USA Euroviews. Russia is sending bombers near Alaska to show it can attack the U.S. if necessary ǀ View The Russian president wants to signal that Moscow remains a strategic competitor to Washington and has the ability to attack the U.S. mainland. 28/05/2019
Russia Russia bans public bodies from purchasing foreign wines The Russian government has placed restrictions on public institutions from purchasing international wines 28/05/2019
Russia Russia ordered to release detained Ukrainian sailors Moscow has been told by a maritime tribunal it must release 24 sailors that were aboard vessels it intercepted in the Kerch Strait in November 2018. 25/05/2019
Croatia Euroviews. Russia’s efforts to control Europe’s gas supplies through Croatia ǀ View Croatia’s biggest trial of the decade has just heard startling testimony from a Hungarian businessman, oil industry consultant Imre Fazakas. In yet another twist, his testimony, in my view, completely contradicts the case brought by Croatian government prosecutors. 24/05/2019
USA U.S. fighters intercept Russian bombers for second day in a row Two F-22s jets had to be dispatched to keep an eye on two Tu-95 bombers and a pair of Su-35 fighters. 23/05/2019
No Comment Moscow bicycle festival brings out 40,000 cyclists A record 40,000 enthusiasts took part in the Moscow bicycle festival on Sunday (May 19) and raced around the centre of the Russian capital. 20/05/2019
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz women turn to plastic surgery to get 'European eyes' About 4,000 plastic surgeries are carried out in Kyrgyzstan every year. Most are "Asian blepharoplasty" or double eyelid surgery. 17/05/2019
World News Euroviews. Council of Europe at 70 — achievements and concerns ǀ View The Council of Europe, Europe’s leading human rights body, is celebrating its 70th birthday this week, but it’s not a great time for a party. Crisis overshadows the anniversary gathering in Helsinki on 16-17 May of foreign ministers from the 47 member states. 15/05/2019
Russia U.S. warns Russia: Don't meddle in 2020 election Mike Pompeo told Sergey Lavrov that interference in the White House race "would put our relationship in an even worse place than it has been." 14/05/2019
Russia Euroviews. How the West still misunderstands Putin's Russia and Putinism ǀ View The dichotomy of relations between Russia and the West is the most interesting and unpredictable phenomenon of recent times. But Russia is the West and Putinism is a Western ideology. It is precisely this strategic misunderstanding of Russia that continues to lead to global tension. 14/05/2019
USA Washington DC radio station is a Russian agent, judge rules WZHF-AM is "a Russian state-owned media enterprise created by Vladimir Putin to advance Russian interests abroad," the Justice Department contended. 14/05/2019
Russia Watch: World's best highliners gather high above Russian Caucasus Highlining involves walking over a thin, slack line, strung over deep canyons. 13/05/2019
World News Meet the disabled man behind Russia's most-read political blog "When people found out I was behind Stalingagulag there were millions of comments. How can you use profanities? Like, if you’re in a wheelchair, you can't do anything, you just have to pray, ask for someone's help and look at the world from the window of your apartment." 13/05/2019
World News Arms control tops agenda as Pompeo flies to Russia US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flies to Russia on Monday for talks with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin. 12/05/2019
Russia Watch: Putin shows off athletic prowess in ice hockey game Russian Vladimir Putin, who seems to love showing off his athletic prowess, emerged as the top scorer in an ice hockey game with other Russian officials. 11/05/2019
No Comment Russia's Putin scores eight goals in all-star hockey game Russian President Vladimir Putin hit the ice on Friday (May 10) in a hockey game in which he showed off his puck-handling skills and scored eight goals, a display that reinforced his image as a man of action. 11/05/2019
World News Russian disinformation 'may have reached 241 million Europeans' A report analysed 3.5 million social media posts spreading disinformation ahead of the EU elections. 09/05/2019
No Comment Russia shows off military might at Victory Day parade Russian troops celebrated the 74th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany. 09/05/2019
Russia Watch: Russia marks World War Two victory day Red Square parade Watch: Russia marks World War Two victory day with huge parade 09/05/2019
Russia Distressing video: Footage emerges from inside burning Aeroflot plane Footage has emerged from inside a burning plane as it made an emergency landing in Moscow on Sunday. 07/05/2019