Russia & Eurasia

August 24, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 24, 2020

Today in Russia: Belarus protests continue to draw enormous crowds, Lukashenko defiant; Tens of thousands of Lithuanians form human chain in solidarity with neighboring Belarus, Belarus thwarts the the threat of incoming anti-government balloons; ...
August 20, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 20, 2020

Today in Russia: Navalny spokeswoman says he is poisoned and in critical condition in hospital; EU rejects Belarus election result; Russia furious about "foreign meddling" in Belarus, but even state media seems confused about the official line on ...
August 19, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 19, 2020

Today in Russia: Belarus opposition "Coordination Council" meets for first time; Tikhanovskaya urges EU not to recognize election results; Putin warns Merkel, other EU leaders not to interfere in Belarus; Trump says he will talk to Putin about Bel...
August 18, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 18, 2020

Today in Russia: "Tikhanovskaya had six times more votes than Lukashenko"; Lukashenko makes vague promise for more elections after he faces booing factory workers; Energy minister Novak contracts coronavirus; Vaccine chief in Russia says West try...
August 17, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 17, 2020

Today in Russia: Largest protest in Belarus' history as 200k march on Minsk, Lukashenko defiant and says he asked Russia for help; Tikhanovskaya says she is ready to be "national leader" in Belarus; How Russia could be drawn into Belarus; Payments...
August 13, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 13, 2020

Today in Russia: Crackdown continues in Belarus; Renowned Russian violinist Spivakov writes blistering open letter and returns award from Lukashenko; Duterte changes his mind on being Russian vaccine “guinea pig”; Yandex shares reach a...
August 12, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 12, 2020

Today in Russia: Russia says reporting on its new vaccine is "information warfare"; Six months into pandemic and Russian stats "still provide more questions than answers"; Third night of unrest in Belarus, experts in Russia and Belarus weigh in; K...
August 11, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 11, 2020

Today in Russia: Tikhanovskaya leaves Belarus for neighboring Lithuania, Internet blocked for third straight day; Russia sees opportunity to expand influence in Belarus election chaos; Russia presses ahead with vaccine registration, industry conde...
August 10, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 10, 2020

Today in Russia: Putin congratulates Belarus' Lukashenko for his (highly improbable) landslide victory; Russian media reacts to the events in Minsk; Russia and China "ditch dollar" in bilateral trade; Alcohol sales fall; Cyprus agrees to hike capi...