Russia

May 23, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – May 23, 2017

TODAY: FAS uncovers price-fixing cartel similar to the one exposed by Anti-Corruption Fund last week; investigators detain money laundering syndicate; cyber security report exposes last year’s massive Russian smartphone hack; a quarter of Russians...
May 22, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – May 22, 2017

TODAY: Navalny’s ACF publishes new exposé on Putin associate’s alleged cartel; Usmanov’s feud with Navalny only helps the latter’s campaign, observers say; Duma accuse US media of election interference; Russia and Saudi Arabia unite over oil produ...
May 19, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – May 19, 2017

TODAY: Ferry begins route between Russia and North Korea; Putin has first call with Macron; Sechin says Russia needs to extend Saudi cooperation beyond OPEC; Russia threatens Canada with retaliation after it adopts own version of the Magnitsky Act...
May 16, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – May 16, 2017

TODAY: Putin says cannot yet say whether he will seek reelection next year, blames cyberattack on US, endorses OPEC cuts extension; Prosecutor General refuses to investigate Medvedev corruption claims; Navalny’s protest fine upheld; Trump allegedl...
May 15, 2017

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

TODAY: Russia suffers massive cyber attack; settlement reached with US authorities in controversial money laundering case just days before trial; Trump blames Comey firing on “Russia thing”; Tillerson says no doubt about Russian election interfere...
May 12, 2017

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

TODAY: Putin orders government to create new Internet controls; Pokémon Youtuber given suspended sentence; activists detained over Chechnya gay rights petition; Rosneft acquisition of Essar delayed; Kremlin speaks optimistically about US relations...
May 9, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – May 9, 2017

TODAY: Putin congratulates Macron on French Presidency win as Russian media trashes him; no concrete links between French election hack and Russia, says Forbes; US national security adviser at risk of Russia blackmail, says colleague; Russian wars...
May 8, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – May 8, 2017

TODAY: Macron defeats Russia favourite in French presidential elections, emails leaked just before campaign blackout attributed to Russian group; protests in Moscow mark anniversary of Putin’s third presidential term; Russia-led Syria ceasefire se...
May 5, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – May 5, 2017

TODAY: Head of US military in Europe describes Russia as an existential threat; US implements new fund against Russian aggression; German intelligence agency accuses Russia of amassing data ahead of election; Russia agrees on Syria “safe zones”; P...
May 4, 2017

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – May 4, 2017

TODAY: Navalny embezzlement conviction upheld, blocking presidential bid, he says will run anyway, appeal to Constitution Court and ECHR; law enforcement ignores zelyonka attacks; intensification of Chechen persecution of gays; Russia and Turkey r...