Eastern Europe

Kyiv protests against Russia’s ban on navigation through Kerch Strait over bridge construction

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine has expressed its protest against the Russian Federation’s introduction of a ban on navigation through the Kerch …
Interfax-Ukraine

Washington Examiner: Russia joins Cuba to back Maduro’s power grab in Venezuela

Russia took a swipe at the United States for imposing sanctions on allies of authoritarian Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as the South American …
Washington Examiner

Newsweek: Russia weighs in on Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’s war of words

Russia responded directly to the mounting war of words between the U.S. and North Korea on August 11, with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov saying that …
Newsweek

112.ua: Russian Security Service might access data of Telegram, VK, Yandex and Mail.ru users

Russia’s Ministry of Communications and Mass Media drew up an order demanding data that the Federal Security Service of Russia (the FSB) needs. The …
112.ua

Amnesty International demands release of 76-year-old Crimean protester with Parkinson’s disease

Amnesty International demands Russia immediately release Server Karametov, a 76-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease, who has been detained for …
Interfax-Ukraine

Russian court sentences Ukrainian Panov to 8 years in prison

ROSTOV-ON-DON – The North Caucasus District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don found Artur Panov,  a Ukrainian citizen, guilty of plotting a terrorist …
Interfax-Ukraine

Bloomberg: Democrats renew push to probe Deutsche Bank Russia scandal

A handful of Democratic lawmakers have renewed their effort to get a powerful House Republican to investigate Deutsche Bank AG’s loans to President …
Bloomberg

UkrInform: Russian missiles from Crimea may reach Europe and Middle East

Russia has equipped the ships of its Black Sea Fleet with Kalibr-NK missiles that have a range of about 2,500 kilometers.If the ships of this class …
UkrInform

Reuters: Russia’s Lavrov says US-N.Korea rhetoric ‘over the top’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on August 11 that rhetoric from Washington and Pyongyang over North Korea’s nuclear program was now “going …
Reuters

Reuters: Russia says ‘a pity’ US casts doubt on Iran nuclear deal

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on August 11 it is a pity that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump was casting doubt on the …
Reuters

The Moscow Times: USA may force Russia to close consulate amid diplomatic spat

Washington could force Russia to shutter one of four consulates in the United States as part of an escalating diplomatic rift between the countries …
The Moscow Times

Financial Times: Back to the land – Russia’s farming transformation

Daniil Tolstoy inhales deeply as he steps on to the soft black soil. After a passing tractor disappears over the hill in a cloud of rooks and gulls, …
Financial Times

Guardian: Controversial film about last tsar approved for release in Russia

Alexei Uchitel’s Matilda, which depicts affair between Nicholas II and ballet dancer, has faced calls for ban from religious and conservative …
Guardian

Reuters: Russia says international sanctions on Venezuela ‘not constructive’

MOSCOW — New sanctions imposed on Venezuela are not constructive, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, hailing the creation of the Latin …
Reuters

Associated Press: Russian foreign minister discusses North Korea in Thailand

BANGKOK — Russia’s foreign minister held talks Thursday with Thailand’s top officials on counterterrorism, cybersecurity and North Korea. The visit by …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: Lawyer for Crimean Tatar leader compares Russia with Nazi Germany

A Russian lawyer for a Crimean Tatar leader who is on trial in Russian-controlled Crimea has sharply criticized the Kremlin, comparing President …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Moscow Times: Turkey detains Russian man for plotting drone attack on American plane

Turkish law enforcement has detained a Russian citizen suspected of planning to down American military aircraft using a drone, Turkish media …
The Moscow Times

RFE/RL: Russian journalist sentenced to prison on extremism charges

A Russian court has sentenced a journalist from a respected business daily to 3 1/2 years in prison after convicting him on extremism charges in a …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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