The Rundown -- May 20

# Carl Schreck cited in "New Republic" on Russian state TV using old footage

# Ahmetov calls for rallies today in Donetsk and Luhansk

# "Ukraine's Government Gains the Advantage Over the Separatists" - Joshua Yaffa, Bloomberg

# "Stop Forcing Ukraine Into a Narrative of Moscow Versus Washington" - Oliver Bullough, "Guardian"

# "A Vote for Ukrainian Freedom" - Yulia Tymoshenko, "New York Times"

# In first sign of cooperation, Twitter blocks Right Sector account in Russia

# China is likely to get the better end of an oil deal with Russia

# Congress targets Russia's "Satan missile"

# Russia's strengthening far-right

# Communist party leader turns some heads in Adidas tracksuit at Stalin grave

# "The Birth of a Eurasian Century" - Pepe Escobar, Huffington Post

# Profile of Russia's modern-day "Rasputin" now linked to events in Ukraine (2013)

# "Moldova: EU integration or Mother Russia?" - Tamila Varshalomidze, Al Jazeera

# "Nato Looks Divided and its Eastern Members Look Exposed" - Steven Pifer, "Financial Times"

# "Castles in the Air: Afghans Pay a Heavy Price for Uncertainty" - Jeremy Laurence and Mirwais Harooni, Reuters

# "A New Dawn for Afghanistan?" - Sanjay Kumar, Dawn

# Pakistan "hopeful" of thaw in ties with India

# In India, signs from Pakistan have been "uniformly negative"

# Pakistan judge dismisses case against FBI agent arrested with ammunition in luggage

# Iran professor criticizes state's policy toward Israel in speech

# Iran's American World Cup player

# Iran's "forgotten" Baha'i prisoners

# "When Freedom Is the Right to Stay Under Wraps" - Thomas Erdbrink, "New York Times"

# Al-Maliki party wins most seats in vote

# Flood destruction "terrifying"

# Bosnia's segregated schools

# Twitter considering buying SoundCloud

# Wikileaks and Greenwald have a bit of a disagreement