Russia News Blast

October 20, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 20, 2017

TODAY: Putin expresses high hopes for the economy and ties with the US, says Russia will develop weapons to match those of other countries as needed, and that the UN needs reform; still has not said whether he will run next year; Central Bank blac...
October 19, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 19, 2017

TODAY: Socialite Sobchak to run for president, analysts say she is a Kremlin plant designed to fracture liberal opposition, Navalny definitively will not run, says CEC; OPEC likely to extend oil cuts deal; Rosneft signs deal with Saudi Aramco; Rus...
October 18, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 18, 2017

TODAY: ECHR rules in favour of Navalny brothers on fraud case; Pamfilova says Navalny still cannot run until 2028; “troll factory” info released; Kremlin wants to punish parents of minors who protest; house arrest extended for director Serebrennik...
October 17, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 17, 2017

TODAY: Telegram fined $14,000 over data release order, vows not to comply with watchdog order; Chechnya man formally accuses authorities of LGBT persecution; Russia to hold talks with North and South Korea delegates, resumes North Korea ferry rout...
October 16, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 16, 2017

TODAY: Putin shares utopian vision and urges international cooperation; Russia will reject ECHR if Russia not included in judge selection; state TV portrays Kremlin as seeking a fresh start; Siluanov says budget primed for $40 oil; Vostochny Cosmo...
October 13, 2017

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

TODAY: Lavrov warns Washington about lawsuits over property seizures; Russian delegation heading to UN meeting denied entry to US; did Russia use Pokemon Go to influence American minds in election? Kaspersky lab to work with Interpol; arms deal wi...
October 12, 2017

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

TODAY: Finance Ministry supports limiting of cryptocurrency by end of year; Kremlin announces competition to root out new generation of bureaucrats; dramatic high-level shuffling expected with elections next year; Ulyukayev fraud case dividing the...
October 11, 2017

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

TODAY: Putin and Central Bank speak out against cryptocurrency; debt growth in poor areas indicates high consumer consumption, says study; Navalny character killed off on state television as head of Anti-Corruption Fund detained; charges dropped a...
October 10, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 10, 2017

TODAY: Putin vows to crackdown on election violations; NATO launches new force in Romania to counter Russian buildup; Kudrin says Russia spent too much on military; science “in crisis” says new Academy head; Duma pushing to have US media restricte...
October 9, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 9, 2017

TODAY: Protesters gather across Russia for Putin’s birthday, hundreds arrested; bomb hoaxes cause hundreds of evacuations; HIV/AIDS patients seek new routes for treatment; 11th anniversary of Politkovskaya’s death.