Russia News Blast

January 13, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 13, 2015

TODAY: Central Bank reveals 2014 cost of propping up the ruble; banks urge interest rate cut; India’s steelmakers lose out to cheaper Russian alloy; Asian investors replacing lost Western real estate capital; MasterCard reaches agreement with Russ...
January 12, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 12, 2015

TODAY: Putin and Merkel discuss Ukraine, with little effect; Merkel says planned Ukraine summit cannot go ahead until progress is made towards peace; Siluanov says Ukraine is late in paying off its $3 billion loan; Alexei Navalny planning to break...
January 9, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 9, 2015

TODAY: Lavrov meets fellow diplomats to discuss Ukraine; Latvia and EU see signs of change on Russian side; Merkel says no end to sanctions until Minsk agreement reinstated; give Ukraine $50 billion, says Soros; Medvedev decree bans transgender pe...
January 8, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 8, 2015

TODAY: Putin sends condolences to France as Kremlin uses Charlie Hebdo attack to shift focus away from Russia as an EU enemy; George Soros speaks out against sanctions; Medvedev orders Health Ministry to begin stockpiling; cyber attack on German g...
January 7, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 7, 2015

TODAY: Russia celebrates Christmas; anti-Russia sanctions unlikely to be lifted any time soon; foreign currency mortgages now astronomical; soldiers paid to fight in Ukraine, says officer; deaths of migrant workers during Sochi Olympics constructi...
January 6, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 6, 2015

TODAY: Navalny removes electronic bracelet, defies house arrest; crude oil and ruble both hit new lows; Hollande calls for end to anti-Russia sanctions; Russian armed forces to employ foreigners.
January 5, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 5, 2015

TODAY: Armenia joins Eurasian customs union; Russian oil continuing to glut market after a record year; BP earnings suffering due to Rosneft stake; Finland and Russia keeping polite relations; U.S.-Russia nuclear rivalry on the rise? First militar...
January 2, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 2, 2015

TODAY: Navalny brothers trial ends with shocking verdict; thousands protest in Moscow; Pussy Riot member arrested; Putin New Year’s speech touches on Crimea, Olympics, and patriotism; Kremlin bails out Gazprombank and VTB. The trial of anti-corrup...
December 24, 2014

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 24, 2014

TODAY: Plans for Navalny rally gather strength; Oleg Kashin takes complaint over case to ECHR; Ekho Moskvy to receive Sochi treatment? Rouble rebounds somewhat with soft capital controls; S&P warning over junk status; Ukraine’s rejection...
December 23, 2014

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 23, 2014

TODAY: First banking bailout of crisis; Kudrin criticises government response, says Russia plunging further into crisis; U.S. blocks Rosneft expansion attempts; Navalny’s defenders plan new rally.  The Central Bank has intervened to bail out...