Mike Eckel

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Senior Correspondent, Radio Free Europe

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As seen in: Radio Free Europe, Al Jazeera English, The Toronto Star, Flipboard, The Christian Science Monitor, Foreign Policy Magazine, Gandhara RFE/RL., Task & Purpose, GlobalSecurity.org, American Military News, Free Republic and

Covers: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Caucasus, Central Asia, Kremlin, military, corruption, money laundering, espionage,

Opponent of Quiet Desperation. Contains Multitudes. In Search Of Meanness Or Sublimity. Ex-Moscow Correspondent. Vladivostok Fanboy. @RFERL Signal: MikeEckel.16

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Exclusive: Washington Autopsy Files Reveal Lesin Sustained Broken Bone In Neck

Since Mikhail Lesin's body was found in a Washington, D.C., hotel room more than three years ago, the exact c…

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Russian Reboot of Crimea Brings Rubles-- And Confusion

SIMFEROPOL, Crimea - When his university stipend finally arrived, several days late, Anton Zavalii was unques…

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Russian troops pull out of key Georgian areas

GORI, GEORGIA-Columns of hulking, smoke-belching Russian tanks rolled out of key positions deep inside Georgi…

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King Lear on the Silk Road? In Uzbekistan, a daughter's antics challenge her dictator father

In Uzbekistan, a dusty, repressive former Soviet republic known for rampant child labor, ancient Silk Road ci…

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Cambodia's Kangaroo Court

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - It was a damning indictment by any estimation: a 100-plus-page report published 10 yea…

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Exclusive: FBI Silent On Lab Results In Kremlin Foe's Suspected Poisoning

WASHINGTON -- The FBI has refused to release laboratory results into the suspected poisoning of anti-Kremlin …

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Exclusive: Dogged By Debts, Disputes, And Divorce, A Russian Oligarch Also Draws FBI Scrutiny

Once a powerful Russian oligarch, Vladimir Gusinsky has been tangled in legal disputes, mounting debts, and a…

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The Fugitive Oligarch, The Cryptocurrency, And A 'Wild' Kremlin-Blessed Sanctions Evasion Scheme

What's unique about the cryptocurrency A7A5 is that it appears to be set up not only to circumvent Western sa…

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The FSB, Lies, And Drunk Texting The FBI: The Curious Case Of Nomma Zarubina

Nomma Zarubina's case is one of several that has popped up in recent years: Russians building networks among …

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Mike Eckel

Mike Eckel’s Journalist Portfolio

Exclusive: Washington Autopsy Files Reveal Lesin Sustained Broken Bone In Neck

Russian Reboot of Crimea Brings Rubles-- And Confusion

Russian troops pull out of key Georgian areas

King Lear on the Silk Road? In Uzbekistan, a daughter's antics challenge her dictator father

Cambodia's Kangaroo Court

Exclusive: FBI Silent On Lab Results In Kremlin Foe's Suspected Poisoning

Exclusive: Dogged By Debts, Disputes, And Divorce, A Russian Oligarch Also Draws FBI Scrutiny

The Fugitive Oligarch, The Cryptocurrency, And A 'Wild' Kremlin-Blessed Sanctions Evasion Scheme

The FSB, Lies, And Drunk Texting The FBI: The Curious Case Of Nomma Zarubina

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Mike Eckel

Mike Eckel’s Journalist Portfolio

Exclusive: Washington Autopsy Files Reveal Lesin Sustained Broken Bone In Neck

Russian Reboot of Crimea Brings Rubles-- And Confusion

Russian troops pull out of key Georgian areas

King Lear on the Silk Road? In Uzbekistan, a daughter's antics challenge her dictator father

Cambodia's Kangaroo Court

Exclusive: FBI Silent On Lab Results In Kremlin Foe's Suspected Poisoning

Exclusive: Dogged By Debts, Disputes, And Divorce, A Russian Oligarch Also Draws FBI Scrutiny

The Fugitive Oligarch, The Cryptocurrency, And A 'Wild' Kremlin-Blessed Sanctions Evasion Scheme

The FSB, Lies, And Drunk Texting The FBI: The Curious Case Of Nomma Zarubina

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