Tag Archives: Alexander Litvinenko

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 15, 2013

TODAY: British actor grills author of anti-gay law; Gudkov promises to start new party; Navalny targets Malkin; Pushkov on Syria, Britain, and America; Putin congratulates Pope Francis; Novatek wins Arctic exploration license; Putin on wrestling; Mars exploration; Litvinenko inquest postponed. The openly gay British actor Stephen Fry has interviewed Vitaly Milonov, the author of St. [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Feb 28, 2013

TODAY: New accusations against Navalny’s credentials, Lebedev drops him from Aeroflot board nominees; Kerry comment amuses media; congressman says visa denial was ‘retaliation’; Pekhtin whistleblower Zayakin; Putin wants military upgrade; brain drain myth; Litvinenko’s body to be examined in secret. The Investigative Committee says that anti-corruption activist and opposition leader Alexei Navalny is not a real [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Feb 17, 2013

TODAY: Lavrov meets Kerry; Shatto lawyer denies murder; Putin wants adoption obstacles removed; Ukraine seeking central European gas; Kremlin defends central bank independence; Lavrov defends anti-gay bill and Russian values. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday, leading to ‘constructive’ talks about the Syrian crisis, and a promise from [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 14, 2012

TODAY: Russia admits possibility of Syrian rebel victory; Putin suggests measured response to Magnitsky bill; EBRD says Russia failing to diversify economy; Rosneft seeks capital. Clear Russian involvement in Litvinenko case, says British coroner; protestors keen on Dec 15 march despite ban; Lady Gaga defends gay rights. ‘One must look facts in the face’: Mikhail Bogdanov, Russia’s deputy [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 21, 2012

TODAY: Kremlin will not budge on USAID removal, says U.S. were warned; Medvedev defends his cabinet against Putin attack; Polish President urges Ukraine to choose between E.U. and Russia; Kyrgyz deals boost Russia’s Central Asian influence; Orthodox activists detained at demo; Litvinenko inquest to be held next year. Raspadskaya losses. The Kremlin is holding firm [...]

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