Russia News Blast

December 17, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 17, 2015

TODAY: Putin suspends free trade zone with Ukraine; Ukraine accuses Russia of looting oil rigs, halts trade with Crimea; IMF takes Kremlin side on nature of Kiev’s debt; military commander says U.S. missile defence would be penetrated by a R...
December 16, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 16, 2015

TODAY: New law permits Russia to ignore ECHR rulings; fears for personal data in the hands of security services; cultural figures unite in support of opposition protestors; fines for not paying road tax decreased one hundred fold; Putin and Kerry ...
December 15, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 15, 2015

TODAY: Chaika under fire, now blaming US secret service for corruption accusations; Navalny lawsuit rejection puts a spotlight on Chaika’s tax records; food producers failing to meet basic requirements in most categories due to sanctions; Russia e...
December 14, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 14, 2015

TODAY: Organizing websites to be blocked by Prosecutor General within five days of complaints; Navalny publishes new video of allegations against Yury Chaika, is accused in turn of having ties to former Magnitsky boss; Mikhail Khodorkovsky charged...
December 11, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 11, 2015

TODAY: More and more Russians falling into poverty as recession bites; food producers concerned truck tax will see prices skyrocket; regions to prioritise native workers; Russia will not leave IMF over Ukraine; Georgia complains of airspace violat...
December 10, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 10, 2015

TODAY: Turkey accuses Russia of attempting ethnic cleansing in Syria; Rosatom stops work on Turkish nuclear plant; Moscow denies activation of new bases in Syria; new law would allow Russia to flout rulings made by the ECHR; Khodorkovsky sees Yuko...
December 9, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 9, 2015

TODAY: Russia accuses IMF of Ukraine bias in new debt ruling; flexes military muscle in Syria; Churkin casts doubt on viability of international talks; Turkey lambasted for sending troops to Northern Iraq; car sales slide; Navalny reports Chaika t...
December 8, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 8, 2015

TODAY: Harassment of independent TV channel Dozhd resumes; documentary alleging corruption in Prosecutor General’s circle proves popular; Khodorkovsky called in for questioning; anti-Kremlin activist to spend three years in jail; Russia requ...
December 7, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 7, 2015

TODAY: Turkey angered by Russian brandishing rocket launcher in Turkish waters, seizes four ships; Erdogan says he will find non-Russian energy sources; Russia targeting Syrian militants near border with Lebanon; consumer protection agency scares ...
December 4, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 4, 2015

TODAY: Putin threatens Turkey during State of the Nation address; Lavrov complains of no progress in communication with his Turkish counterpart; Erdogan says Turkey has proof of illegal Russian-IS oil trade; Navalny vows to sue Prosecutor General;...