RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2015-#40 table of contents with links :: Saturday 28 February 2015

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Johnson’s Russia List JRL 2015-#40 :: Saturday 28 February 2015
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1. Financial Times: Kathrin Hille and Courtney Weaver, Russia: Left out in the cold. With an economy shrinking, the opposition should be thriving, but the truth is very different.

2. Euromaidan Press: The Warmonger: a video by Nemtsov proving Putin’s involvement in the war in Donbas. (July 2014)

3. Reuters: Death threats and a late night dinner before Russia’s Nemtsov was shot dead.

4. The Daily Telegraph (UK): Poroshenko: Nemtsov planned to reveal Russian links to Ukraine conflict.

5. Democracy & Freedom Watch: Saakashvili hints Putin may be behind Nemtsov murder.

6. Kyiv Post: Ukrainians mourn Nemtsov, friend of Ukraine.

7. Paul Goble: Putin Will Likely Attack a NATO Country Next, Portnikov Says.

8. Wall Street Journal editorial: The Murder of Boris Nemtsov. Another Putin opponent is killed by unknown assailants.

9. RFE/RL: Brian Whitmore, Putin’s ‘Hybrid’ Great Terror.

10. Moscow Times: Analysts Blame Nemtsov’s Death on Russia’s ‘Legitimized Hate’

11. Bloomberg: Nemtsov’s Murder Shakes Russian Opposition.

12. Kyiv Post: Yanukovych’s ally Chechetov commits suicide under house arrest.

13. Interfax: Moscow admin allows Nemtsov mourning procession.

14. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Nemtsov murder: Shock and condemnation in Russia and abroad.

15. Russia Direct: Michael Slobodchikoff, Who is behind the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov? The unfortunate murder of Russia’s prominent opposition figure and vocal critic of the Kremlin brings about a lot of conspiracy theories.

16. www.rt.com: Everything will be done to punish those behind ‘vile’ murder of Nemtsov – Putin.

17. The National Interest: Nicolai Petro, Boris Nemtsov’s Battle against Putin. It is likely that Boris Nemtsov’s tragic death will have little lasting impact on Russian politics.

18. http://readrussia.com: Mark Adomanis, The Murder of Boris Nemtsov.

19. Sean Guillory (facebook): Nemtsov.

20. Interfax: Gorbachev: Nemtsov murder a scheme to provoke political trouble in Russia.

21. Sputnik: Nemtsov’s Murder May Be Used to Fuel Western Hostility Against Russia.

22. The Vineyard of the Saker: Good news out of Russia – even the “non-system” opposition refuses to blame the Kremlin.

23. www.rt.com: What impact will Nemtsov’s death have on Russian opposition? (interview with Dmitry Babich)

24. Sputnik: Russia, EU at Risk of Political Violence in Wake of Nemtsov’s Murder.

25. The National Interest: Nikolas Gvosdev, No Exit: Nemstov’s Murder Will Heighten U.S.-Russia Standoff. Nemtsov’s murder makes it far less likely that the U.S. and Russia will normalize ties so long as Putin remains in power.

26. Window on Eurasia/The Interpreter: Paul Goble, Nemtsov Feared Putin Would Kill Him and Now the Kremlin Leader Has.

27. Washington Post editorial: Boris Nemtsov’s murder is another dark sign for Russia.