Alexei Navalny: Poisoned (Russian) opposition leader held after flying home russia politics Article 750 words 22 votes
"If it hadn't been for the prompt work of the medics": FSB officer inadvertently confesses murder plot to Navalny russia politics Article 5176 words 30 votes
FSB team of chemical weapon experts implicated in Alexey Navalny Novichok poisoning russia politics Article 7009 words 13 votes
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia sign Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal armenia azerbaijan russia Article 14 votes
How Syria's disinformation wars destroyed the co-founder of the White Helmets syria turkey russia Article 4903 words 6 votes
Growing number of unexpected arrivals in Arctic waters around Greenland – shrinking sea ice has fast-tracked a race among powers for control over resources and waterways denmark.greenland usa russia china Article 1755 words 5 votes
Six Russian military officers charged in vast hacking campaign usa crime russia Article 258 words 11 votes
Sweden will increase military spending by around 40% in the next five years and double the number of people conscripted into the army amid growing tensions with Russia sweden politics russia Article 307 words 16 votes
Norway has blamed Russia for a cyberattack on the email system in the parliament in August – Moscow has rejected the claim, calling it a serious and wilful provocation norway politics crime russia Article 39 words 6 votes
The Intercept promised to reveal everything. Then its own scandal hit usa journalism russia Article 2856 words 16 votes
That US Air Force B-52 flying over the Black Sea was bait for the Russians russia usa Article 484 words 11 votes
Sweden is beefing up its military presence in the Baltic Sea amid concerns over increased Russian activity in the region and heightened tensions in Belarus sweden politics russia belarus Article 319 words 13 votes
Bipartisan Senate report details Trump campaign contacts with Russia in 2016, adding to Mueller findings usa politics russia Article 11 votes
US Intelligence: China opposes Trump reelection; Russia works against Biden politics china russia usa Article 360 words 9 votes
Anti-Putin protest in Russia’s far east attracts thousands for a fourth weekend russia.khabarovsk politics Article 321 words 9 votes
Vladimir Putin declared triumphant in Russian referendum allowing him to rule until 2036 – five hours before polls close russia politics Article 786 words 20 votes
Finns aghast that Trump could think their country is part of Russia – allegations in former US adviser John Bolton's White House memoir mocked on Finnish social media finland usa russia Article 358 words 10 votes
US reopens consulate in Greenland as part of a recent push from the White House to expand presence in the Arctic to curb Russian and Chinese influence denmark.greenland usa russia china Article 654 words 7 votes
Strategic hot spot Greenland sparks global tug-of-war – US has always seen Greenland under its sphere of influence, but the island's increasing independence is threatening that denmark.greenland china russia usa Article 932 words 9 votes
Russia's ambassador to Denmark has accused Washington of provoking confrontation in the Arctic in order to achieve dominance in the region denmark russia usa Article 331 words 3 votes
How (not) to report on Russian disinformation russia journalism Article 2342 words, published Apr 15 2020 7 votes
Russia filed a protest to Oslo after Norwegian coastguards detained a Russian trawler near a remote chain of islands in the Arctic norway.svalbard russia Article 302 words 4 votes
Trump administration determined to exit treaty reducing risk of war usa russia united kingdom politics Article 840 words 7 votes
Playing on Kansas City radio: Russian propaganda usa.mo.kansas city russia Article 1625 words, published Feb 13 2020 9 votes
Sweden's external military intelligence service said Friday the security policy situation in the Baltic Sea region 'has deteriorated over time' sweden russia Article 226 words 4 votes
It took five hours for Russian lawmakers to propose, consider, and adopt legislation that could keep Putin in office for another 16 years russia law politics Article 203 words 12 votes
Norway's new F-35 scrambled for first time to meet Russian anti-sub aircraft – by 2025 all F-16s will be retired and a new fleet of fifty-two F-35s will be fully operative norway russia Article 568 words 9 votes
Russia and Turkey agree to ceasefire deal for Syria's Idlib russia turkey syria.idlib Article 548 words 7 votes
Russia, Turkey may have carried out war crimes in Syria, UN says russia turkey syria Article 396 words 7 votes
Putin introduces constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage and mentioning God russia law politics Link 18 votes
Thirty-three Turkish soldiers killed in attack in Idlib, mostly by the Russian Airforce turkey russia syria.idlib Article 378 words 9 votes
Thousands march on the fifth anniversary of Boris Nemtsov's death, to protest Putin's "constitutional coup" russia politics Article 877 words 9 votes
Russia alarmed by US Air Force visit to Norwegian island of Jan Mayen – squadron visited the island in November to test the airfield norway.jan mayen usa russia Article 397 words 6 votes
Pete Buttigieg's campaign received $5,000 from Russian-linked oligarch who supports Trump and McConnell usa politics russia Article 861 words 17 votes
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov requests a meeting with Norwegian authorities to remove limitations on Russian activity on Svalbard norway.svalbard russia Link 4 votes
Belarus started importing oil from Norway on Tuesday after Russia, its main oil provider, suspended supplies earlier this month norway belarus russia Article 441 words 9 votes
Putin has suggested a bunch of constitutional amendments. Here’s what he wants to change russia politics law Link 21 votes
Russia's government resigns as Putin offers spot on Security Council to Medvedev russia politics Link 13 votes
Russia has developed a missile system capable of moving more than 20 times the speed of sound. russia Article 875 words 12 votes
U.S. Cybercom contemplates information warfare to counter Russian interference in 2020 election usa politics russia Article 1477 words 12 votes
Russia arrests conman who built fake border – the man erected mock border posts and charged four men more than $10,000 to take them to Finland finland crime russia Article 233 words 8 votes
Russia has taken part in a carefully co-ordinated spy swap with Norway and Lithuania norway lithuania russia Article 614 words 7 votes
MH17 plane crash probe reveals closer ties between Russia and Ukraine rebels ukraine russia Article 449 words 9 votes
Nord Stream 2 – Denmark is giving permission for a joint German-Russian underwater gas pipeline to be laid through its territory denmark germany russia Article 513 words 3 votes
Hillary Clinton accuses Tulsi Gabbard of being Russian asset usa politics russia Article 530 words 12 votes
If we have to choose between compromise and genocide, we will choose our people (Op-ed by commander-in-chief of the Kurds) syria russia Article 810 words 10 votes