BRICS Report: Russia

Unhappiness around demise of Moscow’s 5-storey buildings

Moscow citizens are worried about the mayor's program of tearing down five-floor houses. Moscow city authorities are to tear down about 8,000 blocks of flats built in the 1950s and 1960s in a major clearance programme that will involve rehousing 1.6 million people in the coming years, it's reported.

 

Navalny risks losing eye sight after chemical attack

Alexey Navalny, Russia's most important opposition leader, was attacked with brilliant green (a medicine ointment) and risks losing sight in one eye. There were many similar attacks during the last couple of years.

 

Russian politicians increasingly disenchanted with Trump

Russian politicians have responded to news Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor has resigned over communications with the country, accusing the President of “Russophobia”.

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