http://www.ng.ru/politics/2016-12-20/3_6889_parnas.html
Russia’s ruling party signed a “cooperation agreement” with the anti-immigrant Freedom Party of Austria, one of the clearest signs that the Kremlin is seeking to deepen ties with nationalist and antiestablishment forces in the West.
The chancellor talks a good game in trying to appeal to German voters wary of left-wing sympathy for Putin, says John Vinocur in The Wall Street Journal.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/merkels-campaign-takes-a-hard-line-on-russia-1482179218
http://inosmi.ru/politic/20161219/238418361.html
http://www.ng.ru/politics/2016-12-19/3_6888_femida.html
http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3164779
Donald Trump is forcing Republicans to take sides on a Russian autocrat who is no friend of the United States.
http://ru.krymr.com/a/28180843.html
http://ru.krymr.com/a/28181819.html
http://www.ng.ru/politics/2016-12-15/3_6887_ukos.html