RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents :: JRL 2016-211 :: Monday, 14 November 2016
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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2016-#211
Monday, 14 November 2016
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1. RFE/RL: Brian Whitmore, Putin Weaponizes Democracy.c
2. www.rt.com: Russian anxiety over international tensions on the increase – poll.
3. New York Times: Russian Pukhov, Russia Isn’t Actually That Happy About Trump’s Victory.
4. New York Times editorial: The Danger of Going Soft on Russia.
5. Washington Post: David Filipov, A less-belligerent Russia might emerge with Trump’s victory. At least for a while.
6. BBC Monitoring: Russian press still gripped by results of US election.
7. TASS: No one expects swift improvement of Russian-US relations after Trump’s victory – Peskov.
8. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Just how pro-Russian will the Trump administration actually be? Donald Trump has made a name for himself over the last few months as an advocate of improving relations with Russia. However, there are a number of people with contrary views among those who may form part of his administration – so what can we expect?
9. Komsomolskaya Pravda: Expert says Trump and Putin may become friends. (Valery Solovey)
10. Russia Beyond the Headlines: 8 things that connect Donald Trump with Russia. A beauty contest, campaign advisors, vodka…and Christopher Columbus? What links does new U.S. president Donald Trump have to Russia?
11. Gazeta.ru: Experts view possibility of early presidential vote in Russia.
12. TASS: Russian PM says Trump’s victory not to affect macroeconomic forecast.
13. Russia Beyond the Headlines: World Bank upgrades its forecast for the Russian economy.
14. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Gazeta.ru: Net capital outflow from Russia drops significantly.
15. TASS: Central Bank anticipates remaining anti-Russia sanctions.
16. BBC Monitoring: Doctor again finds no injuries on jailed Russian activist. (Ildar Dadin)
17. Paul Globe: Trump May Take a Far Tougher Line against Russia than Obama has But It Will Be Different, Arbatov Says.
18. Valdai Discussion Club: DONALD TRUMP’S VICTORY GIVES RUSSIAN-US RELATIONS A CHANCE. (Reinhard Krumm, Angela Stent, Richard Sakwa, Alexander Rahr)
19. Valdai Discussion Club: Clifford Kupchan, US-RUSSIA RELATIONS UNDER DONALD TRUMP.
20. Russia Direct: Artem Kureev, A Trump presidency will have implications for NATO. Donald Trump could reassess America’s foreign policy priorities, and that would almost certainly lead to a new strategic role for NATO – including a greater emphasis on fighting terrorism abroad.
21. Financial Times: Gideon Rachman, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and the art of a deal with Russia. It is even possible that Kissinger, now 93, could play a role as adviser or intermediary.
22. www.rt.com: Putin: Russian military not threatening anybody, we are protecting our borders.
23. Kremlin.ru: Visit to Avtodizel plant (excerpt). (DJ: Compulsory reading for Russia experts.)
24. PONARS Eurasia: Dmitry Gorenburg, Russia’s Strategic Calculus: Threat Perceptions and Military Doctrine.
25. www.rt.com: Former ambassador McFaul ‘deliberately marred US-Russian relations’ – Russian FM spokeswoman.
26. Al-Monitor (Washington DC): Hamidreza Azizi, The Russian-Iranian alliance that wasn’t. Collaboration between Iran and Russia on regional matters is growing, but there are still major obstacles to a true Russian-Iranian alliance.
27. AP: Moldova Election: Pro-Russia Politician in Clear Win.
28. Rethinking Russia: Danielle Ryan, Moldova to choose between East and West.
29. New York Times: Pro-Russia Candidate Appears Likely to Win Bulgarian Presidency.
30. Fort Russ: Ukrainian politicians scramble to delete old anti-Trump posts.
31. Awful Avalanche: Rada Fight: Two Rounds, No Knock-Out.
32. Kyiv Post: Saakashvili seeks to come to power, jail Kolomoisky.
33. Interfax: Putin orders help for Ukrainian city of Henichesk with gas supplies.
34. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Are Ukrainian agents really trying to destabilize Crimea from within? Thmacroe Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) says it has detained another group of Ukrainian “saboteurs” in Crimea. The Ukrainian side denies these reports. However, Russian observers claim that Ukraine is trying to destabilize the situation in Crimea and thus attract the West’s attention to the peninsula.
