RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents :: JRL 2016-204 :: Wednesday, 2 November 2016

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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2016-#204
Wednesday, 2 November 2016
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1. Rossiyskaya Gazeta: Ex-ambassador to US examines causes of Russia’s tensions with USA. (Vladimir Lukin)
2. Russia Direct: Understanding the new dynamic of Russia-West confrontation. Think tank review: In October Russian experts offered their assessments on the potential outcome of the U.S. presidential election and took a closer look at whether the level of Russia’s confrontation with the West is growing.
3. The Nation: Stephen Cohen, The Imperative of De-Demonizing Vladimir Putin. The personal vilification of Russia’s president is propelling the new Cold War toward hot war, poisoning American politics, and degrading US media.
4. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Russians gather in Moscow to read out names of Stalin’s victims. Every year on Oct. 29, Moscow residents line up for the microphone for hours to take part in “The Return of the Names,” a memorial event to honor the victims of Stalin’s repressions.
5. The Guardian (UK): Mary Dejevsky, Why is MI5 making such a fuss about Russia? Putin may have played a weak hand well, but it’s still a weak hand. Here are a few reasons Andrew Parker might be keen to maintain Russia’s position as bogeyman-in-chief.
6. Sputnik: Putin’s Top Security Advisor Lays Out Vision of Global Security in 5 Easy Steps. (Nikolai Patrushev)
7. www.rt.com: Bryan MacDonald, Russia so determined to invade Europe it’s slashing defense spending by 30 percent.
8. Interfax: Two-thirds of Russians opposed to introduction of mandatory voting in elections – poll.
9. BBC Monitoring: Russian press views prison abuse.
10. www.rt.com: HIV ‘epidemic’: Official says nearly every 50th resident of Russian Urals city infected.
11. Stratfor.com: Being Russian in Putin’s Russia. Russia is still struggling to define itself nearly a century after the Soviet Union was established.
12. Rethinking Russia: Ivan Kapitonov, From the Crisis to Cautious Economic Growth in Russia.
13. Reuters: Russia’s oil output in Oct hits new post-Soviet era high.
14. Bloomberg: Putin’s Maverick Adviser Defies Nabiullina With $64 Billion Plan. (Sergei Glazyev)
15. Bear Market Brief: Aaron Schwartzbaum, A Pension to Detail: Russia’s Pension System and its Challenges.
16. ValueWalk: Mattias Westman, Prosperity Capital Management: Misinformation About Russia In The Mainstream Media. (re Thomas Friedman)
17. PR Week: Russia seeks PR agencies to improve image abroad.
18. Reuters: James Bamford, Don’t be so sure Russia hacked the Clinton emails. (DJ: A very important piece.)
19. Washington Post: Callum Borchers, Flood of scoops about Donald Trump and Russia adds up to…not much.
20. Bloomberg: Russia Urges New U.S. President to Avoid Escalation Over Syria.
21. The National Interest: TNI Staff, Stop Running This Ad, Secretary Clinton. Given its own record on Russia, you might think that the Clinton camp would be more careful about trying to have it both ways.
22. RFE/RL: Moldova’s Pro-Moscow Presidential Front-Runner Says Open To EU Partnership.
23. Russia Matters is live! www.russiamatters.org
24. Russia Matters: Simon Saradzhyan, European Security Reform Holds Key to Breaking Stalemate in Ukraine.
25. Interfax-Ukraine: Survey shows Poroshenko not supported by 73% of Ukrainians, Cabinet – by 79%, Parliament – by 87%.
26. Awful Avalanche: Ukrainian Nazis: The Horror That Will Not Die.
27. www.foreignpolicy.com: Matthew Luxmoore, The Brief Life and Slow Death of Ukrainian Journalism. An independent news channel wanted to revolutionize Ukrainian media. But not all Ukrainians were in the mood for the truth.
28. AFP: Ukraine officials declare jaw-dropping riches.
29. New York Times: In Ukraine, Not Even the Top Banker Trusts the Banks.