Russia News Blast

September 17, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – September 17, 2020

Today in Russia: Lukashenko says he asked Putin for weapons, Kremlin says it wasn't discussed; Navalny likely poisoned from a bottle of water in his hotel room, not tea in airport as initially thought; Another international body will study Navalny...
September 16, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – September 16, 2020

Today in Russia: Navalny posts first photo since poisoning; Putin and Lukashenko meeting; Shoigu in Minsk after "Slavic-Brotherhood 2020 exercises"; Jailed nationalist "Tesak" found dead in prison cell in apparent suicide; How Navalny ruined Lavro...
September 14, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – September 14, 2020

Today in Russia: Putin meets Lukashenko, integration on the menu; Tikhanovskaya blasts Putin for meeting "usurper"; 100,000+ protest in Minsk - again; elections in Russia; NordStream 2 trouble continues; French and Swedish tests also find Navalny ...
September 9, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – September 9, 2020

Today in Russia: Maria Kolesnikova jailed in Belarus, unknown people try to enter Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich's home; Lukashenko's "intercepted call" about Navalny gets more ridiculous; What will come of NordStream 2?; Poland floats NordStr...
September 3, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – September 3, 2020

Today in Russia: The world reacts to Navalny's Novichok poisoning, Russia sees "disinformation campaign"; Ruble drops on Navalny news; Russia to open flights with Egypt, UAE, Maldives; Anatoly Bykov charged with 1994 contract killings; Lavrov turn...
September 1, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – September 1, 2020

Today in Russia: Data of millions of US voters found on Russian darknet; Russia's COVID-19 cases hit 1 million; Schools open despite raging virus; 2020 may see largest population decline in 14 years; Russians' payment data should be stored in Russ...
August 31, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 31, 2020

Today in Russia: Belarus protests and the IT sector - at risk?; Kremlin weighs in on Belarus, downplays any Russian direct involvement; Mass deliveries of COVID-19 vaccine coming next month; Navalny poisoning: Why no protests?; FT says EU needs to...
August 27, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 27, 2020

Today in Russia: Russia blames US for clash in Syria; End of an era: No more trolleybuses for Moscow; Prigozhin vows to ruin Navalny, despite the opposition leader's severe medical condition post-poisoning; Navalny poisoning may be same substance ...
August 25, 2020

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 25, 2020

Today in Russia: German doctors says Navalny likely poisoned, contradicting Omsk doctors; Germany calls for investigation and defends security for Navalny; "[N]ot the President's prerogative" to discuss Navalny treatment abroad?; ; Russia expels A...