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October 1, 2012

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

TODAY: Pussy Riot appeal today, Church suggests would support lighter sentence if group ‘repent’; Ponomaryov banned from speaking in the Duma for a month; lawmakers push for strong Internet controls; Georgian opposition candidate suspected of Russ...
September 28, 2012

QOTD

“Medvedev is like canned food — he can be eaten whenever it is necessary.”
September 28, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 28, 2012

TODAY: Sobchak cleared of tax evasion; Deripaska and Cherney settle; opposition to hold ‘free and fair’ elections online; deputies and diplomats accuse Europe of Russophobia; Gazprom seeks up front payments from China; Belarus saves $1 billion in ...
September 25, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 25, 2012

TODAY: United Russia chooses media committee head, punishes critic; Radio Liberty to end radio broadcasts under new foreign agent rules, appoints Masha Gessen as head of its Russia service; AAR could make BP an offer for its entire TNK-BP stake; G...
September 25, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 25, 2012

TODAY: United Russia chooses media committee head, punishes critic; Radio Liberty to end radio broadcasts under new foreign agent rules, appoints Masha Gessen as head of its Russia service; AAR could make BP an offer for its entire TNK-BP stake; G...
September 24, 2012

The End of Gazprom?

There’s an interesting article in today’s Washington Post which debates the fate of Gazprom.  The company is crucial to the Russian economy, accounting for 12% of its total exports and employing almost half a million people.  As an ind...
September 24, 2012

The End of Gazprom?

There’s an interesting article in today’s Washington Post which debates the fate of Gazprom.  The company is crucial to the Russian economy, accounting for 12% of its total exports and employing almost half a million people.  As an ind...
September 24, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 24, 2012

TODAY: United Russia lashes out at U.S. State Department, new bill could further limit NGOs; BP proposes to buy more Rosneft stock, appoint Russian director, after exiting TNK-BP; Kudrin says Russia is stagnating; Promsvyazbank plans IPO; Chechen ...
September 21, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 21, 2012

TODAY: Kremlin will not budge on USAID removal, says U.S. were warned; Medvedev defends his cabinet against Putin attack; Polish President urges Ukraine to choose between E.U. and Russia; Kyrgyz deals boost Russia’s Central Asian influence; Orthod...
September 20, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 20, 2012

TODAY: Russia says USAID meddled in elections; BP head meets with Putin, Rosneft CEO; Rostelecom bars users from YouTube in Omsk; Gref closes successful Sberbank sale; Putin in Kyrgyzstan; St Petersburg lawmaker calls for and end to the end of the...