Putin ends Russian tourism ban after Erdogan talks

Putin announced Russia will lift its ban on charter flights to Turkey, Bloomberg reports. Turkey had a 92 percent in Russian tourist arrivals in May. Moscow slapped Ankara with sanctions after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane last November. The sanctions also...

Russia to beef up western border

In response to NATO’s plan to deploy battalions to the Baltic states and Poland, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced Moscow is beefing up its western border by deploying 2,000 units of “new and modernized equipment,” RFE/RL reports. Shiogu...