Section: Transitions Online (EU)
Decision Looms for Ukrainian Journalist Accused of Spying on Russia
Prominent defense lawyer Mark Feygin claims Roman Sushchenko could be sent home in a prisoner swap. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
EU Lets Gazprom Off Without Fines
Some eastern member countries unhappy with Commission ruling on the dominant player in the continent’s gas market. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Estonia, Russia Exchange Tough Talk on Border Treaty
Russia will not ratify the treaty until Estonian leaders stop their “Russophobic rhetoric,” Russia’s embassy in Tallinn fumes. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Suspected in New Cyberattack on Ukraine
FBI says it hobbled the attack, but researchers warn it may not be over; Dutch police accuse Russia in MH17 shootdown. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Under No Illusions
As new textbooks on Russian history, close to the Kremlin playbook, are rolled out in the country’s high schools, some teachers make clear that they are not so easily fooled. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian Big-City Mayor Quits in Protest
The popular, controversial Yevgeny Roizman is one of few regional politicians willing to take on the ruling establishment. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Film Industry from Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia Clean Up at Cannes
A Kazakh actress and a Polish director win prestigious awards at the film festival, as some of the region’s appraised films touch on sensitive social and political issues. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Maradona Heads for Belarus
The Argentine football legend’s career takes another startling twist. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine Accuses RIA Novosti Editor of Treason
Authorities say the Russian state news agency participates in the Kremlin’s “hybrid information war.” …read more Source: Transitions Online...
European Lobbying Could Save Russian Industrial Giant
Complaints from European governments and multinationals apparently persuaded White House to take a second look at sanctions against Oleg Deripaska’s Rusal. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
