RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 14, 2017
TODAY: Kremlin disregards calls to release detained protesters, state press dismisses and criticises rallies, Navalny associate and opposition leader sentenced; HRW exposes abuse of workers at World Cup facilities; controversial Nord Stream 2 will profit only Gazprom; Putin gives family award to Jehovah’s Witnesses. Russian election hacking may have been more extensive than initially thought.