RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – April 20, 2018

By Citizen M | Published: April 20, 2018

TODAY: Lavrov considering supplying air defense missiles to Syria; Washington castigates Moscow for attempt to remove traces of chemical weapons attack; can the Kremlin really stop Telegram? Sberbank and VTB poised to make major Croatian investment; Rosneft’s strategic investment in Iraqi Kurdistan. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who remains confident that there will be no armed […]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 23, 2018

By Citizen M | Published: March 23, 2018

TODAY: EU recalls its ambassador from Moscow as Europe closes ranks over spy poisoning; European Council concurs with British verdict on Russian involvement; Russian ambassador to London suggests channelling Agatha Christie to solve the complex case; voting violations have no impact on result of presidential elections, maintains CEC; the thorny matter of campaign promises. 

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 22, 2017

By Citizen M | Published: December 22, 2017

TODAY: New proposal would further tighten rules on foreign media outlets; Navalny’s latest attack on Peskov; Putin offers debt relief sweetener to voters; UK Foreign Minister makes trip to Moscow, first in five years; high-profile Ukrainian interpreter suspected of spying for Russia; Moscow urges complete US withdrawal from Syria; pollution – nuclear and coal; Fridman crowned […]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 20, 2017

By Citizen M | Published: December 20, 2017

TODAY: CEC will spend $302 million on March’s election campaign; despite apparent invincibility among voters, concerns loom over Putin’s failure to appeal to youths; officials avoiding seasonal gifts after Ulyukayev bribery scandal; RT launches in France; authorities seeking access to citizen’s bank details; Tatneft continues to operate in Crimea despite sanctions; Novak in the spotlight; Memorial head Arseny […]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 27, 2017

By Citizen M | Published: November 27, 2017

TODAY: Ramzan Kadyrov announces Kremlin should seek his successor; United Russia struggling to take back control of Moscow councils; new foreign agent law extension to media met with dismay; critics fear for freedom of speech; Polish historian deported; the results of slackening the law on domestic violence.

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 24, 2017

By Citizen M | Published: November 24, 2017

TODAY: Russia positions itself at centre of Syria peace plan; next stop Afghanistan? Ksenia Sobchak under investigation for Crimea comments; Google’s plans to reduce prominence of Russian media outlets is censorship, says Kremlin; Central Bank offers Herring Under Fur Coat index; Putin’s prominence in OPEC. 

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 13, 2017

By Citizen M | Published: October 13, 2017

TODAY: Lavrov warns Washington about lawsuits over property seizures; Russian delegation heading to UN meeting denied entry to US; did Russia use Pokemon Go to influence American minds in election? Kaspersky lab to work with Interpol; arms deal with Riyadh; new ruble banknote with contentious image; Pskov governor resigns in pre-election shakeup; trust in the […]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 27, 2017

By Citizen M | Published: September 27, 2017

TODAY: Facebook may be banned in Russia if it fails to comply with laws on localising data; VKontakte founder says that Kremlin will not stop until it has backdoor to Internet services; two governors dismissed; FSB linked to Moscow hit-and-run; Russian embassy worried by US army handbook; tensions between US and Russia in Syria mount; Gazprom […]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Aug 16, 2017

By Citizen M | Published: August 16, 2017

TODAY: Police agree to investigate assault on LGBT protestors in St Petersburg; Udaltsov is back on the opposition scene, but to what end? Oliver Stone attacks what he views as US Russophobia; the Armed Forces will be re-armed, asserts Putin; Ukraine expels Russian journalist; “Trump Bump” hopes over; Putin shirtless challenge. 

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Aug 9, 2017

By Citizen M | Published: August 9, 2017

TODAY: Court overturns deportation order for journalist; Udaltsov returns to the fray after serving out Bolotnaya sentence; Navalny backtracks after shocking US media with ‘joke’ comment about risks of opposition activity; Putin visits Abkhazia to highlight support for breakaway region as 2008 war with Georgia is remembered; trial of Alexei Ulyukayev – a message to the elite; […]

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