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News From Russia: What You Missed Over the Weekend

Putin-Trump meeting. Eurovision finale. Butina's plea.
Tainted oil

How One Village on the Volga Sowed Chaos in Europe’s Oil Market

The hardscrabble village of Nikolayevka emerged as the epicenter of an international oil scandal.
Whale release

Russian Plan to Free Whales Risks Their Survival, Say Scientists

Russian scientists had announced that the captive orcas would be freed by June 10 directly from their holding pens.
U.S. visit

Pompeo Names 3 National Interests U.S. Shares With Russia

President Vladimir Putin had previously expressed a mutual desire to improve battered U.S.-Russian ties.