Russia News Blast

April 13, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 13, 2018

TODAY: UN Ambassador for Moscow says cannot exclude possibility of war; UK and US agree to work together on chemical attack response; CIA head vows pushback against Putin; new law will block websites that publish negative information about public ...
April 12, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 12, 2018

TODAY: Kremlin responds to Trump Twitter threat, Putin staying positive; CIA head says soft Russia policy over; NRA received donations from Russians; Sberbank and Rusal hit hard by sanctions, Medvedev considers response; activists arrested for pro...
April 11, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 11, 2018

TODAY: UN meeting fails to win Syria resolution, US and Russia tensions still high; Merkel demands clarity for Ukraine on Nord Stream; Potanin says new sanctions like a trade war, Kremlin shrugs them off; Russians want nuclear power, survey says; ...
April 10, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 10, 2018

TODAY: New US sanctions shave $12bn off oligarch wealth, slam ruble and company values; Medvedev orders working group for retaliation; Russia and US warning each other over Syria; Chaika demands $8.4bn stolen by criminals harboured by the UK, from...
April 9, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 9, 2018

TODAY: Trump denounces Russia and UN members raise alarm after reports of chemical attack in Syria; US issues tough new anti-Russia sanctions targeting individuals and companies; 2016 election hack apparently not by Russia; hundreds of hotels fine...
April 6, 2018

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

TODAY: Russia UN Ambassador vows UK will regret Skripal accusations, Times reports that Russian military base is source of poison used against him, UN rejects Russia’s calls for joint investigation, Germany demands UK provide proof; Yekaterinburg ...
April 5, 2018

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

TODAY: Naryshkin and Shoigu decry return to Cold War; OPCW denies Russia’s request for joint Skripal inquiry; NATO says not trying to isolate Russia; Latvia and Sweden alarmed by Russian Baltic Sea missile testing; half of Russian PhDs want to emi...
April 4, 2018

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

TODAY: UK military research centre has not yet verified that Skripal nerve agent came from Russia, Kremlin demands apology for “idiocy”; Gazprom and EU to settle antitrust case; 96% of state tenders uncompetitive; Navalny to create new political p...
April 3, 2018

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

TODAY: Billionaire and associates arrested in embezzlement crackdown; thousands protest against toxic landfill outside Moscow; Kemerovo governor resigns over deadly mall fire; Central Bank to spend $19 billion on double bank bailout; diplomat expu...
March 29, 2018

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

TODAY: UK police say Skripal poisoned at home, Russia demands proof from UK as West seeks further financial measures; Poland signs $4.75bn arms deal with US to protect against Russia; residents near toxic landfill advised to stay indoors; Putin ca...