Russia News

October 11, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 11, 2018

TODAY: Kudrin warns further sanctions could trigger recession; Russian businesses are insulating themselves, says FT; repatriation of assets part of Putin’s plan? Russia scores low in Oxfam poverty index; Slutsky recommends freezing Council of Eur...
October 10, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 10, 2018

TODAY: Council of Europe delays Russia voting rights restoration; various perspectives on Russia and Europe; Ukraine power imbalance could cause religious war; US and Russia discuss nuclear treaties in Geneva; Kremlin promises supportive measures ...
October 9, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 9, 2018

TODAY: Lavrov says Russians accused of OPCW hack were on a routine trip; further information uncovered about Skripal suspects; Putin’s trust ratings fall to pre-Crimea-annexation levels; remembering Anna Politkovskaya; Titiev awarded human rights ...
October 8, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 8, 2018

TODAY: United Russia support at 10-year-low; Russia accuses US of deadly drugs tests in Georgia; India signs $5bn missile deal; pro-Russia party wins in Latvia; Ingushetia protests continue; activists detained over Putin birthday banner. 
October 5, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 5, 2018

TODAY: UK, US, Netherlands all accuse Russia of major hacking operations, US says Russia must be punished, NATO to beef up cyber-defence; Foreign Ministry dismisses all allegations; Russia accuses US of formulating chemical weapons programme on it...
October 4, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 4, 2018

TODAY: Putin attends Russian Energy Week forum as Russia heads for record gas exports and increased oil output; agrees with Trump that oil price is too high; calls Skripal a “scumbag”; softens punishment for hate speech; UK accuses GRU of being be...
October 3, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 3, 2018

TODAY: Putin planning air defence deal with India; Russia delivers missile systems to Syria; Putin continues regional governor shuffles; US threatens to destroy covert Russian missile system; viability of Kremlin’s dedollarization plan? Putin meet...
October 2, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 2, 2018

TODAY: Russia has killed 85,000 in Syria; Communist deputy fined over pension reform protests; Prosecutor’s Office clarifies online extremism cases; Crimean newspaper pulled over Kiseylov villa story; did Russia lie about size of Vostok 2018? Fore...
October 1, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – October 1, 2018

TODAY: Lavrov issues rare US rebuke; record numbers of Russian civilians enter Syria as S-300 missile deliveries begin; Ukraine demands access to Sentsov; Latvia wants Russian apology for Soviet actions; pension reform protests continue; vaccinati...
September 28, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 28, 2018

TODAY: Pension reform bill passes third lower house reading; Far East losses for ruling party point to complex problems; Putin visits Tajikistan, Azerbaijan; Kudrin anticipates income growth, discusses ongoing poverty; Russia pressuring UN over No...