RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Mar 21, 2016
TODAY: Lavrov wants Russia to be seen as key part of global power balance; US defence secretary names Russia as number one threat; first meldonium case exposed in track and field; Syrian ceasefire generally holding, Russia wants more support from the US; police in southern Russia blaming increased crime on unrest in eastern Ukraine; 62 killed in plane crash in Rostov-on-Don, weather conditions tentatively blamed.