Russia News Blast

April 15, 2016

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 15, 2016

TODAY: Putin’s three-and-a half hour phone-in follows standard formula; economic and domestic questions dominate; some observers suggest the President’s performance lacked zing in comparison to other years; raids carried out on IKEA an...
April 14, 2016

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

TODAY: Russian fighter jets buzz U.S. warship; Kremlin gearing up for Putin’s direct line; shortage of labor taking a toll on economy; Navalny requests FSB investigate allegations against him; Ukraine accuses Kremlin of faking documents; Lit...
April 13, 2016

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

TODAY: Ruble rebounds thanks to accord on oil output freeze; Nabiullina asserts economy will grow with structural reform, as opposed to higher crude prices; Alexei Kudrin looks set to re-enter economic policy domain with think tank role; Russia an...
April 12, 2016

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

TODAY: Navalny plans lawsuit over state-sponsored TV exposé; Open Russia questions purpose of Putin’s national guard; France freezes Roscosmos assets over Yukos; South Ossetia to hold a constitutional referendum that could pave the way for R...
April 11, 2016

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

TODAY: Ukrainian prisoner exchange possible, says Justice Ministry; why Putin has plans for a personal army; Nashi offshoot group Stopkham falls out of Kremlin’s favor; Moscow will continue arms sales to both sides in Nagorno-Karabakh confli...
April 8, 2016

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 8, 2016

TODAY: Putin speaks out about Panama Papers, Roldugin, Syria, praises Russia’s patriotism; poll suggests Russians expect worsening economy; new National Guard chief’s family revealed to have real estate worth millions; Medvedev arrives in Ar...
April 7, 2016

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

TODAY: Critics hit out at new National Guard, calling it personal Putin police force; Russians are against government corruption, Peskov says it is an ongoing project; probe opened into Navalny NGO; China moving enterprises to Russia; Soros funded...
April 6, 2016

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

TODAY: Putin announces new National Guard to replace special police forces, makes former personal security head the chief; Peskov still talking about Panama Papers as Yakunin allegations surface, Prosecutor General will look into the report; prote...
April 5, 2016

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

TODAY: Russian responses to Panama Papers range from aggressive denial to ignorance of their existence, media blocks the story; Peskov and VTB head defend Putin; Navalny says $2bn is just ‘petty cash’; majority of Russians support Syria withdrawal...
April 4, 2016

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 4, 2016

TODAY: Panama Report exposes Putin’s links to laundering and offshore accounts worth billions, Roldugin and Kovalchuk named as key players; Lesin’s death revisited; massive increase in domestic tourism; journalists reject Putin’s suggestion to pub...