Eastern Europe

Reuters: Russia – Pence Balkans comments expose Washington’s Cold War ideology

Accusations made by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence that Russia is working to divide the Balkans from the West are destabilizing southern Europe and …
Reuters

Reuters: Russia’s Lavrov, US’s Tillerson to meet August 6-8

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will discuss the current state of relations between Moscow and …
Reuters

Police detain Navalny’s campaign press secretary in Kazan

Police detained press secretary of Alexei Navalny’s campaign Ruslan Shaveddinov, who arrived to Kazan for a meeting with volunteers, on August 3, the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Russian gas pipelines to go ahead despite US sanctions

MOSCOW/BRUSSELS – New U.S. sanctions will make it harder for Russia to build two gas export pipelines to Europe but the projects are unlikely to be …
Reuters

BBC: Russian on-air attack sparks propaganda debate

An on-air attack on a TV reporter in Russia has sparked a debate on the impact of state propaganda. Read more here.
BBC

Reuters: Trump says ties with Russia at ‘all-time low,’ blames Congress

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump said on August 3 Washington’s relationship with Russia is at an “an all-time and very dangerous low,” and …
Reuters

Bloomberg: Russia warns of worsening US ties, criticizes Trump ‘weakness’

Russia warned of worsening ties with the U.S. after accusing President Donald Trump of caving in to Congress by signing a law that could keep …
Bloomberg

BBC: Medvedev says US sanctions are ‘trade war’ on Russia

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said new sanctions imposed by the US are tantamount to declaring a “full-scale trade war” against …
BBC

Wall Street Journal: Trump signs – and slams – Russia sanctions

WASHINGTON—Even as President Donald Trump signed a bill August 2 imposing tough sanctions on Russia for interfering in the 2016 election, he called …
Wall Street Journal

Washington Post: Fact-checking the Trump-Russia investigation

There are so many twists and turns in the story involving President Trump and his team and Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections. As a public …
Washington Post

RFE/RL: Medvedev says US sanctions bill ends hope for better ties

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev sharply denounced the sanctions bill signed into law by U.S. President Donald Trump on August 2, saying it ends …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Activists: Police seizing materials in Navalny’s Samara headquarters

Policemen arrived at opposition activist Alexei Navalny’s headquarters in Samara on Wednesday, his supporters said. “A search with seizure is underway …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: EU Juncker says ready to retaliate if needed over new U.S. sanctions on Russia

BRUSSELS – The European Union’s chief executive on Wednesday said new U.S. sanctions on Russia had taken into account the bloc’s concerns but that it …
Reuters

Bloomberg: Trump signs Russia sanctions bill, but lays out his concerns about the law

President Donald Trump Wednesday signed a Russia sanctions bill Congress forced on him, adding a statement saying the administration will carry out …
Bloomberg

Reuters: Trump calls Russia sanctions legislation ‘significantly flawed’

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on August 2 called the Russia sanctions legislation he signed into law “significantly flawed” and urged Congress …
Reuters

Reuters: White House says Trump signs Russia sanctions bill into law

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump has signed legislation imposing new sanctions on Russia into law, a White House official said on August …
Reuters

Financial Times: White House official says Trump signs Russia sanctions law

Donald Trump has signed legislation imposing sweeping new sanctions on Russia, a White House official said on August 2. Read more here.
Financial Times

RFE/RL: Pence says US to hold Russia ‘accountable for its actions’

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has told leaders of the Western Balkans that the United States will continue to hold Russia “accountable for its …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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