Russia

January 22, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 22, 2013

TODAY: Kremlin pushing for nationwide homosexuality ban; cartoonist’s Putin jibe wins applause; Razvozzhayev fears for his life; election commissions in formation; Shevchuk interview; Russians to be evacuated from Syria; Putin wants FSB cyber defe...
January 22, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 22, 2013

TODAY: Kremlin pushing for nationwide homosexuality ban; cartoonist’s Putin jibe wins applause; Razvozzhayev fears for his life; election commissions in formation; Shevchuk interview; Russians to be evacuated from Syria; Putin wants FSB cyber defe...
January 17, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 17, 2013

TODAY: Medvedev wants 5% yearly growth, ministers suggest it isn’t possible; Maria Alyokhina loses appeal; Pussy Riot priest loses post; Ryabykh detained in fraud case; Konovalov’s opposition to NGO law; court overstated Khodorkovsky laundering fi...
January 17, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 17, 2013

TODAY: Medvedev wants 5% yearly growth, ministers suggest it isn’t possible; Maria Alyokhina loses appeal; Pussy Riot priest loses post; Ryabykh detained in fraud case; Konovalov’s opposition to NGO law; court overstated Khodorkovsky laundering fi...
January 16, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 16, 2013

TODAY: Duma debates adoption ban as adoptive families remain caught in uncertainty; Kadyrov to appear on Magnitsky List; $1 billion to Bangladesh for arms purchases; Polonsky probe ongoing; Yuriev switches to U.S. market; private energy companies ...
January 16, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 16, 2013

TODAY: Duma debates adoption ban as adoptive families remain caught in uncertainty; Kadyrov to appear on Magnitsky List; $1 billion to Bangladesh for arms purchases; Polonsky probe ongoing; Yuriev switches to U.S. market; private energy companies ...
January 14, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 14, 2013

TODAY: Adoption march draws thousands, Peskov defends Kremlin’s adoption ban; Serdyukov may face questioning as a suspect; Lavrov says Assad’s exit cannot be precondition for a crisis deal; Depardieu weighs in on Russia’s opposition; Polonsky to b...
January 14, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 14, 2013

TODAY: Adoption march draws thousands, Peskov defends Kremlin’s adoption ban; Serdyukov may face questioning as a suspect; Lavrov says Assad’s exit cannot be precondition for a crisis deal; Depardieu weighs in on Russia’s opposition; Polonsky to b...
January 12, 2013

Yuri Schmidt, A Hero for Human Rights

To describe this man as a legend in his field would barely do justice to the intelligence, compassion, and courage he displayed on a daily basis, tirelessly working for his beliefs long after it would have been more comfortable to relent and conform.
January 11, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 11, 2013

TODAY: Adoptions ban to remain in place until 2014; opposition activist says beating is political; United Russia would support ban on electoral blocs; Novatek and Gazprom LNG deal; navy’s new subs; bank forecasts; Serdyukov questioned; Duma deputy...