Russia News Blast

September 22, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 22, 2017

TODAY: Central Bank will nationalise B&N to avoid broader collapse; Eurobond demand exceeds $4bn; Yandex evacuated after Putin visit provokes bomb scare; response war games in Poland; Naftogaz sues Gazprom for $5bn; Moscow rethinking environme...
September 21, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 21, 2017

TODAY: Central Bank to rescue B&N Bank; Kremlin blasts new, expert-free Committee to Investigate Russia; 1 in 5 would vote for imaginary Putin protege next year; Russia to comply with ECHR Beslan ruling; woman wins Labour Code discrimination c...
September 20, 2017

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

TODAY: Two injured as army helicopter accidentally fires rockets at passersby during Zapad exercises; one detained at protest against unveiling of Kalashnikov statue; Wikileaks releases first Kremlin-related documents; open letter protests Putin’s...
September 19, 2017

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

TODAY: Zapad military exercises nearing completion as Putin watches through binoculars; March 18 next year confirmed for presidential elections; US engineer sentenced for attempting to sell secrets to “Russian spy”; Stanislav Petrov died earlier t...
September 18, 2017

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

TODAY: Defence Ministry denies reports that it struck US-backed forces in Syria, says it always gives advance notice of strikes; indigenous population in the Nenets district struggling to live alongside extensive oil projects; top Navalny aide cla...
September 15, 2017

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

TODAY: Journalists invited to Syria missile launch; deescalation talks apparently proceeding; who is behind the week of bomb threats? Kremlin calls “hysteria” over Zapad a “provocation”; Kaspserky to testify in front of US ...
September 14, 2017

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

TODAY: Zapad military exercises underway; neighbouring states rattled; thousands evacuated over hoax bomb threats; Kremlin criticises ‘hysteria’ over Nicholas II film; energy giant acknowledges difficulty of working with Russia in the ...
September 13, 2017

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

TODAY: Authorities mulls what to do with Nemtsov commemorative plaque; Golos reports on distrust and irregularities in weekend’s election; Jehovah’s Witnesses appeal on extremism; Turkey signs monumental arms deal with Russia; RT affil...
September 12, 2017

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

TODAY: United Democrats win symbolic victory in Moscow councils; CJP urges accountability on Latynina; new film about Tsar prompts attacks by religious fanatics; fighting against the Russian propaganda machine; Ukraine wary of Putin’s peacek...
September 11, 2017

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

TODAY: Regional elections see accusations of fraud; opposition gains momentum under Gudkov’s grassroots campaign; young people more prominent in Moscow elections than ever before; Latynina decides to flee Russia after attempt on her life; cu...