Russia

August 14, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Aug 14, 2015

TODAY: Four more countries added to import ban list; CEC surprises opposition by allowing Parnas to stand in Kostroma; supermodel’s sister in cafe incident draws attention to plight of the disabled; Lavrov holds talks with Syrian National Co...
August 12, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Aug 12, 2015

TODAY: Think tank report warns scale of NATO and Russia war games will increase likelihood of conflict; military exercises act as trade show for Russian defence; Dutch investigators find possible evidence of BUK system in MH17 crash; E.U. fears fo...
August 11, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Aug 11, 2015

TODAY: Economy takes turn for the worse as second quarter data shows dramatic decline; Putin attempts to stave off ruble worries; Maria Zakharova becomes first female Foreign Ministry spokesman; Moscow asserts Washington must abandon military defe...
August 10, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Aug 10, 2015

TODAY: Opposition activists in Siberia end hunger strike; Western journalists find their work unknowingly republished in Russia; Moscow suspected of organising cyber attack on U.S. military; Iranian general’s controversial trip to Moscow; Ru...
August 7, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Aug 7, 2015

TODAY: Russia incinerates foreign food products, sparking outrage across the country; condom restriction to improve choice of partner, official says; Russia main hack suspect in U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff attack; Duma bill to allow confiscation of...
August 6, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Aug 6, 2015

TODAY: Khodorkovsky’s father summoned for questioning; Russia threatens to retaliate if U.S. freezes assets for Yukos shareholders; activist investigated for extremism over Crimea comments; Vailsyeva whereabouts spark rumours; Pew survey reveals g...
August 3, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Aug 3, 2015

TODAY: Gay rights protest in St Petersburg ends in detentions; Kremlin dislikes gay emojis; luxury watch clocked at Peskov wedding; Orthodox Church’s sway in heritage sector causing concern; majority of citizens favor censoring Internet shou...
July 31, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 31, 2015

TODAY: Rouble falling again; Central Bank to slow rate cuts; U.S. extends anti-Russia sanctions; France and Russia agree over Mistral refund; new Polish leader wants NATO protection; Venediktov and Chesonokov in the news; Litvinenko murder describ...
July 30, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 30, 2015

TODAY: Russia vetoes United Nations MH17 tribunal resolution; Kremlin defends ‘undesirables’ law; Parnas leader and activists briefly detained in Novosibirsk; LGBT website founder fined;  Central Bank halting foreign currency purchases to boost re...
July 28, 2015

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 28, 2015

TODAY: Putin defends decisions, hopes for more European independence, says Blatter deserves a Nobel Prize; Parnas rejection due to obstacles aimed at opposition, says Navalny;  Russia follows through with Dutch tulip ban, threatens to destroy bann...