Russia News Blast

June 30, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 30, 2017

TODAY: Five men found guilty in Nemtsov murder, family and associates disappointed; 1 in 10 cannot afford basic groceries; Medvedev proposes import ban extension as tit-for-tat; new RBC owner says will not interfere with editorial process; Deutsch...
June 29, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 29, 2017

TODAY: Russia believes US is pushing for regime change; EU formally extends existing anti-Russia sanctions; Telegram app no longer under threat, will be officially registered; Peskov calls for coordinated international response to cyber attack; La...
June 28, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 28, 2017

TODAY: Major global cyber attack hits Russian companies including Rosneft and Evraz; Moscow calls for resumption of NATO-Russia Council dialogue; WADA grants permission to RUSADA to test again; Nemstov trial verdict expected today; US lawmakers sp...
June 27, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 27, 2017

TODAY: Telegram comes under more pressure from FSB, founder explains how the nature of encryption means the company cannot comply with government demands; EU nations back proposal to negotiate over Nord Stream 2; Kremlin denies Kislyak is coming h...
June 26, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 26, 2017

TODAY: CEC formally bars Navalny from presidential running; United Russia not to directly quote Putin during campaign; Telegram app faces blocking over Durov’s refusal to share user information; spotlight on VEB bank; FSB accuses Western media of ...
June 23, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 23, 2017

TODAY: EU agrees to extend anti-Russian sanctions; Foreign Ministry working on retaliatory sanctions against US; further sanctions could be issued by the IOC for past doping; Moscow City Hall found to have awarded $67m in illegal contracts; Google...
June 22, 2017

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

TODAY: Russia-US relationship faltering amid near-misses, snubs, and sanctions; Russia dismisses US’ Ukraine statement; Defence Ministry building 20 new units in the West to combat NATO; Rosneft is in Venezuela to stay; Brazilian President has pos...
June 21, 2017

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

TODAY: ECHR rules against “gay propaganda” law, Kremlin will consider; will Nord Stream 2 weaken Europe? Putin suggests Rosneft pay 50% of income in dividends; foreign investors buying up Russian sovereign debt; poll says Russians dislike Putin’s ...
June 20, 2017

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

TODAY: EU extends Crimea sanctions, expected to do the same for Russia; Syria plane downed by US, Russia vows to treat coalition aircraft as targets; Kremlin having trouble keeping up with the tech-savvy new world? Russia signs $2.5bn deal with Ch...
June 19, 2017

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

TODAY: Prokhorov sells his stake in RBC Holdings after series of Kremlin exposés; Rosneft discovers its first oil in the Arctic; Putin honours former German Chancellor by saying that Russia and Europe are ready to unite, makes ominous comments abo...