Russia's media will be forced to up its self-censorship by new legislation that bans the activities of "undesirable" foreign nongovernmental organizations.
The founding editor of Ekho Moskvy, Russia's leading talk-radio station, has resigned from his post citing the deterioration of journalistic standards at the station.
Russian auditors have uncovered 92 billion rubles ($1.8 billion) in financial violations committed by federal space agency Roscosmos last year, the head of Russia's Audit Chamber, Tatyana Golikova, said Friday.
A slump in Russian consumer spending deepened in April as real wages fell at their fastest pace in 16 years, data published Friday by state statistics service Rosstat showed.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer reflects on the breakdown of the east/west divide in Ukraine.
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