Russia News Blast

July 6, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 6, 2018

TODAY: RFE/RL fined under “foreign agents” law; new data storing laws will require foreign assistance; EU extends anti-Russia sanctions; Britain demands response from Russia over nerve agent poisonings, is mocked; Russian workers productivity amon...
July 5, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 5, 2018

TODAY: Duma to extend “foreign agents” law; prisoners to get early release under new reform; Sochi car accident not intentional; Moscow budget emerges from World Cup intact; Skripals were monitored before Salisbury poisoning, two further people fo...
July 4, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 4, 2018

TODAY: Russia and Saudi Arabia re-commit to OPEC; Lavrov meets Republicans; Duma pushing forward with VAT hike plans; Central Bank ups yuan’s share; teenager detained for World Cup protest; Skripal’s niece running for office; sanctions not hitting...
July 3, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 3, 2018

TODAY: Putin will discuss anything with Trump – except Crimea; prisoner exchange mulled by Ukraine; new anti-graft plan flawed, say observers; city services and VAT increases a potential source of popular discontent, along with pensions; med...
July 2, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 2, 2018

TODAY: Pension reform protests take place in over 30 cities; extremism law claims another victim; plan to hike truck road tax momentarily shelved; ‘big brother’ Internet law comes into force; ruble outperformed by other CIS currencies;...
June 29, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 29, 2018

TODAY: Trump-Putin summit set for July 15; meet likely to irritate NATO allies; Baltic states to cut energy ties with Russia by 2025; EU renews sanctions; OPCW’s new mechanism problematic from Moscow’s point of view; French media regul...
June 28, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 28, 2016

TODAY: Trump-Putin summit announced; Britain prevails over Russia at OPCW special session; Ukraine fears major cyber attack; Moscow gives World Cup further cash injection; United Russia members promise not to criticise pension reform; St Petersbur...
June 27, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 27, 2018

TODAY: Sentsov protest held amid World Cup revelry; authorities greenlight protests against pension reform in 30 cities; newspaper in south Russia seized for reports on the controversial plan; Navalny must retract Prokhorov corruption allegations,...
June 26, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 26, 2018

TODAY: Retirement age hike dents Putin’s popularity; Navalny’s suspended sentence extended; private university closure spooks educators; 18th century Crimea accession day to become national holiday; LGBT flags at World Cup belie realit...
June 25, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 25, 2018

TODAY: Sentsov’s health deteriorating on 40th day of hunger strike; pension reform plan sparks protest in Siberia; Russia’s reputation falters; Trump-Putin meeting could happen soon, Washington indicates; Syria de-escalation zones in d...