Eastern Europe

Reuters: US investigators seek to turn Manafort in Russia probe

WASHINGTON – U.S. investigators examining money laundering accusations against President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort hope to …
Reuters

SBU chief: Court of Justice handed plenty of evidence of Russia’s financing terrorism in Donbas, Crimea

Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Hrytsak has said thousands of pages of evidence regarding the financing of terrorism in the east of …
Interfax-Ukraine

Associated Press: Russia says boundaries of Ghouta ‘safe zone’ determined

Russia’s Defense Ministry says an agreement has been reached with the Syrian opposition on the boundaries for a de-escalation zone for the East Ghouta …
Associated Press

Al Jazeera: Report says Sessions discussed Trump campaign with Russians

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions discussed campaign-related issues with the Russian ambassador to Washington during the last year’s presidential …
Al Jazeera

UNIAN: Crimean residents, Russians increasingly hostile and at odds

Even those Crimean residents who initially welcomed the Russian Anschluss are now disappointed with the occupation and angry at Russians for their …
UNIAN

Euronews: Russian FM downplays Trump-Putin meetings

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has joked about the hype over President Trump’s meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, suggesting …
Euronews

Bloomberg: Trump struggles to regain footing after first staff defections

 President Donald Trump sought to impose order in his White House in the face of a widening Russia probe on Friday, ending a tumultuous week by …
Bloomberg

RFE/RL: FSB was client of Russian lawyer at center of US election probe

Russia’s FSB spy agency was a client of the Russian lawyer at the center of U.S. probes into Moscow’s alleged attempts to meddle in the presidential …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Russia calls charges it might leave military equipment in Belarus ‘buffoonery’

Russia on July 21 lambasted as “buffoonery” U.S. allegations that the Russian military might leave equipment behind in Belarus after holding …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

NBC News: Russia’s Lavrov says Trump may have met Putin more times

President Donald Trump may have held more meetings with Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit earlier this month, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov …
NBC News

Nemtsov’s daughter appeals against judgment in his murder case

Representatives of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov’s daughter Zhanna have appealed against the judgment handed down to five defendants in the case …
Interfax-Ukraine

Associated Press: Russian parliament bans use of proxy Internet services, VPNs

Russia’s parliament has outlawed the use of virtual private networks, or VPNs, and other Internet proxy services, citing concerns about the spread of …
Associated Press

The Telegraph: Russia wants to see your salary and social media accounts before letting you visit

Russia has added a number of intrusive new questions to its already lengthy visa application forms, including requiring details of applicants’ …
The Telegraph

CNN: Why is everyone talking about Russian adoptions?

President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an encounter not initially disclosed on the sidelines of an international summit …
CNN

112.ua: Russian athletes reprimanded for wearing Soviet symbols in Budapest

Russian sport delegation violated the Hungarian law by showing up at a sport competition wearing clothes with the banned Soviet symbols. RIA Novosti …
112.ua

UNIAN: Girkin – Funds, arms for Donbas invasion `taken from annexed Crimea`

Former leader of Russia-backed separatists Igor Strelkov during July 20’s televised debates with the Russian opposition’s Aleksey Navalny said he had …
UNIAN

Voice of America: Sessions says he’ll stay as attorney general despite Trump criticism

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he will continue in his job “as long as that is appropriate,” a day after President Donald Trump harshly …
Voice of America

The Hill: Bossert says Russia not paying a high enough price for election interference

Thomas Bossert, President Trump’s homeland security adviser, said Thursday that Russia is “not paying enough” for its hacking during the 2016 …
The Hill
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