Russia News

October 25, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 25, 2018

TODAY: Putin threatens counter-strikes on EU missile hosts if US pulls out of nuclear treaty. Italy PM visits Kremlin, calls for end to EU sanctions. Putin administration gets $26m boost. Kremlin thwarts US satellite deal.
October 24, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 24, 2018

TODAY: Kudrin anticipates shrinking economy; Ryabkov says Russia will mobilise world to save INF treaty; Lavrov to address PACE schism; Trump and Putin to meet next month; Putin refrains from criticism of Saudi ally MBS; with adhocrats on the rise...
October 23, 2018

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

TODAY: US National Security Adviser in Moscow for INF treaty discussions; would a US pull-out benefit Russia? Patrushev says Russia willing to work on implementation; Putin signs new Ukraine sanctions decree; sanctioned Rotenberg sues Nordic banks...
October 22, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 22, 2018

TODAY: Moscow vows retaliation as US withdraws from nuclear treaty; US charges first Russian in connection with election interference; Usmanov transfers Mail.ru control; Memorial loses permission for remembrance ceremony; Prigozhin accused of orde...
October 19, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 19, 2018

TODAY: Putin speaks at Valdai forum on nuclear weapons, Khashoggi, and Kerch shooting; state banks may get dividend reprieve to boost capital; more companies making no-dollar deals; sanctions spur China shipyard row; Navalny responds to National G...
October 18, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 18, 2018

TODAY: Terrorist scare sparks National Guard callout after 20 killed at Kerch school as student opens fire; Crimean deputy detained for corruption; US sanctions slam Russian tech, leave oligarch wealth intact; Lavrov says Bellingcat is spy front; ...
October 17, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 17, 2018

TODAY: Russia’s push for influence in CAR includes 19 military deals; Kremlin to change constitution? WEF index shows Russia climbing as competitive economy, projects 1.7% growth; Syria and Egypt looking at passenger flights to Russia; Kremlin no ...
October 16, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 16, 2018

TODAY: Russian Orthodox Church announces split from Constantinople; tolerance for corruption increased under Putin; Navalny summoned by police immediately after jail release; Amnesty researcher abducted in Ingushetia; Italy seeks Russia sanctions ...
October 15, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 15, 2018

TODAY: Navalny released from prison; Roscosmos failed to report Soyuz mission failure; Communist candidate blocked by opposition in Siberia; labour chief fired over pension comments; Orthodox leaders meet in Minsk to discuss Ukraine split; Trump o...
October 12, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 12, 2018

TODAY: Kudrin think tank says widespread protests increasingly likely; Russia says it hopes US will understand, after Soyuz space makes emergency landing, prompting criminal investigation; Kremlin opposes Ukraine moves for Orthodox independence; R...