Eastern Europe

CNN: Hill investigations on Russia run into hurdles

Congressional investigators are running into new challenges with their Russia probes, facing a mountain of records to sift through, uncertainty about …
CNN

Moscow Times: Estonia sentences Russian spy to five years in prison

A court in Estonia has sentenced Russian citizen Artem Zinchenko to five years in prison for cooperating with Russian intelligence, according to the …
The Moscow Times

Business Insider: All the bombshell developments in the Trump-Russia controversy that has led to congressional investigations

During the 2016 presidential election, the Russian government, directed by President Putin, waged an “influence campaign” aimed at undermining Hillary …
Business Insider

Voice of America: US Senate panel probing Russian link to 2016 presidential election

The U.S. presidential election was six months ago, but a Senate panel May 8 is probing further into Russian meddling in the contest and connections …
Voice of America

UNIAN: Gazprom says construction of TurkStream gas pipeline’s offshore section commenced

Construction of the TurkStream gas pipeline was commenced on May 7 in the Black Sea near the Russian coast, Russian energy giant Gazprom said in a …
UNIAN

The Guardian: Macron hackers linked to Russian-affiliated group behind US attack

Cybersecurity firms think group with ties to Russian intelligence was behind leak of emails and other documents belonging to French election winner’s …
The Guardian

The Moscow Times: Russia reacts to Macron’s victory

Russia’s characterization of the French presidential election was a familiar one: a pro-Russian, right-wing populist versus a pro-NATO, liberal …
The Moscow Times

Estonian court sentences Russian citizen to 5 years in jail for spying

TALLINN – The Harju County Court has sentenced Artyom Zinchenko, 30, to five years in prison for illegal cooperation with the Russian military …
Interfax-Ukraine

Financial Times: Putin congratulates Macron, wishing him ‘strong health’

Russian president Vladimir Putin congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his victory in the French presidential election and wished him “strong health” in …
Financial Times

Washington Post: Putin uses the Soviet defeat of Hitler to show why Russia needs him today

MOSCOW — A takeout sushi place offered a Victory Day roll, covered in black and orange roe. Superstores stocked balloons, coffee mugs, T-shirts and …
Washington Post

UNIAN: WikiLeaks finds Russian trace in hacker attack on Macron’s headquarters

Data indicating a Russian citizen has been found in the metadata of hacked emails of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron’s campaign …
UNIAN

MENAFN: Savelyev says Russia making efforts to resolve Karabakh conflict peacefully

Russia is making every effort to resolve the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict peacefully, head of Russia-Azerbaijan interparliamentary …
MENAFN Press

Reuters: Syria fighting eases as Russian deal takes effect

Fighting between Syrian rebel and government forces eased on Saturday as a Russian-led effort to shore up a ceasefire took effect, although battles …
Reuters

Reuters: Russia says Syria de-escalation deal takes effect at midnight

A de-escalation agreement in Syria takes effect at midnight but Russia’s air force will continue strikes against Islamic State elsewhere in the …
Reuters

Police counts about 1,000 participants in opposition rally on downtown Moscow

MOSCOW – About 1,000 people are participating in an authorized rally on Academician Sakharov Avenue, the press service for the Moscow police main …
Interfax-Ukraine

Mutko: WADA to present report on progress of Anti-Doping Agency reinstatement on May 17-18

MOSCOW – Work to reinstate the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) is proceeding in the normal mode, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko …
Interfax-Ukraine

Euromaidan Press: Council of Europe demands Russia reinstate Crimean Tatar Mejlis, allow leaders to enter Crimea

The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has passed a decision regarding Crimea, in which it condemns the Russian occupation of the Ukrainian …
EuroMaidan press

Associated Press: Russia-backed Syrian safe zones plan goes into effect

BEIRUT — A deal hammered out by Russia, Turkey and Iran to set up “de-escalation zones” in mostly opposition-held parts of Syria went into effect …
Associated Press
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