Governor says most restrictions on the transit of goods to Russia’s westernmost region have been lifted New EU guidance has removed the majority of restrictions on the transit of Russian goods to the country’s exclave of Kaliningrad, Governor Anton Alikhanov said on Thursday. Adding that Russia will continue to seek the removal of the road…

Washington accused the DPRK of “provocation after provocation” while urging it to abandon its nuclear arsenal The United States will not seek dialogue with North Korea or repeal heavy sanctions imposed on the country unless Pyongyang ceases alleged “provocations,” the State Department has said, vowing to continue the penalties indefinitely.

RFE/RL’s Alsu Kurmasheva – a dual US/Russian national – was arrested in Kazan Russian law enforcement has detained Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor from the US state-run media outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), over failing to register as a foreign agent and gathering sensitive military data, two sources reported on Thursday.