Eastern Europe

Reuters: Macron to meet Putin in France on May 29

French President Emmanuel Macron will receive Russia’s Vladimir Putin at the palace of Versailles outside Paris on May 29 to inaugurate an exhibition …
Reuters

The Hill: Haley says we ‘absolutely’ need Russia investigation

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said in an interview broadcast May 22 that the investigation into the Russian meddling in the 2016 …
The Hill

RFE/RL: Philippines leader to meet with Putin in show of independence from US

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte flies to Russia on May 22 to meet President Vladimir Putin and strengthen ties, part of an apparent efforts to …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Rada member urges introduction of visa travel with Russia

Maksym Burbak, the leader of the People’s Front faction at the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada, has called for visa travel with Russia. “Let me remind you of …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Venezuela holds 5,000 Russian surface-to-air MANPADS missiles

Venezuela possesses 5,000 Russian-made MANPADS surface-to-air weapons, according to a military document reviewed by Reuters, the largest known …
Reuters

Politico: Russia meeting revelation could trigger obstruction investigation

The new special counsel investigation into possible collusion between associates of President Donald Trump and Russia is just getting started — and it …
POLITICO

ABC’s ‘This Week’: US Sen. Sasse says Putin is ‘enemy of free speech, religion, press, assembly’

Editor’s Note: The following is a transcript of the May 21 ABC-TV News program “This Week with George Stephanopoulis.”  Here is the transcript Here is …
Kyiv Post

RFE/RL: Russian officials fret over youthful protesters

Matvei had a hunch about what was coming when the 17-year-old and his peers were pulled out of class last week and led to their high school’s …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

ABC News: McMaster won’t say if President Trump confronted Russian officials about election interference

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser declined to say if the president confronted Russian officials about the country’s interference in …
ABC News

The Hill: Tillerson says Trump told Russians about Comey to show he’s not distracted

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday that President Trump discussed the firing for former FBI Director James Comey with top Russian diplomats …
The Hill

Agence France-Presse: Russia saga potential roadblock for Trump’s economic plans

The repeated national security scandals rocking the Trump White House could derail the president’s economic agenda and dampen the wave of investor …
Agence France-Presse

CNN: Duterte to meet with Putin, build closer ties during Russia trip

METRO MANILA — He just came home from China, and on Tuesday he’s off to Russia. Clearly, President Duterte is moving forward in his vow to build …
CNN

UNIAN: Russia demands WTO consultations due to Ukrainian sanctions

“Russia’s representation to the WTO in Geneva has sent to the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body and the government of Ukraine a request for consultations …
UNIAN

RFE/RL: Moldovan president calls EU aid ‘geopolitical assistance’

CHISINAU – Moldova’s pro-Russian president, Igor Dodon, has accused the European Union of providing “geopolitical assistance” to his country in order …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Euromaidan Press: Russia opens shipping route between Vladivostok and North Korea

Ignoring US calls for isolating North Korea in order to force Pyongyang to rein in its nuclear program, Russia and North Korea yesterday opened a new …
EuroMaidan press

The Guardian: Comey to testify as more revelations pile pressure on Trump

The former FBI director James Comey is to testify in front of cameras following his shock sacking, it has been announced, as a series of damaging …
The Guardian

Agence France-Presse: Russia slams ‘illegitimate’ US-led strikes on Syrian forces

MOSCOW – Russia on Friday condemned a strike by the US-led coalition against Syrian pro-regime forces as “illegitimate” and said it could harm efforts …
Agence France-Presse

Foreign Policy: United Russia completes report on how US media influenced Russian elections

United Russia, the party of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev, has completed a report into how U.S. media outlets …
Foreign Policy
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