RFE/RL in the Media

# Read Rob Coalson in the “Atlantic” on whether Putin is channeling Solzhenitsyn 

# Read RFE/RL Russian Service’s account of the Russians protesting the Ukraine conflict in the “Guardian”

# “Sydney Morning Herald” cites RFE/RL reporting on Russia sanctions

 

Ukraine

# German TV shows Nazi symbols on helmets of Ukrainian soldiers

# Yanukovych’s palace is still an emblem of dysfunction

# U.S. military aid to Ukraine stalls

# “Want to Help Ukraine? Stop Accepting Its Stolen Cash” – Oliver Bullough, Foreign Policy

# Infographic: Know your volunteer battalions 

 

 

Russia

# Gessen’s rebuttal of Adomanis and his rebuttal of her rebuttal 

# An interview with Gleb Pavlovsky 

# Break with the West slows Russia’s tech scene

# Explaining the “rally around the flag” effect in Russia

# “Russia and the Menace of Unreality” – Peter Pomerantsev, “Atlantic” 

 

Iran

# Despite denials, U.S. and Iran again discuss IS 

# Iran is a drone power

# Iran-Russia talks may strike at sanctions

# Ahmadinejad’s awkward meeting with hospitalized Khamenei

 

Iraq

# Most ministers approved by parliament

# Obama expected to expand targets in Iraq

# Congress expected to avoid vote on Syria, Iraq strikes

# “Wall Street Journal”: Dick Cheney is “still right” and Obama is wrong

# Shi’ite militias present a problem

 

Afghanistan/Pakistan

# Abdullah declares premature victory

# Ceremony with Karzai collapses in discord

# The major problems with Afghanistan’s rape trial

# Pakistan minister claims protests have cost economy $1 trillion

 

Central Asia

# Karimova, downfall complete, to face corruption charges in Uzbekistan

 

Caucasus

# Tehran calls on Azerbaijan to confront “grouplet” that had anti-Iran meeting in Baku

# Armenia’s blind gain opportunities in massage

 

Of Interest 

# New iPhones
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