The Rundown -- April 2

# House passes measure that includes funding for RFE/RL and VOA Ukraine broadcasting

# "Wall Street Journal" cites RFE/RL survey of Russian media environment

# "Moscow Times" cites RFE/RL reporting on EU concern over Transdniester

# Read Rob Coalson's profile of Petro Poroshenko in "The Atlantic"

# Russia says Ukraine violated its own territorial integrity

# Finland frets as Russia launches military drills on its border

# Manhattan real estate feels a Russian chill

# Pavel Durov leaves VKontakte amid Kremlin pressure

# President of RT America facing prison for tax fraud

# Profile of Dmitry Kiselyov

# 25 tales of corruption and control found at Yanukovych's house

# U.S. military donations showing up for sale online in Ukraine

# Russia imposes large hike on Ukrainian gas prices

# "Kyiv's Gays Keep Quiet To Deny Putin a Propaganda Win" - James Kirchick, Daily Beast

# "Experts on Ukraine Still Getting It Wrong" - Alexander Motyl, "World Affairs Journal"

Eastern Europe

# Belarus supports Ukraine's "choice of integration vector"

# Afghanistan Analysts Network election rundown

# Karzai, to live near palace, plans to maintain influence

# The radicalization of some of Afghanistan's educated youth

# To protect foreigners, Afghanistan shuts down their hangouts

# Pakistan Ahmadi arrested on blasphemy charges

# Pakistan rejects Afghan allegation of involvement in terror attacks

# UN report assails Iran persecution of religious minorities

# Cheney calls for strikes on Iran at Republican gathering

# "Is Iran a Military Threat?" - Shahram Chubin, Carnegie

# 60% of Iran students use Viber and WeChat says office of Supreme Leader

# Azerbaijan fined $500,000 for nine doping cases

# Azerbaijani and Armenian FMs are to meet in Moscow in early April

# Young Syrian refugees perform Shakespeare

# The case for profanity in print

# Happiness increases with age except in Russia?