Russia News Blast

October 18, 2016

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 18, 2016

TODAY: RT news outlet dropped by UK bank without explanation; Putin makes rare outburst against Western sanctions; Duma could legitimise mercenaries with short-term military contracts; Aleppo to receive eight-hour ceasefire; Rosneft given a month ...
October 17, 2016

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 17, 2016

TODAY: On BRICS summit sidelines, Russia and India sign deals worth billions, Rosneft group to buy Essar Oil; Merkel wants stepped up sanctions, US and Britain also considering extensions; Syria talks again fail to produce results; Putin warns Rus...
October 14, 2016

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 14, 2016

TODAY: US report says Russia playing the West by the book; proxy wars between Russia and US could widen, Turkey suggests; Kremlin defends Putin’s Paris trip cancellation; Shoigu says military exercises are standard procedure; inflatable bomber jet...
October 13, 2016

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 13, 2016

TODAY: Putin blames US for dire state of diplomatic relations and lack of progress in Syria; Lavrov dismisses US candidates as ‘pussies’; UK Labour leader compares Russia’s Syria atrocities to those of the US; Rosneft takeover of Bashn...
October 12, 2016

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 12, 2016

TODAY: Putin cancels France trip over Syria tensions; Gorbachev warns of dangerous worsening of US-Russia relations; Venezuela awards Putin a peace prize; Novak says Russia would freeze, not cut, production, Rosneft says it would get on board if a...
October 11, 2016

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 11, 2016

TODAY: Putin says Moscow will follow OPEC production freeze and oil prices leap; Sechin has other ideas; Rosneft’s giant damages claim against media outlet examined; Syrian naval base likely to be made permanent; meeting between Erdogan and ...
October 10, 2016

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 10, 2016

TODAY: Russia vetoes U.N. resolution on Aleppo bombing; John Kerry demands close examination of Russia’s possible war crimes in Syria; Francois Hollande casts doubts over Putin meeting in Paris; Lavrov accuses the West of threatening nationa...
October 7, 2016

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 7, 2016

TODAY: Defence Ministry hints at counter-attack on US if it gets involved in Syria; Putin ‘peacemaker’ banner unfurled in NYC; Rosneft wins Bashneft stake with $5.3bn bid; Putin’s 64th birthday, 10th anniversary of Anna Politkovskaja’s death sees ...
October 6, 2016

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 6, 2016

TODAY: Tenth anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya; Novaya Gazeta nominated for Nobel Peace Prize; Supreme Court annuls arrest records of Bolotnaya Square protesters; Putin swaps roles for Rosatom head; Russia annuls nuclear r...
October 5, 2016

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 5, 2016

TODAY: Anti-Corruption Foundation exposes dodgy dealings of Putin associate; Memorial rights group branded a ‘foreign agent’; Moldova accuses Russia of meddling in its politics; Peskov says normalisation of relations with US not on the cards; Russ...