Russia

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...
September 27, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 27, 2018

TODAY: Duma passes second reading of pension reform bill as protesters gather outside; activist teen describes school visit from Interior Ministry agent; Kremlin says business could pay for infrastructure; oil buoys ruble; Verzilov suggests GRU be...
September 26, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 26, 2018

TODAY: Activists gather 1m signatures against pension reform; FAS head slams backward economy; Zakharova pleased at Trump’s avoidance of Russia during UN speech; Lavrov slams Norway over espionage arrest; Russian arrested in Finnish money launderi...
September 25, 2018

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

TODAY: Russia to supply Syria with missile system despite US and Israeli objections; oil at four-year high; Sberbank clients withdraw over $1bn in a month over sanctions fears; Navanly jailed again; United Russia losing seats over pension reform; ...
September 24, 2018

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

TODAY: More rallies across Russia against pension reform; Navalny detained on released from jail; high-school students intimidated over joining protests; report finds increasing assaults against activists; two opposition candidates win regional po...
September 21, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 21, 2018

TODAY: WADA reinstates RUSADA, with conditions, to global dismay; activist launches campaign to identify cops who used force at demos; United Russia member ostracised after voting against pension reform; US blacklists Chinese military for Russian ...
September 20, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 20, 2018

TODAY: Primorye vote annulled; activist Verzilov was investigating CAR journalist murders when he fell ill; Danske Bank head resigns over laundered Russian money flows; Putin gives Chechnya a state oil company; Skripal interview not designed to co...
September 19, 2018

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

TODAY: Israel takes partial blame for downing of Russian jet over Mediterranean, Putin issues measured response after initial Defence Ministry accusations; Zolotov’s Navalny duel challenge shows disconnect between Putin and National Guard? Verzilo...