Eastern Europe

Reuters: Estonia says Russia may put troops in Belarus to challenge NATO

VALETTA — Estonia’s defence minister said on April 27 that Russia may use large-scale military exercises to move thousands of troops permanently into …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Military spending – how does Russia compare? (INFOGRAPHICS)

Russia, the third-largest military spender after the U.S. and China, increased its defense budget by 5.9 percent in 2016 to $69 billion. But how does …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Moscow Times: Russia bans protest movement ahead of rallies

On April 26, three days before the political movement “Open Russia” hopes to mobilize nationwide protests against the Kremlin, Russia’s Prosecutor …
The Moscow Times

Reuters: Sanctions short-circuit Russia’s electricity plans for annexed Crimea

Russia’s $1.3 billion plan to build two new power plants in Crimea aimed to show that Moscow could complete high-tech projects on the annexed …
Reuters

RFE/RL: US commission says Russia, Pakistan among worst violators of religious freedom

A U.S. government commission on religious freedom is recommending that Russia be designated as a “country of particular concern” (CPC), putting it in …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Moscow Times: Poroshenko names Kyiv and Minsk as ‘axis of good’ in Moscow snub

President Petro Poroshenko has declared the border between Ukraine and Belarus an “axis of good and friendship,” as Moscow appears to lose ever more …
The Moscow Times

Associated Press: Russia bans Khodorkovsky’s ‘Open Russia’ group

Russian authorities have banned the British-based organization Open Russia, which is a strong critic of the Kremlin, but the group’s Russia branch …
Associated Press

Reuters: Anti-Putin protesters get a smart phone app to help get out of jail

Anti-Kremlin protesters who run the regular risk of being detained by the police are being given a helping hand: A smart phone app that allows them to …
Reuters

Daily Mail: Fears of MH17 witness after he blames Russia for attack

There are fears for the life of a key witness to the MH17 plane disaster after he laid blame for the disaster squarely on Moscow. Read more here.
Daily Mail

RFE/RL: ‘Al-Qaeda-related’ group claims responsibility for Russian subway bombing

A group called the Imam Shamil Battalion has claimed responsibility for a deadly subway bombing in the Russian city of St. Petersburg and said the …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: After French vote, Kremlin media chorus longs for age of De Gaulle, Mitterrand, Chirac

Russian state media and Kremlin-connected political pundits are hammering home a nearly identical talking point about France’s presidential election – …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

New York Times: Flynn may have broken law by not disclosing Russia dealings

Michael T. Flynn, President Trump’s first national security adviser, may have violated federal law by not fully disclosing his business dealings with …
New York Times

The Independent: Russia building ‘world’s biggest aircraft carrier’ to compete with US

Russia is reportedly planning to build the “world’s biggest aircraft carrier” in a bid to bolster its defences and compete with American Nimitz-class …
The Independent

Russian Deputy PM: Russia not considering easing food embargo

Russia is not considering easing its food embargo against countries which support sanctions against Russia, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady …
Interfax-Ukraine

Putin: Foreign interest in Russian weapons growing

Demand for Russian weapons is on the rise in the world, in particular amid the ongoing special operation in Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin …
Interfax-Ukraine

The New York Times: Russian hackers who targeted Clinton appear to attack Macron

The campaign of the French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has been targeted by what appear to be the same Russian operatives responsible for …
New York Times

Politico: Michael Flynn’s Turkish lobbying linked to Russia

The Turkish man who gave Mike Flynn a $600,000 lobbying deal just before President Donald Trump picked him to be national security adviser has …
POLITICO

Some 37% of Russians believe state fails to meet obligations to people

Fifty-three percent of Russians believe that this country’s citizens meet their obligations to the state either for the most part or to the fullest …
Interfax-Ukraine
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