Section: Transitions Online (EU)
Moldovan President Tries Again to Name a Premier
One candidate for prime minister rejected by parliament, another by the president in last month. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Kremlin Critic Found Dead in Moscow Home
Vladimir Pribylovsky was a political commentator and author of several books detailing Vladimir Putin’s rise from the KGB to the presidency. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine Plots New ‘Silk Road’ to Kazakhstan Skirting Russia
In response to Moscow’s trade restrictions, Kyiv will bypass Russia when shipping goods to Kazakhstan, announces counter-sanctions. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Turkey Holds Three Russians in Wake of Istanbul Terror Bombing
Turkish authorities say dozens of Islamic State supports planned further attacks in Ankara and near the Syrian border. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian Outlook Among World’s Worst in 2016 – Bloomberg Survey
Only Greece, Brazil and Venezuela face a worse year than Russia, an analysis of the efficiency of 93 economies shows. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Could Grant Syria’s Assad Asylum, Says Putin
If Syria’s president is forced to leave his country, he could find a new home in Russia, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on 12 January with the German newspaper Bild. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Athletics World Records Could be Shelved
Links between sport’s world body and Russian cheaters expected to be the focus of second international anti-doping report this week. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine Truce Shaken as Four Soldiers Die at Weekend
Crimean Tatar and nationalist activists say they may use force to liberate Crimea from Russian rule. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukrainian Billionaire Suing Russia Over Crimea Airport Contract
Hague arbitration court to consider case brought by oligarch Igor Kolomoisky against Russia. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian Patriarch Gives Blessing to Bombing Campaign in Syria
Orthodox Church head backs Moscow’s ‘defensive war’ in Syria, as activists slam Russia’s alleged use of cluster bombs. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
