Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has the numbers and the stories behind the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Click to see our highlights for the week, and contact the RFE/RL journalists reporting on developments and dynamics from Russia, Ukraine, the Balkans, and elsewhere over the next month:
- At World Cup, Putin Introduces Pashinian To Aliyev (in Russian)
- Serbian film director Kusturica Stumps For Putin Ahead Of World Cup
RFE/RL reporters in Moscow, Kyiv, and Prague are available for comment:
- Mikhail Sokolov, Senior Correspondent, Russian Service (in Moscow, English, Russian)
SokolovMi@rferl.org; Twitter: @SvobodaRadio
- Timur Olevskiy, TV Host, Current Time TV (in Prague, Russian)
olevskiyt@rferl.org, +420.221.122.531; Twitter: @CurrentTimeTV
- Christopher Miller, Senior Correspondent (in Kyiv; English, Russian)
millerjchristopher@gmail.com; Twitter: @ChristopherJM, @RFERL
- Nedim Dervisbegovic, Multimedia Producer, Balkan Service (in Prague, English)
dervisbegovicn@rferl.org, +420.221.123.051; Twitter: @RSE_Balkan