremlin politics, said August 29 that his country is no longer suffering from U.S. and EU sanctions, and …
Associated Press

Washington Post: Russia seeks to allay Western fears about planned war games

In a bid to dispel Western fears about planned war games by Russia and Belarus, the Russian military said August 29 the maneuvers simulating a …
Washington Post

Reuters: Despite new US sanctions, Russian oil traders say it’s business as usual

Russian oil companies will quickly find ways to work around tighter restrictions imposed this month by the United States on the foreign finance they …
Reuters

Associated Press: IS claims responsibility for attack in Russia’s Dagestan

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack in Russia’s Dagestan that killed one police officer and wounded another. Russian …
Associated Press

Reuters: Russia seeks to reassure over war games, denies invasion plans

Russia tried to calm fears over war games it plans to hold next month, saying on August 29 the large-scale exercise would rehearse a purely defensive …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Russia says Western concerns about Zapad war games unfounded

Russia says that upcoming Zapad 2017 military exercises with Belarus will be “purely defensive” and pose no threat to Russia’s neighbors, NATO, or the …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Russia rejects allegations it will use war games to launch an invasion

MOSCOW – Russia said on August 29 joint war games with Belarus would be purely defensive in nature and rejected what it said were false allegations it …
Reuters

Associated Press: Russian economy boss says sanctions no longer bite

PARIS – Russia’s up-and-coming economy minister says his country is no longer suffering from U.S. and EU sanctions, and sees better prospects for …
Associated Press

Associated Press: Russia tries to allay Western fears about planned war games

MOSCOW — The Russian military says major war games set for next month will not threaten anyone. Read more here.
Associated Press

RFE/RL: EU’s Juncker calls for better ties with Russia, but not at any cost

BRUSSELS – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said that the EU should seek better relations with Moscow, but without giving up its …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Rating the real rich wives of Russian officials

The results are in, and the title of highest-earning spouse of a Russian official – according to official declarations, at least – goes to the wife of …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Telegraph: Surveillance photos ‘show Russian intelligence officers plotting Montenegro coup’

These are the covert surveillance photographs said to offer key proof Russian intelligence officers plotted a violent coup that would have ended in …
The Telegraph

Washington Post: Timeline of Trump’s praise for Putin while Trump Tower Moscow was in the works

President Trump’s campaign-season flattery of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a head scratcher at the time, makes a bit more sense after The …
Washington Post

Associated Press: Russia’s FM visiting Gulf Arab states over Qatar crisis

Russia’s foreign minister is in Kuwait at the start of a three-nation tour of Gulf Arab states over the ongoing Qatar diplomatic crisis. Sergey …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: Does rising crime in Abkhazia pose a threat to Russia?

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Georgia’s breakaway Republic of Abkhazia in early August served to highlight once again Moscow’s uneasy …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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