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CNN: Money stolen by Russian mob linked to man sanctioned for supporting Syria’s chemical weapons program

An investment group that U.S. authorities say is run by Russian mobsters and linked to the Russian government sent at least $900,000 to a company …
CNN

Associated Press: Merkel says US must not link Russia sanctions, economy interests

BERLIN – Angela Merkel’s spokesman says the German chancellor believes it would be wrong for the United States to link sanctions against Russia with …
Associated Press

Reuters: Russia sought Siemens turbines for Crimean plants

Russia has disclosed for the first time it has been looking to install equipment made by German firm Siemens in two new power plants in Crimea, a …
Reuters

Business Insider: There were 2 developments this week that could have huge consequences for Russia’s oil

Oil watchers have mostly focused on the Middle East and the United States in recent months, but this week saw two notable developments for the third …
Business Insider

Bloomberg: New Russia sanctions impact muted even as energy shares sag

For investors in Russia’s energy and metals sectors, the U.S. Senate’s bill to expand sanctions was a blow. Whether it will hurt Russian companies …
Bloomberg

Washington Post: Putin takes heat from broke, angry Russians in live call-in show

MOSCOW — Facing a wave of popular unrest not seen in years, Russian President Vladi­mir Putin took to the nation’s airwaves on June 15 to assure …
Washington Post

Time: The secret French hideaway where the Putin family spends its time and fortune

Early in 2016, Lorene Weber, a real estate agent in the French town of Biarritz, began getting calls and emails from journalists about a deal she …
The Time

RFE/RL: Has Russia grown weary of Putin’s phone-in?

Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have fine-tuned the art of live stagecraft over the years in his annual call-in show. But this year’s …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Senate removes NASA from under sanctions envisaged by new bill on Russia

The U.S. Senate has approved the amendment to the bill on sanctions against Iran and Russia that removed NASA from under the sanctions. The amendment …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: US Senate votes near unanimously for Russia, Iran sanctions

The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on June 15 for legislation to impose new sanctions on Iran and Russia, and force President Donald Trump to get …
Reuters

POLITICO: Germany and Austria warn US over expanded Russia sanctions

Germany and Austria on June 15 hit back at proposed U.S. sanctions that would threaten European companies participating in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline …
POLITICO

The New Yorker: The urban protesters defying Putin

On June 12, TVRain, the only private television outlet in Russia whose political coverage is not guided by loyalty to the Kremlin, showed a split …
The New Yorker

Washington Post: Three prongs of the Russia investigation, explained

As special counsel Robert S. Mueller III widens his inquiry of Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential campaign, it can be difficult to keep track of …
Washington Post

Financial Times: Berlin hits back at US move to tighten sanctions on Russia

Proposed new US sanctions targeting Russia’s controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Europe have sparked a war of words over EU energy security, …
Financial Times

Associated Press: Putin offers Comey political asylum in acerbic remarks

MOSCOW – In a sarcastic outburst, President Vladimir Putin on June 15 scoffed at former FBI director James Comey’s disclosure of his conversations …
Associated Press

Bloomberg: US toughens stance on Russian gas as Engie defends new pipe

As U.S. lawmakers targeted Russia’s controversial $10-billion natural gas pipeline to Europe in a plan for expanded sanctions, French utility Engie SA …
Bloomberg

Gazprom says US sanctions against Nord Stream 2 are aimed at US companies

BERLIN – Gazprom believes that the new U.S. sanctions against export pipeline projects are aimed at cutting off U.S. companies from participating at a …
Interfax-Ukraine

Associated Press: Germany, Austria slam US sanctions against Russia

BERLIN – Germany and Austria have voiced sharp criticism of the latest U.S. sanctions against Moscow because they could affect European businesses …
Associated Press
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