August 1, 2018 By Citizen M

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Aug 1, 2018

TODAY: Facebook suspends Russia-linked accounts; United Russia approval ratings plummet; Putin creates patriotic army directorate; EU adds 6 companies to sanctions list over Kerch Strait bridge; US Treasury extends Rusal shareholder deadline; Japan asks Russia to tone down military presence in Kuril Islands; Russian journalists killed in CAR; lawyer arrested in Roscosmos case; writer Voinovich dies.