The Rundown -- May 13

# Reason cites RFE/RL liveblog

# Christian Science Monitor cites Charles Recknagel on EU's showdown with Gazprom

# Carnegie says RFE/RL and VOA "cutting back" in eastern Europe shows complacency of west

# The Cossack wolves doing Russia's dirty work in Ukraine

# Ukraine security forces riven by mistrust, wrangle over prisoners

# Hungarian PM urges Ukraine to grant autonomy to ethnic Hungarians

# "Ukraine Will Not Die, But It Can Multiply" - Dmitri Trenin, Carnegie

# "A window of opportunity" for Ukraine after referendum

# "The Battle in Ukraine Means Everything" - Timothy Snyder, "New Republic"

# "Lurching towards Civil War" - Tony Wood, "New York Review of Books"

# "Russia Revisits Its History to Nail Down Its Future" - Neil MacFarquhar, "New York Times"

# Kremlin moves to silence last of the few dissenting lawmakers

# Russians shaving beards in reaction to Conchita Wurst win

# Data shows Russians are deserting the ruble en masse

# Map of Russia's "nervous neighbors"

# Taliban attack in three provinces

# International Crisis Group says violence rising in Afghanistan as troops draw down

# Pakistan and Iran reiterate commitment to pipeline project

# Lawyer for CIA doctor in Pakistan quits after threats

# The secret lives of Iran's woman drug addicts

# nuclear talks to address Iran's future capability to enrich uranium

# U.N. experts' report shows Iran's deceptive procurement tactics

# Russia stakes out Iranian market

# "Russia, Seeking Support On Ukraine, Not Finding Much From Allies" - Joshua Kucera, Eurasianet

# The "original apples' threatened with extinction in Central Asia

# Vice News on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

# Twitter adds mute button