RUSSIA & UKRAINE: Johnson’s Russia List contents with links :: 2014-#49 :: Friday, 7 March 2014

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Johnson’s Russia List :: 2014-#49 :: 7 March 2014
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1. www.russiatoday.com: Putin to Obama: Russian-American relations shouldn’t be sacrificed for differences over intl problems.
2. Moscow News: Most Russians believe women should stay at home.
3. R-Sport: Sochi Paralympics herald sea change for Russia’s disabled – IPC.
4. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, Does Putin really want Crimea within Russia? Maybe not. The Crimean parliament declared its intention to become Russian territory, and will hold a referendum soon. But the Kremlin may have more to gain if Crimea remains within Ukraine.
5. Russia Direct/Kommersant-Vlast: Who influenced the Kremlin’s policy in Ukraine? Who exactly in Russia tried to influence the decision-making on Ukraine and how? And what motivated these players?
6. www.russiatoday.com: Alexey Yaroshevsky, Glory to Ukraine, glory to Russia, glory to ALL the heroes.(RT reporter in Kyiv)
7. New York Times: Russia Experts See Thinning Ranks’ Effect on U.S. Policy.
8. Moscow Times: What the Papers Say, March 7, 2014.
9. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Lavrov keeps his cool during Ukraine discussions in Europe.
10. The Guardian (UK): Agreement on the Settlement of Crisis in Ukraine – full text. (February 21 agreement)
11. Washington Post: Mikheil Saakashvili, When Putin invaded my country.
12. ITAR-TASS: Georgian PM warns Ukraine against heeding Saakashvili’s advice.
13. Washington Post: Fred Hiatt, Will the West let Putin off the hook?
14. CNN.com: Leaked call raises questions about who was behind sniper attacks in Ukraine.
15. The Daily Telegraph (UK): Ukraine crisis: March 5 as it happened. “Our correspondent, Damien McElroy, has spoken to the doctor at the centre of the claims that snipers that shot people in Kiev were hired by Maidan leaders.”
16. The Voice of Russia: Russia hopes UN will help launch probe into Kiev snipers row – Russia’s UN envoy.
17. The Independent (UK): Mary Dejevsky, Ukraine crisis: If we treat Vladimir Putin as a leader who wants to grab Russia’s empire back, we will be inviting him to do exactly that. A Cold War bogey of Putin and Putin’s Russia is lodged in Western minds.
18. Russia Direct: Russian (think) tanks intervene in Ukraine. Russian think tanks attempt to isolate the key factors influencing Ukraine’s future and assess the legacy of outgoing US Ambassador Michael McFaul.
19. Interfax: Events in east Ukraine, Crimea have nothing to do with Russia – Peskov.
20. New York Times: Moscow Signals It Will Embrace Crimean Move for Secession.
21. Interfax: Interests of ethnic Russians in Crimea should be protected better – poll.
22. Moskovskiy Komsomolets: Mikhail Rostovskiy, Do the Russians Want War? What Russia Is Really Seeking in Ukraine.
23. http://jackmatlock.com: Jack Matlock, Russia Should Leave Crimea in Ukraine.
24. Carnegie Moscow Center: Alexey Malashenko, Crimea’s Tatar Factor.
25. Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: Exclusive: First International Interview With Acting President of Ukraine. (Oleksandr Turchynov)
26. AP: Ukraine oligarchs get key posts in bid for unity.
27. Kyiv Post: Poroshenko tops new presidential poll.
28. Moscow Times: Who Does Putin Want as Ukrainian President?
29. www.russiatoday.com: Russia hits back at US ‘barefaced cynicism and double standards’ over Ukraine.
30. Haaretz (Israel): Ariel Danieli, From Washington to Moscow, everyone is lying about what’s happening in Ukraine. Putin’s statement about the crisis was full of distortions and manipulations. But in an usual paper meant to expose them, the U.S. State Department offered its own share of inaccuracies and half-truths.
31. Interfax: Western support for Ukrainian coup led to collapse of intl law – Peskov.
32. The White House: Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on Executive Order on Ukraine.
33. Russia Beyond the Headlines/RBC Daily: How might sanctions affect Russia? Economic sanctions, if they are carried out, could affect a variety of Russian industries, but Russia’s international partners could be hurt as well.
34. Reuters: Poll Shows Germans Lack Enthusiasm for Russia Sanctions.
35. Bloomberg editorial: Punishing Putin Will Hurt the U.S. and Europe, Too.
36. Business New Europe: Tim Ash, The west has found a stick, but what about carrot?
37. Business New Europe: Ben Aris, COMMENT: Sanctions – not.
38. Moscow Times: Philip M. Halperin, Ruble Being Punished for Economy, Not Ukraine.
39. Business New Europe: East Capital, No exodus from Russian funds despite the Ukraine situation.
40. Moscow Times: Josh Cohen, U.S. Threats Against Putin Will Only Backfire.
41. The Globalist: Anatol Lieven, A Peace Plan for Ukraine. What does it take to let reason prevail?
42. www.russiatoday.com: Margarita Simonyan, About Abby Martin, Liz Wahl and media wars.
43. www.foreignpolicy.com: Leon Aron, The Front Lines on Russia’s Home Front. Vladimir Putin didn’t invade Ukraine because he could. He did it because he had to.
44. www.lobelog.com: Robert Hunter, Past Mistakes and the Ukraine Crisis.
45. http://johnhelmer.net: John Helmer, THE UKRAINIAN PYRAMID PRESIDENT OBAMA BUILT.
46. The Economist editorial: Crisis in Ukraine. Kidnapped by the Kremlin. The West can punish Putin’s Russia for its belligerence in Ukraine. But only if it is prepared to pay a price.
47. www.politifact.com: The Truth-O-Meter Says. Did Vladimir Putin call the breakup of the USSR ‘the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century?’