Russia

January 17, 2018

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

TODAY: World Bank supports Kremlin plan to boost spending; Bershidsky discusses the ‘Whatever’ candidate; Sobchak makes Navalny radio drama; Levada Centre to release polling data after presidential vote; Lavrov accuses US of secret plan to militar...
January 16, 2018

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

TODAY: Activist beaten for protesting illegal mansion build; state pollster says presidential voters trust election campaign; Justice Ministry seeks Navalny Foundation closure; banking industry causing ongoing problems; Kremlin planning spending s...
January 5, 2018

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

TODAY: Presidential elections a shoe-in but opposition gaining ground in local elections; Russia cautious on US response to Iranian state violence; Putin authorises resumption of flights to Cairo; Russian journalist expelled from Latvia; $45m sate...
December 29, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 29, 2017

TODAY: Putin tells security to take no terrorist prisoners; Navalny boycott video temporarily blocked, Kremlin to investigate legality of his calls; Yashin detained for meeting with voters; FSB surprisingly generous about secret police; Central Ba...
December 28, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 28, 2017

TODAY: Finance Ministry discloses cabinet salaries; Putin formally register election bid; Foreign Ministry accuses US of election meddling over Navalny; Central Bank may merge troubled lenders next year; $2.5bn worth of missiles going to Turkey; R...
December 27, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 27, 2017

TODAY: CEC votes against Navalny’s running, Kremlin warns against election boycott, ignores criticism from EU; A Just Russia foregoing candidate nomination in favour of Putin; foreign investors remove $1bln in 2017; Kremlin planning to ease restri...
December 21, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 21, 2017

TODAY: Pussy Riot member detained at FSB protest; Moscow opposition rally banned by the city council; Khodorkovsky hits back at Kremlin with new website; Kadyrov placed on Magnitsky list; fighting in eastern Ukraine worsening, fear officials; comp...
December 15, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 15, 2017

TODAY: Putin holds annual press conference, talks foreign policy, bemoans lack of opposition; Navalny announces campaign platform; EU extends anti-Russia sanctions; Syrian opposition urging Russia to help with UN peace talks; FSB declassifies Sovi...
December 13, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 13, 2017

TODAY: Kremlin defends Putin’s Middle East trip yesterday; Kremlin blocks Khodorkovsky website; Sobchak stands up for Tatars; Putin’s 6th term will send the ruble backwards; annual budget deficit doubled over past month; Novatek reveals LNG spends...
December 12, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 12, 2017

TODAY: Putin hails victory in Syria, announces troop withdrawal, seals nuclear deal with Egypt; Central Bank bails out Otkritie Bank; Putin awards Alexeyevna for human rights service; a quarter of Russians pay bribes.