RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 25, 2016
TODAY: Kremlin crisis fund revealed; RDIF board members unhappy over political loan; Kudrin bets on two stable years for Russian society; Justice Ministry qualifies ‘political activity’ as organising and attending protects; pro-Putin rally in Chechnya draws over two thirds of the republic’s entire population, police say; Putin asked Assad to step down last year; 12-year treason sentence for air traffic controller; poll reveals Russians reluctant to express real views in polls.