Russia News Blast

January 19, 2022

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – January 19, 2022

Today in Russia/CIS: Russian forces complete withdrawal from Kazakhstan; Tokayev says everything is well in Kazakh politics; Erdogan invites Putin and Zelensky to Turkey for talks; EU divided on potential Russian sanctions, and would they even wor...
January 10, 2022

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – January 10, 2022

Today in Russia/CIS - US-Russia talks in Geneva; Germanyt says Nord Stream 2 still doesn't meet requirements; Russia curbing hostile coverage of Ukraine; An "opportunity" for the Kremlin in Kazakhstan unrest; Former Kazakh security chief arrested ...
January 5, 2022

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – January 5, 2022

Today in Russia/CIS: Kazakhstan erupts in unrest, cabinet resigns, internet disconnected, Government appeals to CSTO for help; New year, same economic troubles for Russia?; COVID-19 cases on the decline in Russia after trebling for months
January 3, 2022

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – January 3, 2022

Today in Russia: Predicting the future of Russian foreign policy; Nuclear weapons pledge signed by Russia and four others; Vladislav Klyushin: How much does he know and what has he told US prosecutors?; Ukrainian theater director arrested in Italy...
December 2, 2021

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – December 2, 2021

Today in Russia: Blinken and Lavrov meet while sparring over Ukraine continues; Beware high impact sanctions!; Lukashenko says "joint union currency" will be a ruble...but which ruble?; Central African Republic: Russia's latest area of influence? ...
December 1, 2021

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – December 1, 2021

Today in Russia: Putin says his "right" to run again in 2024 gives stability, but too early to say; COVID-19 restrictions in Russia increased; Russia says Ukraine massing troops; Some US Embassy staff in Moscow to be forced to leave by 31 January ...
August 17, 2021

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 17, 2021

Today in Russia: Moscow's change in tone about the Taliban; Russia ready to work with Taliban, which it says is "restoring order; Russia jails 4 Crimean Tatars for "extremism"; Russia's battle for the Black Sea; Russia's inflation battle paying di...
August 16, 2021

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 16, 2021

Today in Russia: Russia to partially evacuate staff from Kabul embassy; Russia in talks with the Taliban; Moscow envoy demands that ex-President Ashraf Ghani be "punished" for leaving his country, denied landing rights in Tajikistan; Likely winner...
July 15, 2021

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 15, 2021

Today in Russia: Prosecutor wants 6-year suspended sentence for Calvey; Election monitor decries new restrictions on live polling feeds; Proekt and more declared undesirable foreign agents; Russian swimmers suspended from Tokyo games over doping a...
July 13, 2021

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 13, 2021

Today in Russia: US-Russia climate cooperation; Record mortality levels reported; Russians want foreign vaccines, but apparently only Chinese producers applied for approval so far; Moldova goes pro-EU; Putin's Ukrainian history lesson; Oil and the...