Russia News Blast

February 14, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Feb 14, 2018

TODAY: Russians reported killed in Syria but Kremlin denies it; Russia’s two wars in Syria; Kuril Islands build-up affecting bilateral relations with Japan; OPEC deal wins Russia $43bn; Lavrov meeting with Dutch Foreign Minister canceled over Puti...
February 13, 2018

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

TODAY: Siberian police guard Putin election billboards, activists threatened in St Petersburg; election marks the contradictions of Russian politics; OPEC says Russia vowed not to break capping deal; Bukovsky’s UK trial postponed; crash investigat...
February 12, 2018

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

TODAY: Plane crash outside Moscow kills 71; Roskomnadzor blocks Navalny’s Deripaska exposé; Muscovites use pro-Navalny graffiti to get snowbanks removed quickly; Mordashov wealth could float entire Russian budget for 2 weeks; new oligarch-funded s...
February 9, 2018

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

TODAY: Navalny’s latest exposé accuses Deripaska of being Trump-Kremlin mediator, raises eyebrow at Putin-focused ballot sheet; tens of thousands attend Syria-downed pilot memorial; all Olympic athletes’ appeals rejected; former Sakhalin gov...
February 8, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Feb 8, 2018

TODAY: Putin campaigning in Krasnoyarsk, rousing environmental activists and meeting with metals heads; CEC registers 6 candidates; 80% turnout currently estimated; Russia saw $15bn in 2017 weapons revenues; Russia Oslo embassy denies training neo...
February 7, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Feb 7, 2018

TODAY: Peskov defends Russia’s right to place armaments on its own territory; Putin declares a modest income; US Treasury list causing problems for oligarchs; Navalny exposes state hypocrisy over Soviet troops image; ECHR rules in favour of Bolotn...
February 6, 2018

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

TODAY: Navalny questioned over new allegations of police assault; news site threatened for disclosing downed pilot’s salary; un-banned athletes will not compete this year; Russia deploys new nuclear-capable missiles in Baltic Sea; clash with US ov...
February 5, 2018

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

TODAY: UK-based oligarchs seek review of their legal status in Russia; professor loses job for complaining about low wages; St Petersburg activist found dead; Central Bank fines major banks for questionable operations; tens of thousands gather for...
February 2, 2018

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

TODAY: 28 athletes’ IOC lifetime doping bans overturned, may compete this year; Nord Stream 2 approved; Foreign Ministry warns traveling Russians of US hunt; Tillerson warns Latin America of growing Russian presence; CIA director says intell...
February 1, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Feb 1, 2018

TODAY: Three Russian intelligence heads visited US last week; Kremlin List hits oligarchs’ assets; Putin names air force regiment after Tallinn; oil deliveries to North Korea must continue; World Cup locust fears; Navalny associates jailed; Promsv...