RFE/RL in the Media
# UNDPI picks up RFE/RL Turkmen service discussion on the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
# Yahoo News uses RFE/RL Balkans service video of flooding
Russia
# Documents show how Russian troll army hit America
# Russian Deputy PM slams parents who send sick children abroad
# Russia cracks down on GPS, hoping to put Glonass on American soil
# The success of a site dedicated to fact-checking Russian media
Ukraine
# "Ukraine's Festering Divisions" - Samual Charap, "New York Times"
# Russia accusing Crimea activists of terrorism
# Donbas insurgents wage social media campaign
# "What's Happening in Ukraine is Simple, Rational" - Gary Brecher, PandoDaily
# "Ghost train" to Ukraine
Afghanistan/Pakistan
# Afghanistan says there should have been no preconditions for Taliban release
# Criticism of Berghdal deal mounts
# "How Long Should Afghanistan Matter?" - Prakhar Sharma, Foreign Policy
# What would happen #IfPakistanHadHollywood
# Suspected Pakistan robbers say police hacked off their hands
# Russia lifts embargo on weapons sales to Pakistan
Iran
# Dust storm smothers Iranian capital
# Long Read: Iran in the next five years
# Deal unlikely by July, "but that doesn't mean negotiations are failing"
# Changes at State Department worry Iran negotiators
Central Asia
# Uzbekistan rediscovers lost culture in the craft of Silk Road paper makers
# Kazakhstan wants to export coal to Ukraine, Europe and China
# "Wary" Kazakhstan looks to make new friends
Caucasus
# S. Ossetia leader asks to join Russia again