RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents :: JRL 2016-158 :: Friday, 26 August 2016

Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2016-#158
Friday, 26 August 2016
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1. The Nation: Sarah Lindemann-Komarova, How A Siberian Mom Took on Politics as Usual in Russia and Won. In Siberia, Natalia Pinus is taking on established political forces and challenging the idea that Russian democracy is no more than a puppet show.
2. www.rt.com: No Duma shake-up in September elections, NGO predicts.
3. Levada.ru: Russians’ political engagement shrinking, poll shows.
4. Rossiyskaya Gazeta: Russian paper views state of parties as elections near. (Alexandra Beluza)
5. Intellinews.com: Russians ready for more status quo in ‘mouse-proof’ elections.
6. BBC Monitoring: Russian election debate: Roads, “Yeltsinism” and Putin.
7. BBC Monitoring: Russian election debate: Agriculture and food security.
8. BBC Monitoring: Russia: Guide to parliamentary election 18 Sep 2016. (excerpts)
9. Russia Insider: Excellent 2015 Russian Primetime TV Documentary About Putin – Now on Youtube.
10. Forbes.com: Kenneth Rapoza, Putin In The Poor House?
11. Awful Avalanche: Who Is the Richest Man in Russia?
12. Sputnik: World’s Top Breadbasket: Russia Becoming Leading Wheat Exporter Beating EU, US.
13. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Businessman takes hostages in Moscow bank in desperate plea to Putin. On Aug. 24, a bankrupt businessman took the staff and customers of a bank in downtown Moscow hostage in a bid to attract the attention of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the plight of those in his position.
14. Izvestia: Commentator slams Russia’s Paralympic exclusion as “fascism.” (Alexei Martynov)
15. Forbes.com: Ron Katz, Mass Punishment Of Russian Paralympians Raises Serious Ethical Questions.
16. The National Interest: Ted Galen Carpenter, Biden’s Baltic Bombast.
17. Russia Direct: Andrei Korobkov, The Cold War mentality and the US presidential campaign. Donald Trump’s foreign policy statements – especially those about Russia – may appear awkward and naïve, but they actually display an intuitive understanding of how the world has changed in the post-Cold War era.
18. Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting: Adam Johnson, Stoking Russia Panic for Partisan Gain Will Have a Long-Term Price for Peace.
19. Washington Babylon: Paul Starobin, Trump, the Manchurian Candidate: One of Election 2016’s crudest smears.
20. Wall Street Journal: U.S., Russia Discuss Syria Cooperation Plan. Officials see hope of reducing violence and creating atmosphere for political transition.
21. Russia Direct: Alexander Sotnichenko, What the Turkish offensive in Syria means for Russia. Turkey has opened up a new front in Syria, which could further prolong and complicate the war, adding to the losses suffered by both Russia and Iran.
22. TASS: Russians losing interest in Ukrainian affairs – poll.
23. www.rt.com: Bryan MacDonald, Modern Ukraine is 25 yrs old, but is it actually independent?
24. Newsweek.com: PUTIN WANTS UKRAINE FOR HIS ‘RUSSIAN EMPIRE,’ WARNS PRESIDENT POROSHENKO.
25. http://theduran.com: Adam Garrie, Here’s why Petro Poroshenko’s threats should be taken seriously. Whilst Ukraine has no power to make good on Poroshenko’s threats, they are a clear sign that no will to peace exists in Kiev.
26. Fort Russ: Don’t mess with Donbass: Massive Russian military drills send warning to Ukraine.
27. Paul Goble: Putin has Degraded Russian Political Discourse to Level of ‘Pathological Ravings,’ Piontkovky Says.