Section: Transitions Online (EU)
Putin Said to Favor Return to Old-Style Security Ministry
With parliament more solidly than ever in his pocket, Russian leader can now focus on the 2018 presidential election. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Kremlin Party Wins in a Landslide
Wins for United Russia and three other loyal parties ensure no opposition will trouble President Vladimir Putin for the next five years. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine Cheers Record Haul of Paralympic Medals
At Rio Games, country outcompetes sporting powerhouses like the United States and Australia. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Putin’s Party Untroubled Ahead of Duma Polls
United Russia is sure to retain control of the lower house, but the overall makeup of the legislature could reveal some surprises. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Chechnya’s Unexpected Friends in Israel
Muslim leaders gathered in Grozny issue divisive rules favoring the Chechen leader’s brand of Islam. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Blocks Access to Popular Porn Sites
As alternative to streaming porn, country’s media watchdog suggests meeting real people. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian Hackers Release Medical Records of Top U.S. Athletes
Revelations about Simone Biles and Williams sisters clearly meant as payback for the doping ban that prevented dozens of Russian athletes from competing in Rio. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian Mining Giant Takes Blame for Turning River Red
Norilsk Nickel has admitted that spillage from a dam caused the Daldykan River near the city of Norilsk to turn blood red. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Another Landslide Win For the Status Quo in Belarus
But the elections also brought an unexpected win for the opposition, which won two seats in parliamentary election for the first time in 20 years. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Zrada Card
A sense of destitution and forlornness among Ukrainian journalists led to the prevalence of the zrada (‘betrayal’) and peremoha (‘victory’) themes in the local media. From The London Review of Books. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
