RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 9, 2018
TODAY: Putin and Medvedev congratulate women for taking care of home and smiling; Slutsky apologises to accusers as Navalny calls for his resignation, alleges corruption; Syria military spending past $4.4bn; Lavrov and Tillerson near miss in Ethiopia; US has no plans to contact jailed escort; Ukraine threatens to seize Gazprom assets.