RFE/RL in the Media
# Business Insider cites RFE/RL reporting on Russian military flights
# Business Insider cites RFE/RL reporting on Russian military flights
Russia
# Suspects in Nemtsov murder withdraw confessions -- say they came under duress
# "Why Russia’s Probe Into the Nemtsov Murder Does Not Stack Up" - Simon Shuster, Time
# Russia running out of money for corporate bailouts
# Russia and North Korea declare 2015 a "year of friendship"
Ukraine
# U.S. says more Russian tanks and equipment have crossed the Ukraine border; Obama resisting pressure to arm
# "The American Woman Who Stands Between Putin and Ukraine" - Brett Forrest, Bloomberg
# NY Times Graphic: Russia's Endgame in Ukraine
Eastern Europe
# Belarus wants "dialogue" with North Korea
Iraq/Syria
# IS airs video of child apparently executing Israeli-Arab man
# IS reportedly uses mock executions to keep hostages on toes
# Large parts of Tikrit seized by Iraqi forces; fears that Shi'ite militias will take vengeance on local populations
Iran
# Zarif's response to Republican letter is passive-agressive
# Saudi Arabia preparing behind the scenes for nuclear deal
# Large Iran role in seizure of Tikrit
Afghanistan/Pakistan
# The Arab fighters at war in Afghanistan
# "Afghanistan’s Little Cricket Team That Could" - Andrew Heger, Foreign Policy
# Pakistan ends death penalty moratorium after seven years
# Outcry and fear as Pakistan builds new nuclear reactors in dangerous Karachi
Caucasus
# Study backs 5th century historian's date for discovering Armenia
# Armenian leaders establish rights award to commemorate centenary of mass killings
# "The Kremlin Pulls on Georgia" - Michael Cecire, Foreign Policy
Central Asia
# Russia's army attracts Tajikistan's unemployed
Of Interest