Eastern Europe

Financial Times: Cyber insecurity and the rise of the Russians

The alleged Russian hacking of President Emmanuel Macron’s En Marche party on the final day of the French election campaign this month was perhaps no …
Financial Times

Washington Post: Tillerson says Russia won’t be back in the Group of Seven ‘any time’ (VIDEO)

May 24 – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on May 24 said Russia won’t be allowed back in the Group of Seven major economies unless it respects …
Washington Post

New York Times: Top Russian officials discussed how to influence Trump aides

WASHINGTON — American spies collected information last summer revealing that senior Russian intelligence and political officials were discussing how …
New York Times

RFE/RL: Tycoon Usmanov launches new attack on Kremlin foe Navalny

An online battle between one of Russia’s richest men and its most prominent opposition politician is not going away. Read more here.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

UNIAN: Russia called main threat in Polish defense doctrine

Membership in NATO and the EU remains key to the security of Poland, and Russia became the main source of instability in the region, according to the …
UNIAN

The Moscow Times: Leading Moscow theater raided by police

Russian police have raided a leading contemporary theater in Moscow as part of a corruption investigation. Read more here.
The Moscow Times

The Moscow Times: Russian bishop says Jesus would have accepted this Land Cruiser, too

A Russian Orthodox bishop in Oryol faces some awkward questions this week, after accepting as a gift a new Land Cruiser worth an estimated 6 million …
The Moscow Times

Washington Post: CIA director warned Russian security service chief about interference in election

Former CIA director John Brennan said May 23 that he personally warned the head of Russia’s intelligence service last year that Moscow’s interference …
Washington Post

EurActiv: Russian spies seek EU recruits in fight clubs

Russian intelligence services are using martial arts clubs to recruit potential troublemakers in Germany and other EU countries, security experts have …
EurActiv.com

Poll shows number of Russians unaware of Stalin’s repressions doubles

MOSCOW – The number of Russians who deem Joseph Stalin’s repressions to be a political crime has notably declined over the past five years (from …
Interfax-Ukraine

EurActiv: Russian PM says Turkish Stream will enter EU via Bulgaria or Greece

Russia is in negotiations with Greece and Bulgaria regarding the entry point on EU territory of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline, Russian Prime …
EurActiv.com

Reuters: Hackers hit Russian bank customers, planned international cyber raids

Russian cyber criminals used malware planted on Android mobile devices to steal from domestic bank customers and were planning to target European …
Reuters

POLITICO: Nikki Haley – ‘We absolutely need’ Mueller’s Russia investigation

The independent investigation into possible ties between Russian efforts to interfere in last year’s election and associates of President Donald Trump …
POLITICO

Aljazeera: Flynn to invoke Fifth Amendment in Russia probe

Michael Flynn, former national Security Adviser to US President Donald Trump, will invoke the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination …
Aljazeera

112.ua: Macron hosts Putin at Palace of Versailles on May 29

Emmanuel Macron the President of France will host Vladimir Putin the Russian leader on May 29 as Interfax-Ukraine reports. The meeting will be held at …
112.ua

CNN: Philippines’ Duterte looks to strengthen ties with trip to Moscow

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will depart on an official five-day visit to Moscow May 22, as part of an effort to realign his country’s …
CNN

BBC: Ex-national security adviser ‘to defy Senate Russia inquiry’

The fired US national security adviser will refuse to hand over documents to a Senate panel investigating alleged Russian meddling in the US …
BBC

Reuters: Hackers hit Russian bank customers, planned international cyber raids

Russian cyber criminals used malware planted on Android mobile devices to steal from domestic bank customers and were planning to target European …
Reuters
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