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Stages Of Recovery From Russian Propaganda: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 (RFE/RL Ukrainian Service)

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The Power Vertical: Putin's Brezhnev Schizophrenia

This is the fourth part in a special Daily Vertical series on Vladimir Putin and The Ghosts Of Kremlins Past.

Russia Detains Five On Terror Charges In Crimea

Crimean Tatars posted video on Facebook showing Russian police conducting house searches in Simferopol on October 12, in which five men were apparently arrested on terror charges.

Separatists Clash With Government Troops In Eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian troops engaged in heavy exchanges of gunfire overnight with Russia-backed separatists in the eastern city of Maryinka.

Macedonians Protest Ahead Of Planned Election

Political turmoil continues in Macedonia, where the opposition organized a large rally in Skopje, two months ahead of elections planned for December.

VOX POP: Are Russian Authorities To Blame For The Economic Crisis?

Respondents to an informal street in poll in Moscow said Russian authorities are responsible for worsening economic conditions, although some blamed external factors like Western sanctions and the low price of oil. (In Russian)

OTHER NEWS

Moscow Says Damascus Embassy Targeted In Mortar Attack

Russia says a mortar attack has targeted its embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus, in the second such attack this month.

Putin Denies Russia Meddling In U.S. Campaign

Russian President Vladimir Putin has brushed off assertions that the Kremlin is meddling in the U.S. presidential election and said that criticism of Moscow during the campaign is "poisoning" bilateral ties.

Kremlin Budget Buoyed By Bashneft Sale

Russia's state-run oil firm Rosneft bought a majority stake in Bashneft for $5.2 billion, providing a major cash infusion to fill deficits in the Kremlin's budget.

Russia To Begin TurkStream Construction Next Year

Construction of the TurkStream natural gas pipeline in the Black Sea will begin next year, Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak said on October 12.

Billionaire Putin Ally Named Serbia's Honorary Consul

Gennady Timchenko, a billionaire ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin hit with U.S. sanctions over the Ukraine conflict, has been named Serbia’s honorary consul in St. Petersburg.

Daughter Of Russian MMA Fighter Who Criticized Chechen Leader Assaulted

The teenage daughter of renowned Russian mixed-martial-arts fighter Fyodor Yemelyanenko has been hospitalized after reportedly being assaulted by an unidentified man on October 12.

New Influx Of Chechen Migrants Reported At Poland Border

A new influx of Chechen migrants has reportedly gathered at the Belarus-Poland border in Brest, despite the frontier being closed. (In Russian)

Savchenko Says Separatists Overwhelmingly Regret Taking Up Arms

Addressing the October 12 meeting of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly, Ukrainian Pilot and former Russian prisoner Nadia Savchenko said that 70 percent of Ukrainian separatists “regret taking up arms” and would like to return to Ukraine. (In Russian)

PACE Adopts Two Ukraine Resolutions

The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly adopted Ukraine-related resolutions on October 12 addressing Russian aggression in Ukraine and human rights in separatist-controlled Ukrainian territories, and passed amendments to extend the Russian delegation’s suspension from the Assembly. (In Ukrainian)

Kazakhstan Restarts Pumping Oil From Kashagan

Kazakhstan has launched oil production at the Caspian Sea Kashagan offshore field, the world's biggest oil discovery in almost 40 years.

ANALYSIS: Water For Central Asia's Oil Lands

A majority of Central Asia’s approximately 68 million people live in the east of the region, while most of the region's substantial hydrocarbon wealth is located in its western half. Now officials in Kazakhstan's Mangistau Province are hoping to address the imbalance by harnessing the resources of the Caspian Sea.

PHOTOGALLERY: Shi'ite Muslims Mark Festival Of Ashura In Baku

INVITATION: ATLANTIC COUNCIL WEBCAST -- The Illiberal Turn? Reasserting Democratic Values In Central And Eastern Europe

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