Eastern Europe

RFE/RL: Russian lawmakers accuse RFE/RL, VOA of election interference

Pro-Kremlin Russian lawmakers have accused the Russian-language services of RFE/RL and Voice of America of using “propaganda” to sow confusion during …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Washington Examiner: FBI warned Dana Rohrabacher Russia was trying to recruit him

The FBI warned Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., in 2012 that Russian spies were attempting to recruit him as an “agent of influence,” according to a …
Washington Examiner

Bloomberg: Chaos engulfing Trump stirs anxiety in Russia over US ties

The Kremlin’s growing increasingly unhappy at being in the center of U.S. political storms that threaten to knock President Donald Trump off …
Bloomberg

Reuters: Putin’s ex-wife linked to multi-million-dollar property business

The former wife of Russian president Vladimir Putin helped create and now supports a foundation that owns a historic Moscow property generating …
Reuters

The Moscow Times: How Russia spooks its Arctic neighbors

On May 9, Muscovites gathered on Red Square for an annual tradition: the Victory Day military parade. Read more here.
The Moscow Times

Deutsche Welle: Rosneft seeks foothold in German fuels market

The Russian state-owned oil company has announced it will spend hundreds of millions of euros in modernizing its refining capacities in Germany under …
Deutsche Welle

EurActiv: US officials say ‘back channel’ between Trump and Putin discussed

A special line of contact between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, bypassing a “hostile” US government, was …
EurActiv.com

RFE/RL: Russia warns Canada against enacting bill to punish rights violators

Russia has warned that it will retaliate over legislation moving through the Canadian Parliament to impose sanctions on people guilty of human rights …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Wall Street Journal: US examines Russia’s grip on Citgo assets

U.S. financial authorities are looking into the Russian government’s growing leverage over Citgo Petroleum Corp. amid heightened concern that the …
Wall Street Journal

Aljazeera: Donald Trump condemns special counsel for Russia probe

US President Donald Trump has denounced the appointment of a special counsel to lead the Russia investigation as “the single greatest witch-hunt” in …
Aljazeera

New York Post: North Korea launches ferry service to Russia amid rising tensions

A ferry service between Russia and North Korea completed its inaugural journey May 18 morning, with 40 passengers on board. Read more here. 
New York Post

Guardian: Trump claims ‘witch hunt’ as special counsel appointed in Russia inquire

Apparently Jason Chaffetz isn’t the only legislator having a hard time finding James Comey. Senator Lindsey Graham who has also publicly advocated …
The Guardian

Wall Street Journal: Russian state-run bank financed deal involving Trump hotel partner

VEB, a Russian state-run bank under scrutiny by U.S. investigators, financed a deal involving Donald Trump’s onetime partner in a Toronto hotel tower …
Wall Street Journal

RFE/RL: Former top US officials call for new sanctions, more action on Russia

WASHINGTON — The United States should impose new sanctions and move more aggressively to “shape Russian thinking” in response to Moscow’s actions in …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Moscow Times: The Kremlin reportedly paid $35,000 for an anti-protest music video

The Putin administration reportedly paid Russian pop star Alisa Vox 2 million rubles ($35,000) to appear in a music video featuring a song that would …
The Moscow Times

Business Insider: New report shows Russian bank helped finance Trump’s Toronto hotel

A Russian state-owned bank under US sanctions, whose CEO met with President Donald Trump’s son-in-law in December, helped financed the construction of …
Business Insider

Deutsche Welle: Russia steps up North Korea support to constrain US

In spite of international sanctions on North Korea’s communist regime, Russia has been increasing fuel exports to Pyongyang and filling in the supply …
Deutsche Welle

Washington Post: Putin offers to provide Congress with details of Trump disclosures to Russian envoys

Russian President Vladimir Putin said May 17 he would be willing to provide the U.S. Congress a record of President Trump’s meeting with top Russian …
Washington Post
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