TODAY: US says Putin-led think-tank provided plan for influencing of US presidential election; ExxonMobil seeking sanctions waiver to work with Rosneft; Russia pushing for more Arctic drilling; journalist Nikolai Andrushchenko dies following attack; Twitter will transfer Russian user data to Russian servers next year; universities screen anti-Navalny films; Medvedev gives annual report, says election will be a “struggle”; sanctions not hurting agriculture; gay rights group sues Novaya Gazeta over Chechnya claims.