Russia & Eurasia

September 16, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – September 16, 2020

Today in Russia: Navalny posts first photo since poisoning; Putin and Lukashenko meeting; Shoigu in Minsk after "Slavic-Brotherhood 2020 exercises"; Jailed nationalist "Tesak" found dead in prison cell in apparent suicide; How Navalny ruined Lavro...
September 14, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – September 14, 2020

Today in Russia: Putin meets Lukashenko, integration on the menu; Tikhanovskaya blasts Putin for meeting "usurper"; 100,000+ protest in Minsk - again; elections in Russia; NordStream 2 trouble continues; French and Swedish tests also find Navalny ...
September 9, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – September 9, 2020

Today in Russia: Maria Kolesnikova jailed in Belarus, unknown people try to enter Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich's home; Lukashenko's "intercepted call" about Navalny gets more ridiculous; What will come of NordStream 2?; Poland floats NordStr...
September 4, 2020

Will Afghanistan Ever Find Peace?

Afghanistan is back in the news. The front pages of the main American newspapers are carrying the news of some new Afghan developments. At this time, the attention is on the Russian effort to hurt the Americans as they begin to withdraw from Afgha...
September 3, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – September 3, 2020

Today in Russia: The world reacts to Navalny's Novichok poisoning, Russia sees "disinformation campaign"; Ruble drops on Navalny news; Russia to open flights with Egypt, UAE, Maldives; Anatoly Bykov charged with 1994 contract killings; Lavrov turn...
September 1, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – September 1, 2020

Today in Russia: Data of millions of US voters found on Russian darknet; Russia's COVID-19 cases hit 1 million; Schools open despite raging virus; 2020 may see largest population decline in 14 years; Russians' payment data should be stored in Russ...
August 31, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 31, 2020

Today in Russia: Belarus protests and the IT sector - at risk?; Kremlin weighs in on Belarus, downplays any Russian direct involvement; Mass deliveries of COVID-19 vaccine coming next month; Navalny poisoning: Why no protests?; FT says EU needs to...
August 27, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 27, 2020

Today in Russia: Russia blames US for clash in Syria; End of an era: No more trolleybuses for Moscow; Prigozhin vows to ruin Navalny, despite the opposition leader's severe medical condition post-poisoning; Navalny poisoning may be same substance ...
August 25, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 25, 2020

Today in Russia: German doctors says Navalny likely poisoned, contradicting Omsk doctors; Germany calls for investigation and defends security for Navalny; "[N]ot the President's prerogative" to discuss Navalny treatment abroad?; ; Russia expels A...