Russia

May 5, 2014

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – May 5, 2014

TODAY: 42 pro-Russian protesters killed in Southern Ukraine, avengers storm police station; Ukraine blames Russia, Russia blames the West; civil war on the cards? Russia accuses West of blocking information; Sanpower group moves department store t...
May 5, 2014

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – May 5, 2014

TODAY: 42 pro-Russian protesters killed in Southern Ukraine, avengers storm police station; Ukraine blames Russia, Russia blames the West; civil war on the cards? Russia accuses West of blocking information; Sanpower group moves department store t...
May 1, 2014

Putin’s Revolution Lacks Strategic Vision

While we make look at the revolution in Kiev which toppled President Viktor Yanukovych as the event which set off the chain reaction leading to the impending loss of Eastern Ukraine, the history books are likely to look back on another revolution ...
April 30, 2014

What Western Sanctions Say About Russia

I am always wary when failure is declared long ahead of a completed attempt, but that has generally been the reaction to the latest rounds of expanded sanctions being applied to Russia by the U.S. government. On Monday, Washington announced sancti...
April 30, 2014

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 30, 2014

TODAY: Moscow mulls retaliatory sanctions; Gazprom warns of possible export disruption; Luhansk latest city in Ukraine to fall to Russian separatists; tight new blogging laws; fire kills 10 at arms depot. The Foreign Ministry has asserted that Mos...
April 15, 2014

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 15, 2014

TODAY: Separatists riot and seize buildings across Ukraine; Putin and Lavrov deny Russian involvement; economy suffering; Putin to take a pay rise; UN report says Russia rigged Crimea referendum; Russian jets nearing US and Japanese territory. Pro...
April 15, 2014

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 15, 2014

TODAY: Separatists riot and seize buildings across Ukraine; Putin and Lavrov deny Russian involvement; economy suffering; Putin to take a pay rise; UN report says Russia rigged Crimea referendum; Russian jets nearing US and Japanese territory. Pro...
April 14, 2014

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 14, 2014

TODAY: Ukraine’s acting president says it’s war; deaths on both sides as Kiev meets pro-Russian separatists with force; Russia calls emergency UN meeting, quarrels ensue; Naftogaz suspends gas payments; thousands protest in favour of media freedom...
April 14, 2014

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 14, 2014

TODAY: Ukraine’s acting president says it’s war; deaths on both sides as Kiev meets pro-Russian separatists with force; Russia calls emergency UN meeting, quarrels ensue; Naftogaz suspends gas payments; thousands protest in favour of media freedom...
April 11, 2014

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 11, 2014

TODAY: Satellite images show troops on Ukraine border; Putin warns EU of gas shortage in event of cuts, says Crimea was a last-minute decision; Shuvalov says sanctions won’t influence policy; Council of Europe votes to withdraw Russia voting right...