Eastern Europe

Navalny on course for showdown with Russian dictator

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has raised the stakes in his bid to become the nation’s president next year, putting him on course for a …
Oleg Sukhov

Financial Times: US sanctions plan targets Russia pipeline projects

Russia’s controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Europe could become a prominent casualty of fresh sanctions against Moscow agreed by the US …
Financial Times

Washington Post: Putin hopes for normalization of US-Russia ties

President Vladimir Putin has voiced hope for normalizing Russia-U.S. ties. Read more here.
Washington Post

Reuters: What we know about US probes of Russian meddling in 2016 election

U.S. intelligence agencies have alleged that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to benefit President Donald Trump. Read more here.
Reuters

Associated Press: British defense minister says Russian aggression to NATO growing

BUCHAREST, Romania — Britain’s defense minister says Russian aggression toward NATO is increasing and the alliance was right to have agreed to a “very …
Associated Press

Reuters: Russia’s Putin says bridge to Crimea is on schedule

MOSCOW – Construction of a bridge to connect mainland Russia with Crimea is on schedule, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on June 15. Read more …
Reuters

Reuters: Putin’s comments in annual phone-in

The following are highlights from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual phone-in on June 15. Read more here.
Reuters

RFE/RL: Russian elections chief says ‘practically no chance’ Navalny can get on presidential ballot

Russia’s top election official says Aleksei Navalny is almost certain to be barred from running in a March 2018 presidential election, citing a …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Putin says if other countries remove sanctions on Russia, Moscow should do same

President Vladimir Putin said on June 15 that Russia would remove its sanctions on other countries if they removed their sanctions imposed on …
Reuters

Reuters: Putin says Russia’s economic crisis is over, inflation falling

President Vladimir Putin said on June 15 that Russia’s economic crisis was over and that inflation, already at a historic low, would fall further to 4 …
Reuters

Associated Press: Putin deplores US sanctions on Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the U.S. Senate move to tighten sanctions against Moscow is part of efforts to contain Russia. Read more …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: Putin set for annual question-and-answer marathon

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold an annual televised question-and-answer session on June 15, the latest edition of a heavily …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: US Secretary of State urges ‘flexibility’ ahead of Russia sanctions vote

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has urged lawmakers not to restrict the White House’s ability to negotiate with Russia, as the Senate moves …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Russia eyes controlling soldiers’ online accounts to boost secrecy

The Russian Defense Ministry has drawn up a draft law allowing it to ban soldiers from posting certain personal data on social networks, something …
Reuters

The Moscow Times: Audience rehearse at health resort ahead of live show with Putin

The audience of Direct Line, a live question and answer session with President Putin, were gathered in a health resort outside Moscow where they were …
The Moscow Times

Associated Press: Tillerson says Russia relations deteriorating

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the U.S. relationship with Russia is at an all-time low and deteriorating further. Read more here.
Associated Press

Prague Daily Monitor: Relations in Russian minority in Czech Republic worsen

Prague – Relations in the Russian community in the Czech Republic worsened and were politicised last year due to different opinions on the development …
Prague Daily Monitor

Yashin gets 15 days of administrative arrest for disobedience to police in Moscow

The Moscow Tverskoy District Court on June 13 sentenced oppositionist Ilya Yashin to 15 days of administrative arrest for disobedience to police at a …
Interfax-Ukraine
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