Russia News Blast

December 15, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 15, 2017

TODAY: Putin holds annual press conference, talks foreign policy, bemoans lack of opposition; Navalny announces campaign platform; EU extends anti-Russia sanctions; Syrian opposition urging Russia to help with UN peace talks; FSB declassifies Sovi...
December 14, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 14, 2017

TODAY: Peskov slams US treatment of RT; poll finds increasing support for new Putin term; Sistema cancels share sale; new sanctions could damage ruble next year; Yandex joint venture with Sberbank; Durov will never sell Telegram.
December 13, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 13, 2017

TODAY: Kremlin defends Putin’s Middle East trip yesterday; Kremlin blocks Khodorkovsky website; Sobchak stands up for Tatars; Putin’s 6th term will send the ruble backwards; annual budget deficit doubled over past month; Novatek reveals LNG spends...
December 12, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 12, 2017

TODAY: Putin hails victory in Syria, announces troop withdrawal, seals nuclear deal with Egypt; Central Bank bails out Otkritie Bank; Putin awards Alexeyevna for human rights service; a quarter of Russians pay bribes.
December 11, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 11, 2017

TODAY: Putin attends first Yamal shipment; Navalny will not recognise elections if he cannot run; Serebrennikov assets confiscated by court; Sistema files counter-suit against Rosneft; biathlon federation relegated over doping; Russia denies it ca...
December 8, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 8, 2017

TODAY: Ulyukayev apologises during closing statement; Rosneft files $2.2bn lawsuit against Sistema; Navalny rally attendee sentenced; Medvedev says IOC ban is deliberate attempt to ruin election; Foreign Ministry concerned by Trump’s Jerusalem sta...
December 7, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 7, 2017

TODAY: Putin announces presidential bid for next year; IOC ban will boost his support? No Olympics boycott planned, and Putin will allow athletes to compete; military deaths leaked on purpose? Finance Ministry wants its bailout back; Rosselkhoznad...
December 6, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 6, 2017

TODAY: IOC bans Russia from Winter Olympics, though some athletes will be able to complete without flag or anthem, Foreign Ministry puts on brave face; 9 US news outlets listed as “foreign agents” under new law; RDIF to invest in Yandex ride-shari...
December 5, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 5, 2017

TODAY: Putin expected to announce candidacy in January, only 24% to vote; Navalny supporters detained, drowned out by loudspeakers; Norilsk Nickel to fund environmental measures; Rosneft lifetime record debt this year; Justice Ministry to register...
December 4, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 4, 2017

TODAY: Putin orders review of demonstration laws in time for presidential elections; Navalny loses campaign head to jail; oligarchs staying loyal but not out of choice; Putin opens World Cup draw ceremony; Lavrov blames West for hysteria over Zapa...