Eastern Europe
MOSCOW – The director of the Russian Federal Security Service, or FSB, will head the country’s delegation at a summit on countering violent extremism hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama, FSB said on
Feb. 18, 2015
Belarus has begun the process of “de-Russification” in schools and throughout the nation, local news website BelNovosti informs on Jan. 26. The move by the nation of 10 million people — tightly contro
Jan. 26, 2015
During the past 10 months, Kyrgyz officials say, some 38,000 of the country’s citizens have officially modified their names to sound more Russian. The changes might seem of only cosmetic importance. A
Dec. 10, 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin will seek to bolster energy ties with India on a visit next month, his latest move to expand trade links with Asian nations to counter sanctions from the U.S. and its
Nov. 28, 2014
Editor’s Note: This article was <a href="http://www.novayagazeta.ru/society/65075.html">published in Novaya Gazeta</a>, a Russian newspaper. It is reprinted with
permission.
Anton Tumanov, 20, was br
Sep. 3, 2014
This Russian guy is really angry over U.S. sanctions, enacted by the Obama administration to punish the Kremlin over its involvement in the Ukraine crisis, the most recent round coming earlier this we
Aug. 1, 2014
Baku – Azerbaijan is not planning to join the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) or the European Union, the country’s economy and industry minister, Shahin Mustafayev said Tuesday, May 3 at a meeting with
Jun. 3, 2014
Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to continue to work together with its Ukrainian partners in order to further promote trade and business ties between the two cou
Feb. 28, 2014
The new Georgian authorities are undecided so far about the future of
the luxury presidential palace built by President Mikheil Saakashvili in
Tbilisi for over $200 million.
Nov. 4, 2013
Moldova may enjoy a visa-free travel regime in its relations with the European Union as soon as the beginning of next year, according to Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius of Lithuania, the country pr
Oct. 18, 2013
A criminal case has been opened in Russia against a Ukrainian
fisherman who survived a collision between a Ukrainian boat with a
Russian Coast Guard vessel in the Azov Sea, the Ukrainian Foreign
Minis
Jul. 31, 2013
Moscow – The Russian sanitation authority has banned imports of the output produced by Roshen, a major Ukrainian confectionery company, head of the authority and Russia’s Chief Sanitation Doctor Genna
Jul. 29, 2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been elected the leader of the Popular Front for Russia.
Jun. 13, 2013
MOSCOW – Russian agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor will remove German companies whose products may contain the dangerous carcinogen aflatoxin B1 from its list of suppliers to Russia.
Mar. 5, 2013
MOSCOW – French actor, businessman and vineyard owner Gerard Depardieu, who now holds a Russian passport, has been offered the post of culture minister in Russia’s internal republic of Mordovia, said
Jan. 7, 2013
Baikonur Space Center – A
Proton-M launch vehicle and a Briz-M upper stage have put the Luch-5B
and Yamal-300K satellites into orbit, Nikolai Sevastyanov, the general
designer of Gazprom Space Syst
Nov. 3, 2012
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