August 20, 2015 By Citizen M

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Aug 20, 2015

Par8251641-9065TODAY: Estonia and EU denounce jailing of security officer labelled ‘spy’; politically-motivated trials as ‘hostage-taking’; Kremlin decries NATO military exercises; Yakunin’s downfall; French supermarket under inspection; new banking sector emerges out of crisis; Hermitage left vulnerable as cutbacks remove police presence.