The Rundown -- May 6

# Foreign Policy cites RFE/RL's role in countering Kremlin propaganda

# Visa accused of violating Russia sanctions

# Russia planning to send jets to Syria by end of 2014

# "Kyiv Struggles to Break Russia’s Grip on Gas Flow" - Andrew Higgins, "New York Times"

# Putin signs law restricting profanity in the arts

# Putin signs law outlawing denial of Nazi crimes and distortion of Soviet WWII role

# "Russia Bound to Win Its Proxy War in Ukraine" - Alexander Golts, "Moscow Times"

# Right Sektor mentioned almost as much as United Russia in Russian media

# Bloody battles in Slovyansk

# "The U.S. Doesn't Need to Prove Itself in Ukraine" - Peter Beinart, "The Atlantic"

# "The Only Way to Peace" - Anatol Lieven, "New York Review of Books"

# Odesa fears getting caught in the crossfire

# Ukrainian firefighters become a target

# CIA reportedly pulling back in Afghanistan

# Aid only now beginning to trickle in for landslide victims

# "Afghanistan: Land of Beauty and Brutality" - "The Guardian"

# Major polio outbreak in Afghanistan and Pakistan

# Surge of violence against Pakistan's Hindus

# "Why Iraq Is Moving Closer to Full-Scale Sectarian War" - Kimberly Kagan, "Wall Street Journal"

# Head of Committee on Internet Crimes blames WhatsApp ban on "American Zionist" Zuckerberg

# Iran in talks to hold Christie's auctions

# China wants better military ties to Iran

# Is Washington prepared for a nuclear deal?

# Georgia passes anti-discrimination bill

# Sumgayit becomes font for Syria-bound Jihadists

# Kazakhstan urges talks with Russia and Ukraine for launch pad project

# Kazakhstan reportedly bans poultry imports from Russia and Belarus

# "Post-Crimea, Whither Uzbekistan’s “Autonomous” Karakalpakstan?" - Murat Sadykov, Eurasianet

# McAfee releases secure messaging app

# What is Alibaba?

# New "L.A. Times" will write your tweet