The Rundown -- May 21

# Guardian publishes Carl Schreck's piece on treatment of captured Russians in Ukraine

# Moscow Times cites Rikard Jozwiak's interview with Donald Tusk

# Haaretz cites RFE/RL's coverage of underage Chechen wedding

# Cisco may have altered sales records to avert Russia sanctions

# Russia threatens to ban Google, Twitter and Facebook over extremist content

# U.S. weighing punishments for Russian nuclear violations

# Russia really wants to win Eurovision, but everyone else want it to lose

# Poroshenko speaks to BBC about "real war" with Russia

# Survey: Russians see Ukraine as an illegitimate state

# U.S. general in Kyiv "impressed" with Ukraine handling of Russian prisoners

# "Ukrainian Pentecostals in the American Midwest and One Man’s Twisted Path to Jesus" - Meduza

# Easter partnership summit will "highlight failure of plan to check Russia"; "buffer state blues"

# "Latvian Region Has Distinct Identity, and Allure for Russia" - Andrew Higgins, New York Times

Middle East
# IS fighters seize control of city and its ancient ruins

# Khamenei rejects access to military sites

# U.S. and allies face dilemma after fall of Ramadi

# "The Real Problem in Iraq" - Dexter Filkins, New Yorker

# The fight to save an ancient Buddhist city in Afghanistan

# Osama bin Laden's books

# Why the U.S. officially "believes" Pakistan’s bin Laden story

# Albania threatens to block Macedonia's NATO bid

# EU statement on Uzbekistan makes no mention of Andijan tenth anniversary

# Uzbekistan restricts dollar sales as black market rates soar

# Wall Street Journal (yes) on writing with emojis