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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 21, 2013

By Citizen M | Published: January 21, 2013

TODAY: Memorial march for Markelov and Baburova; gay protesters beaten; Ephiphany holiday; Coordinating Council plans Spring march; naval exercises thought to be a reminder about Syria; anti-Magnitsky List now 60-strong; Moscow Exchange to list itself; WTO crash course; infrastructure savings; Bolshoi attack; mine explosion. Hundreds gathered in Moscow on Saturday to commemorate the fourth anniversary [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 23, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: November 23, 2012

TODAY: Madonna gay propaganda lawsuit thrown out; the commercialisation of Pussy Riot; authorities refuse to investigate Razvozzhayev claims; U.S. NGO reduces Russia operations; Rosneft acqusition of BP’s stake clinched; Mosow takes aim at NATO over Patriot missiles on Turkey-Syria border; weapons designer killed; new factories in Avtovor- Magna joint venture; Dvorkovich sells Russia. A Russian court [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 19, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: November 19, 2012

TODAY: Magnitsky Bill passes in U.S. House, Foreign Ministry promises to respond; Merkel and Putin spar, sign deals; Putin accuses Pussy Riot of anti-Semitism; Moldova blocks expanded formal Russian presence; further arrests made in corruption cases; Pozner on Razvozzhayev.  Backers of the Magnitsky Bill, which would penalise Russians suspected of human rights abuses, are anticipating [...]

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

By Citizen M | Published: November 14, 2012

TODAY: Media watchdog may backtrack on blocked websites; Russian Railways fined for manipulating market; Medvedev denies Putin’s ill health, says he backs current development; Daghestani lawyer wins rights prize; BP and AAR end litigations; Gazprom loses out on supply deal; physicist spy sentence cut. The Mass Media Inspection Service acknowledged that its mechanism for blocking [...]

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FT on Rosneft

By Citizen M | Published: November 10, 2012

Neil Buckley in the FT has written some sharp analysis this week on the recent $55 billion deal that saw both of the interests previously controlling TNK-BP falling under the control of Rosneft and its overlord, the Kremlin.  The move is dubious on a number of counts, says Buckley.  Igor Sechin’s lack of direct industry [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 23, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: October 23, 2012

TODAY: Rosneft finalises $61 billion deal for takeover of TNK-BP; Navalny receives most votes in Coordination Council elections; activist signs ten-page confession, claims he was tortured; Obama calls out Romney for out-of-date foreign policy. Rosneft has finalised its deal to acquire TNK-BP in a $61 billion cash-and-shares takeover (this figure includes funds paid by Rosneft [...]

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QOTD

By Citizen M | Published: October 22, 2012

“BP is doing a deeply unfashionable thing by sticking with Russia at this juncture. But the smartest investors would probably say that the big rewards come from investing when the world is shouting at you to take the money and run.” Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 19, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: October 19, 2012

TODAY: Coordination Council voting begins this weekend; Kirov governor investigated; Udaltsov aide arrested; Rosneft makes offer for BP’s stake in TNK-BP; Putin is against headscarves in schools; Medvedev orders review of Kyoto involvement; Magnitsky and Samutsevich take complaints to European Court. The Kremlin’s opposition is using the ‘confrontational format’ of political debate on television to [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 18, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: October 18, 2012

TODAY: AAR reportedly agrees to sell its stake to TNK-BP, Rosneft could buy BP stake also, reports remain unconfirmed; Dvorkovich says Rosneft does not yet have government approval; Putin speaks out against weapons chides; Udaltsov placed under house arrest; business lobbies Kremlin over Kyoto. Various reports are circulating about TNK-BP today.  Alfa-Access-Renova, BP’s Russian partners [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 27, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: September 27, 2012

TODAY: Alexander Lebedev charged with hooliganism; AAR will make cash offer for TNK-BP stake; Nashi offers Pussy Riot bounty; Udaltsov arrest illegal; Romney under fire for Russian investments; Putin re-iterates Syria position; Medvedev negotiates with President over Rosneftegaz holdings. Billionaire businessman Alexander Lebedev has been charged with public disorder and battery and faces up to [...]

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