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Russian-to-English translation journal, with original analysis and commentary on Russia's foreign & domestic policy.
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Russia Update: January 2, 2017
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Man Detained at Sheremetyevo Airport with Explosive; 6 Killed, 4 Wounded in North Caucasus Conflicts
The ruble is trading at 61.54 to the dollar and 64.79 to the euro. Brent crude is selling for $56.77 per barrel.
The following news items were taken from Interfax, RBC, Gazeta, Ekho Moskvy, Natural Gas World, Washington Post, Novaya Gazeta, Billboard, UA Position, and Caucasian Knot.
- Russian Woman Among Victims of Terrorist Attack in Istanbul
- Russian Operation Hacked a Vermont Utility, Showing Risk to U.S. Electrical Grid Security, Officials Say; Vermont Utility Not Specifically Targeted For Hack, Official Says
- Putin Expresses Condolences for Death of Prince Dimitri Romanov; 90-Year Claimant to Russian Throne Dies in Denmark
- Russian Army Major from Russian Base in Armenia Found Dead in Hotel in Yerevan; Likely Heart Attack
- Congress of Intelligentsia Stages Flashmob in Protest Against Torture in Karelia; Ponomarev Urges Federal Corrections Service to Report Location of Political Prisoner Dadin
- In Last Week of 2016, 6 People Killed, 4 Wounded in Conflict in North Caucasus: 2 Policemen Killed, 1 Wounded in Attempt to Stop Car in Makhachkala; 1 Policeman, 2 Militants Killed in Dagestan in Shoot-Out December 29; Armed Attack on Police Checkpoint in Kizilyurt December 25
- Gazprom Exceeds Production Forecast for 2016? Russia Announces New Record of Oil Extraction in 2016
What We're Reading
Putin’s Real Long Game by Molly K. McKew [English]
-- Catherine A. Fitzpatrick