Section: Transitions Online (EU)
How Western Condemnation Lets Russia Off the Hook
International criticism is shaping the strategic direction of Putin’s fourth term. From The Conversation. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Ups Pressure on Telegram
Viber, another popular messenger app, could also be banned if it fails to turn over encryption keys, authorities warn. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian Arms Budget Takes U-Turn
Moscow is bucking the world trend toward higher arms spending, but hold that Nobel Peace Prize nomination. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Launches First Floating Nuclear Plant
Intended to power a remote Arctic port, vessel sets off amid concern from Baltic countries, environmentalists. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Extends Detention for Ukrainian Teen Terror Suspect
Family says Pavlo Hryb was abducted by the Russian FSB when he visited Belarus to meet a Russian girl. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Fake News, Moldova-Style
An article last month alleged that the EU was planning to destroy Romanian vineyards, and that the Moldovan ones would be next. From Ziarul de Garda. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukrainian Bloggers Launch Bitcoin-Funded Political Party
The self-proclaimed, right-wing liberal party supports changes to land sale and gun laws, and the legalization of same-sex marriage, casinos, cannabis, and prostitution. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Report Traces Odessa Crime Proceeds to London
Ukraine’s top anti-corruption prosecutor suspected of aiding key figure in money laundering scheme. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
De-Mining Donbas
While the conflict between the central government in Kyiv and Russian-backed separatists simmers, the process of making frontline villages safe has begun. From Hromadske International. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Claims Anti-Terror Success in Dagestan
Local authorities are also widening probe into corruption in the capital and other cities. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
