Tag Archives: Alexei Kudrin

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – May 14, 2013

By Citizen M | Published: May 14, 2013

TODAY: St. Petersburg gay rights activists plan to rally; three men questioned over ‘homophobic’ murder; case opened against Golos; nationalists detained over high-profile murders; Storchak says trust must be restored; Medvedev organises audits for state-funded projects; Netanyahu to visit Russia. Gay rights activists in St. Petersburg have announced that the city will take part in [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 8, 2013

By Citizen M | Published: April 8, 2013

TODAY: NGO crackdown protesters welcome Putin to Germany, Merkel calls on Russia to give NGOs a chance; protesters rally against May 6 arrests; Kudrin report says authorities hamper development; Magnitsky lawyer asks to be removed from ‘illegal’ case; Russia wants Shatto’s brother returned. President Vladimir Putin was greeted by ‘several hundred protesters’ on his arrival [...]

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

By Citizen M | Published: 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 – Dec 19, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: December 19, 2012

TODAY: U.S. adoption ban proposal causes rift in ruling party; NGO law may become even more restrictive; Kudrin offers support to embattled organisations; anti-corruption campaign shows little efficacy. Warships to Syria; Ukraine-Russia gas talks hit the rocks; Rosneft’s Italian venture.  Opposition activists’ homes searched; Internet blacklist chicanery; Putin’s upcoming press conference. A proposed ban on [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 6, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: December 6, 2012

TODAY: Protesters turn to party politics; small group marches to mark anniversary of December 5 protests; Kudrin teaming up with Navalny; Perepelichnyy linked to Litvinenko suspect; Russia low on corruption index; Credit Suisse to close Moscow arm; Pussy Riot penalty could be used to block parole.  Members of the public are turning away from protest [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 25, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: October 25, 2012

TODAY: Rights groups outraged at Razvozzhayev’s account of psychological torture, Duma deputy to seek his asylum in Europe; Kudrin think tank says Russians now believe in possibility of revolution; migrants offended by brochure; Rosneft deal shows Sechin’s rise; pension directors in bid to save funds; easyJet wins Moscow flights. Rights groups and opposition members, including [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 9, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: October 9, 2012

TODAY: Nord Stream now fully operational; Lavrov says E.U. visa decision delay is political; Kyrgyzstan to join customs union; Udaltsov investigated over coup allegations; Yabloko candidate withdraws; Kudrin offered regulator role; MegaFon announces London IPO. The second phase of the Nord Stream pipeline is now in operation – chief Alexei Miller commented on the ‘symbolism’ [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 24, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: September 24, 2012

TODAY: United Russia lashes out at U.S. State Department, new bill could further limit NGOs; BP proposes to buy more Rosneft stock, appoint Russian director, after exiting TNK-BP; Kudrin says Russia is stagnating; Promsvyazbank plans IPO; Chechen campaign leader dies; time to rebrand the President?; no reduced sentence for Lebedev. United Russia has denied ‘groundless [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 17, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: September 17, 2012

TODAY: Duma ousts Gudkov, tens of thousands attend opposition rally in Moscow; Kudrin speaks out against Kremlin’s anti-opposition moves; Sberbank launches share sale; E.U. Energy Commissioner says Gazprom must comply; Duma moves to criminalise blasphemy; Masha Gessen. The State Duma, in a United Russia-backed vote, stripped Kremlin critic Gennady Gudkov of his seat on Friday, [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 22, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: August 22, 2012

TODAY: Russia enters WTO; on verge of securing oil deal with Syria, Russia promises the former will not use chemical weapons; Putin pumps diesel industry, Gazprom’s exports plummet?  Think-tank says Kremlin is grooming Politburo 2.0; Pussy Riot to trademark name; Gudkov wants warning dropped; would-be Putin assassin’s extradition delayed. Russia has ended its 19-year wait [...]

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