February 23, 2018 By Citizen M

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Feb 23, 2018

TODAY: Navalny detained again, expects jail time ahead of elections as poll predicts 81% turnout; protester given 9 month jail sentence; Amnesty International names Russia in damning rights report; Nemtsov to be given official memorial plaque; Russia blocks UN ceasefire resolution on Syria, celebrates Fatherland Defender’s Day; curler Krushelnitsky gives his medal back; Russia pays $15m to IOC; Otkritie Bank needs another bailout.