Russia

August 20, 2018

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

TODAY: Putin meets with Merkel for detailed talks, no agreements ensue; Putin causes a stir starring in Austrian Foreign Minister’s wedding; Lukashenko cabinet reshuffle hints at dwindling Russian oil money; Navalny accuses Volodin of concealing a...
August 17, 2018

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

TODAY: Teenager transferred to house arrest; rights group Memorial forced out of HQ; private investigation found government involvement in CAR journalist murders; Investigative Committee head jailed for bribery; Russia does not want killer robot b...
August 16, 2018

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

TODAY: Mining giants experimenting with ruble-based payment schemes; Kremlin taxes mining giants already hit with US sanctions; US-Russia relations sour but Russian support for Trump continues; US to double troops in Norway near Russia border; hun...
August 3, 2018

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

TODAY: New US bill seeks harder sanctions for Russia; Deripaska says sanctions demands unacceptable; lessening of Russian anti-Americanism since Helsinki summit; Europe’s Nemtsov case rapporteur banned from Russia; Amnesty access to Oleg Senstov b...
August 1, 2018

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

TODAY: Facebook suspends Russia-linked accounts; United Russia approval ratings plummet; Putin creates patriotic army directorate; EU adds 6 companies to sanctions list over Kerch Strait bridge; US Treasury extends Rusal shareholder deadline; Japa...
July 30, 2018

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 30, 2018

TODAY: Tens of thousands protest pension reforms, some chanting anti-Putin slogans, United Russia deputy facing calls to resign after failing to support it; 100,000 gather for Navy Day parade; Putin attends ceremony marking adoption of Christianit...
July 26, 2018

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

TODAY: Yaroslavl prison guards plead guilty to prison torture, Fedotov calls for higher prison wages, UN demands Russia act on more widespread allegations; meme-poster faces 6-year sentence; Femen founder found dead; Pussy Riot members fined for W...
July 20, 2018

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

TODAY: Protesters gather against passing of pension reform bill; Putin creates new journalist awards; Defence Ministry showcases new weapons as Putin urges extension of START treaty; villagers not warned of war games; Crimea compiles dossier of di...
July 19, 2018

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

TODAY: Putin’s pension reform silence unnerves; Butina was in contact with FSB, investigators say, as she is jailed pre-trial; UK investigators identify Skripal suspects; house arrest extended for Serebrennikov; Trump holds Putin personally respon...
July 17, 2018

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

TODAY: Trump shocks with acceptance Putin’s denial of election meddling in otherwise uneventful summit meeting; Russia prepared to extend START treaty; Washington-based woman arrested for spying for Kremlin; Pussy Riot World Cup protesters jailed;...