Tag Archives: Putin

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 29, 2013

By Citizen M | Published: March 29, 2013

TODAY: Washington likens NGO searches to witch hunt; Putin defends raids, but suggests caution; Lev Ponomaryov faces charges; President attempts reinvigoration of All-Russia People’s Front. Surprise naval exercises in Black Sea; military hardware delivered to Venezuela; suspicions remain over Berezovsky’s death.  Vladimir Putin has described the latest spate of raids on NGOs as ‘routine measures‘, whilst noting that [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 27, 2013

By Citizen M | Published: March 27, 2013

TODAY: Germany warns Moscow on NGO raids; senator quits in citizenship scandal; urban election transparency. Berezovsky remembered; teenage Russian orphan claims abuse at hands of American adoptive parents; Hermitage Russia fund to close. BRICS meeting sees deals on nuclear and helicopters; development bank in the works. Another branch of the Memorial rights organization in Moscow has [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 19, 2013

By Citizen M | Published: March 19, 2013

TODAY: Proposed Cyprus bank levy prompts criticism from Putin; President’s judo partner going for gold (of a kind) at Sochi Olympics; economic growth looking sluggish. Max Shatto’s parents will not face charges in adopted son’s death; Foreign Ministry concerned about Washington’s missile defence system; hate crimes report; Ultra Orthodox group take on Yabloko and Darwin.  A [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Feb 11, 2013

By Citizen M | Published: February 11, 2013

TODAY: Opposition leader confined to home; 9 coalminers trapped after pit collapse; 271 arrested in St Petersburg security sweep; Lavrov criticizes ‘demonstrative’ Magnitsky Act; Putin praises Russia’s diplomats, leads global gold rush; Moscow and Astana end Cosmodrome tussle; bad news for Sukhoi Superjet; Gazprom pledges major savings for European consumers. On the approval of a [...]

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Corruption Campaign Stalls

By Citizen M | Published: December 19, 2012

There have been numerous question marks about the viability of Vladimir Putin’s anti-corruption drive, which seems to have taken center stage in policy terms over recent weeks.  Many observers have noted, with good reason, that the President’s vows to weed out graft must seem factitious, given that he remains one of the primary beneficiaries of [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 2, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: November 2, 2012

TODAY: Khodorkovsky’s partner accorded early release; Internet blacklist comes into effect; some relief for Gudkov; Young Guard take on mormons. Rosneft profits boom; Novatek takes a beating; Medvedev outlines Asia-Pacific plans As of yesterday, a controversial new law blacklisting ‘extremist’ material on the Internet came into effect, raising fears about a potential crackdown on freedom of speech. [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 1, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: November 1, 2012

TODAY: Churov blasts ‘unfair’ US electoral system; academics caught taking bribes; Putin cancels annual Q&A. Virgin Group plans major Russia investment; Sistema buys Argos group; an end in sight for Norlisk Nickel dispute? Orthodox Church business activities under scrutiny  Icy conditions are apparently the reason why President Putin has decided to cancel his annual question-and-answer session with the [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 30, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: October 30, 2012

TODAY: Putin approves Gazprom’s plans to tap Asian market; internal disputes threaten A Just Russia; NYC exhibition on plight of Russia’s gay community; Lavrov discusses human rights with Lukashenko; Dagestan lawyer’s courage praised with award; Putin’s Obama vote. In a ceremony led by Vladimir Putin, Gazprom officially launched production at the Bovanenkovo field on the [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 5, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: October 5, 2012

TODAY: Human Rights Watch decries harassment of rights worker; Politkovskaya remembrance given go-ahead; Kremlin looks to curb tax evasion; Orthodox Church dips into election politics; Russia mulling foreign access to Arctic?  Moscow urges restraint on condemnation of Syria’s deadly Turkish attack; Putin’s birthday. It has been revealed that a senior researcher for Human Rights Watch, Tanya [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 4, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: October 4, 2012

TODAY: Alleged spy ring rumbled in U.S.; children’s charity considering Russia exit; Putin sets voting day to  advantage of ruling party; Solidarity activist sought; Evraz expands; Lithuania files suit with Gazprom. U.S. authorities have accused Kazakh-born Alexander Fishenko, along with 10 others, of stealing military technology for Russia.  The Foreign Ministry has refuted claims that [...]

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