May 3, 2018 By Citizen M

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – May 3, 2018

TODAY: Military spending falls for first time in 20 years; Putin to re-appoint Kudrin to mend ties with West? Olympic Committee President not to run again; Ukraine will expand sanctions to match those of US; US extends divestment period for sanctioned company shareholders; En+ Group working on plan for Deripaska to cede control; PM spokeswoman post explains how to get around Telegram ban; Tomsk research centre reclassifies nurses as cleaners.