May 19, 2016 By Citizen M

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – May 19, 2016

TODAY: Russian military actually expanding in Syria, says Pentagon, US taunts Russia with new ‘Magnitsky’ Act; new US-Russia arms race? Former NATO general stokes fears of nuclear conflict; Putin approves Bashneft privatisation; single industry towns to lose 16,000 jobs; coverage of the demise of RBC and mourning of Russian investigative journalism; Pavlensky goes on trial.