Keywords: Russia; France; hackers; Azerbaijan; european games; human rights; Amnesty International; Bosnia; Serbia; war crimes; Oric; Kazakhstan; Olympics; snow; pope Francis; Vladimir Putin; Ukraine;
Plus, a Bosnian Serb who fought for the Muslims is arrested in Switzerland and Kazakhstan uses snow as its Olympic trump card. Around the Bloc is TOL's daily digest of the important, the trivial, the tragic, the weird, and the sober from its coverage region.
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Keywords: Russia; propaganda; iron curtain; media;
We are fighting the information war with rusty weapons.
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Keywords: Russia; Crimea; Ukraine; dnr; lnr; Deynego; Hungary; Fidesz; migration; iaea; EU; Albania; Becchetti; Agon; Khodorkovsky; Kadyrov; Chechnya; Azerbaijan; economy; dollar;
Plus, Albania seeks arrest of Italian investor/TV mogul and Chechnya’s strongman leader accused of running a private taxation racket. Around the Bloc is TOL's daily digest of the important, the trivial, the tragic, the weird, and the sober from its coverage region.
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Keywords: Poland; politics; razem; economy; socialism; neoliberalism; SLD;
A startup party hopes to light a fire under Poland’s leftist voters come this fall’s elections – if any remain.
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Keywords: Macedonia; Zaev; Gruevski; politics; scandal; EU; hahn; Hungary; China; economy; silk road; Russia; lawmaking; laws; Moldova; corruption; bank theft; protest; Ukraine; OSCE; war; conflict;
Plus, Moldovan prime minister in hot water over fake school documents, China signs up Hungary for its grandiose new Silk Road project. Around the Bloc is TOL's daily digest of the important, the trivial, the tragic, the weird, and the sober from its coverage region.
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