Eastern Europe

Reuters: Zypries says US has abandoned common line on Russian sanctions

BERLIN – New sanctions against Russia being proposed by United States lawmakers could harm German companies and add another difficulty to Berlin’s …
Reuters

Russia joins Council of Europe’s convention countering money laundering, terrorism financing

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree ratifying the Council of Europe’s Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and …
Interfax-Ukraine

112.ua: US Senate agree on anti-Russian sanctions, Trump to decide

House and Senate Republicans have reached a deal that is paving the way to send a bill to President Donald Trump’s desk that slaps Russia with new …
112.ua

Putin signs law on Russian-Armenian military grouping

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill entitled “On the ratification of the agreement between the Russian Federation and …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Russia, EU bristle at proposed new U.S. sanctions on Moscow, warn of action

MOSCOW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Russia warned it was edging closer to retaliation against Washington after the House of Representatives backed new U.S. …
Reuters

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: EU adds Russians, entities to Crimea sanctions over Siemens case

BRUSSELS — RFE/RL has learned that the European Union has added four Russian individuals and three Russian entities to its sanctions list after …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Politico: Juncker is ready to act ‘within a matter of days’ on Russian sanctions

The European Commission said today it “will act swiftly” if the U.S. adopts new sanctions against Russia that harm the European Union’s energy …
Politico

Guardian: Kremlin says new sanctions are sad news for US-Russia relations

Proposed new US sanctions against Russia are an extremely unfriendly act and sad news for Russia-US relations, the Kremlin has said. France, Germany …
Guardian

Reuters: Kremlin calls new US sanctions ‘sad news’ for US-Russia ties

Proposed new U.S. sanctions against Russia are an extremely unfriendly act and sad news for Russia-U.S. relations and their further development, the …
Reuters

BBC: Russia sanctions – EU vows to retaliate over US measures

The European Union has expressed concern about US plans to impose fresh sanctions on Russia, amid concern they could hurt energy companies. The EU …
BBC

COREPER discusses possible sanctions against Russia for Siemens turbines supplies to Crimea

The Committee of Permanent Representatives in the European Union (COREPER) discussed at a meeting on July 26 a proposal for the Council of the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Moscow Times: Russia holds joint naval exercises with China in Baltic Sea

Russia and China are holding their first joint naval exercises in the Baltic Sea, in a signal that the countries are bolstering military ties. Three …
The Moscow Times

Reuters: Russia says its Baltic Sea war games with Chinese Navy not a threat

Russia said late on July 25 that war games it is conducting with the Chinese Navy in the Baltic Sea, which has become a zone of heightened tensions …
Reuters

Reuters: Russia believes UK court will uphold verdict on Ukraine Eurobond

The Russian finance ministry said on July 26 it believed a London court would reject Ukraine’s appeal of the ruling in a $3 billion Eurobond …
Reuters

UNIAN: Russian passenger deplaned in US cites Crimea occupation spat as reason for air carrier’s move

A Russian citizen Andrey Yeryomin, who boarded a Delta Airlines flight from Seattle to Atlanta, claims he was deplaned following a conflict with …
UNIAN

Washington Post: Why is Putin backing North Korea?

On July 6, the Russian delegation to the United Nations released an official statement, criticizing Washington’s handling of the North Korean crisis. …
Washington Post

CNN: Russia condemns US Congress over new sanctions bill

Russia responded angrily July 26 to a US congressional vote to impose new sanctions, saying they risked worsening the already poor relations between …
CNN

RFE/RL: Russia lashes out over US sanctions legislation

Russian officials and lawmakers are sharply criticizing U.S. legislation that would impose new sanctions on Moscow and make it harder for President …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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