RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 2, 2018

By Citizen M | Published: July 2, 2018

TODAY: Pension reform protests take place in over 30 cities; extremism law claims another victim; plan to hike truck road tax momentarily shelved; ‘big brother’ Internet law comes into force; ruble outperformed by other CIS currencies; Lavrov sanguine about sanctions; environmental concerns raised over World Cup waste.

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 29, 2018

By Citizen M | Published: June 29, 2018

TODAY: Trump-Putin summit set for July 15; meet likely to irritate NATO allies; Baltic states to cut energy ties with Russia by 2025; EU renews sanctions; OPCW’s new mechanism problematic from Moscow’s point of view; French media regulator takes RT to task over Syria report; regional Memorial head investigated by police; Navalny’s brother freed; landfill […]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 28, 2016

By Citizen M | Published: June 28, 2018

TODAY: Trump-Putin summit announced; Britain prevails over Russia at OPCW special session; Ukraine fears major cyber attack; Moscow gives World Cup further cash injection; United Russia members promise not to criticise pension reform; St Petersburg election official resigns over voting fraud allegations. 

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 27, 2018

By Citizen M | Published: June 27, 2018

TODAY: Sentsov protest held amid World Cup revelry; authorities greenlight protests against pension reform in 30 cities; newspaper in south Russia seized for reports on the controversial plan; Navalny must retract Prokhorov corruption allegations, court rules; Novak talks Nord Stream 2, sanctions, energy with US Treasury Secretary; southwest Syria ceasefire in trouble.

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 26, 2018

By Citizen M | Published: June 26, 2018

TODAY: Retirement age hike dents Putin’s popularity; Navalny’s suspended sentence extended; private university closure spooks educators; 18th century Crimea accession day to become national holiday; LGBT flags at World Cup belie reality, warns activist. 

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 25, 2018

By Citizen M | Published: June 25, 2018

TODAY: Sentsov’s health deteriorating on 40th day of hunger strike; pension reform plan sparks protest in Siberia; Russia’s reputation falters; Trump-Putin meeting could happen soon, Washington indicates; Syria de-escalation zones in danger; OPEC+ agrees on production hike, indicating Russian influence; the perils of criticising Gazprom.

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 20, 2018

By Citizen M | Published: June 20, 2018

TODAY: Navalny calls for pension plan protests; Yabloko already on the case; Moscow hits back at US calls for pardon of jailed Ukrainian filmmaker; HRW urges release of journalist charged with terror offences; Russia calls for hike in output ahead of OPEC meeting; energy executive arrested for spying; number of Russian millionaires reaches record. 

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 18, 2018

By Citizen M | Published: June 18, 2018

TODAY: Safe space for minorities during World Cup shut down in St Petersburg; taxi incident in Moscow causes jitters; US warns citizens about terror threat during the tournament; shadow of jailed Ukrainian film director bedevils games; Putin removes himself from pension uproar; clamping down on opposition in Moscow; Kaliningrad nuclear bunker receives upgrade. 

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 5, 2018

By Citizen M | Published: June 5, 2018

TODAY: Putin signs counter-terror legislation, speaks on Europe, Prigozhin, and the economy on Australian TV; Kremlin to support Promsvyazbank; Cossacks to report same-sex couples at World Cup; Ukrainian journalist sentenced for spying, others respond to “hit list”; activist flees Russia after critique of local authorities leads to fraud charges; Medvedev proving unpopular; state TV accused […]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – May 28, 2018

By Citizen M | Published: May 28, 2018

TODAY: Deripaska resigns from Rusal board, keeps control stake in En+; Vekselberg met Trump lawyer ahead of inauguration; Putin buys time with Abe over Kuril Islands; OPEC tensions brewing as Russia and Saudi Arabia ready to increase oil production; FBI warns of mass-scale Russian hack attack; gas issues resolved with Turkey; Putin says, come 2024, […]

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