RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents :: JRL 2016-106 :: Monday, 13 June 2016

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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2016-#106
Monday, 13 June 2016

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1. The Daily Mail (UK): Ruthless thugs symbolise new Russia.
2. www.rt.com: UEFA to sanction Russia over stadium violence, threatens disqualification for English, Russian teams.
3. TASS: Putin offers condolences to Obama, all Americans over Orlando tragedy.
4. Interfax: Day of Russia symbolizes unity of people – Putin.
5. Kremlin.ru: Speech at the official reception to mark the national holiday Russia Day.
6. Rethinking Russia: Russia Day.
7. http://therealnews.com: NATO Exercises Encircling Russia: U.S. Might be Sleepwalking into a Doomsday Scenario. (interview with Richard Sakwa)
8. American Committee on East-West Accord: Vladimir Brovkin, On ‘Russian Assertiveness’ in Foreign Policy.
9. Russia Direct: Stanislav Tkachenko, The meaning of Alexey Kudrin’s return. What does the return of the former finance minister and deputy prime minister of Russia mean for Russian business and political forces inside the country, as well as for the West?
10. Intellinews.com: Mark Galeotti, Nationalists versus Putin.
11. Rethinking Russia: The Failure of the Primaries in the Russian Non-Parliamentary Opposition.
12. Atlantic Council: Challenging Putin at the Ballot Box. Russian opposition leader cites importance of participation in parliamentary election. (Vladimir Kara-Murza)
13. Paul Goble: West Must Again Shift from Containing Russia’s Leaders to Defeating Them, Pastukhov Says.
14. www.politico.eu: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Plan for life after Vladimir Putin. A new generation of Russian politicians needs Europe’s unified support.
15. Bloomberg: Leonid Ragozin, Putin’s Core Support Begins to Waver. Working-class Russians hurt by recession look for someone to blame-in an election year.
16. www.rt.com: Upper House chair claims Russians ready for female president.
17. www.opendemocracy.net: Alexey Kovalev, Life after facts: how Russian state media defines itself through negation. The image of “Russian propaganda” as a powerful machine where all cogs and wheels work in harmony is not entirely accurate – and here’s why.
18. www.rt.com editorial: On BBC fear mongering & Russia’s unproven guilt.
19. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Chink of light as World Bank improves forecast for Russian economy. Russian analysts cite the rise in oil prices and economic reforms, including the devaluation of the ruble, among the main reasons for the recent improvement in the country’s economic performance.
20. Intellinews.com: Falling inflation will allow more Russian rate cuts.
21. Forbes.com: Kenneth Rapoza, Putin’s Central Banker Does It Again.
22. http://theduran.com: Alexander Mercouris, Russia Cuts Interest Rates.
23. www.rt.com: Washington snubs Russia’s economic forum, EU’s Juncker to attend.
24. US-Russia Business Council: EU To Fully Reassess Sanctions In December?
25. Moscow Times: Russians Are Struggling to Afford Medication.
26. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, With vacation options limited, Russians return to Black Sea ‘Riviera.’ Turkey, Egypt, and other favorite vacation spots are out of reach these days for Russians. But the north coast of the Black Sea, spanning from Crimea to Sochi to Abkhazia, offers an affordable alternative.
27. New York Times: The Saturday Profile, A Russian Cybersleuth Battles the ‘Dark Ages’ of the Internet. (Eugene V. Kaspersky)
28. www.foreignpolicy.com: Millionaire Tries to Stop Documentary Claiming to Tell the True Story of Russia’s Missing $230 Million. (William Browder)
29. Sputnik: NATO Chief Reveals Buildup in Eastern Europe, Increased Defense Spending.
30. Reuters: Nervous Baltics on War Footing as NATO Tries to Deter Russia.
31. Russia Beyond the Headlines; How Finland became a battleground in the Russia-NATO information war. From internet ‘trolls’ to strategic communication: RBTH investigates how competing narratives from Russia and NATO are manipulating the information space and public debate in Finland to influence the country’s policy of neutrality.
32. http://theduran.com:” Alexander Mercouris, Russia and Iran Edge Closer. The opening of a $5 billion credit line provided by Russia to Iran signals rapidly strengthening ties.
33. Valdai Discussion Club: Vijay Sakhuja, MOSCOW NEED NOT WORRY ABOUT INDIA-US PARTNERSHIP. There is a perception that India’s foreign policy is fast gravitating towards the United States as the primary actor for implementing political, economic and strategic agendas.
34. http://theduran.com: Peter Lavelle, Russia and Brexit – Cutting Through the Propaganda.
35. www.rt.com: ARD has ‘no proof’ of its allegations against Russian athletes – Russian Athletics Federation lawyer.
36. Moscow Times: Banned Russian Runners Struggle to Keep Their Careers Afloat.
37. Russia Direct: Dmitri Elkin, Summer 2016 reading list on Russia. Wondering how to expand your knowledge about Russia over the summer? Here are some books that will help you learn more about the country, from art to the history of Russia’s imperial dynasty.
38. Washington Post: David Hoffman, When Russia glimpsed freedom for a moment. (re THE INVENTION OF RUSSIA From Gorbachev’s Freedom to Putin’s War by Arkady Ostrovsky)
39. Sarah Lindemann-Komarova: The Westernization of Higher Education in Russia: Novosibirsk State University and its Students 1992 and Today. Part 1.

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