December 13, 2017 By Citizen M

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 13, 2017

TODAY: Kremlin defends Putin’s Middle East trip yesterday; Kremlin blocks Khodorkovsky website; Sobchak stands up for Tatars; Putin’s 6th term will send the ruble backwards; annual budget deficit doubled over past month; Novatek reveals LNG spends; Sistema assets frozen; Putin gets briefings on every Trump tweet.