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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2018-#180
Tuesday, 16 October 2018

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1. Russia Matters: Paul Saunders, Skepticism About US Intentions and Other Enduring Consequences of Russia’s 1993 Crisis.
2. Sputnik: Both Sides Were Shooting Crazily’: Canadian Journo Recalls Russia’s 1993 Crisis. (Fred Weir) [sputniknews.com/interviews/201810031068547154-russia-journalist-russia-1993/]
3. Russia Reviewed: Some grime off the lens. (re Inside Russian Politics by Edwin Bacon)
4. Moscow Times: Majority of Russians Favor China, Dislike U.S. – Poll.
5. Moscow Times: More Ukrainians Hold Positive Views of Russia Than Negative, Poll Says.
6. www.rt.com: US repeatedly rejected Russian offer of mutual non-interventionism pact – diplomat.
6. www.rt.com: US repeatedly rejected Russian offer of mutual non-interventionism pact – diplomat.
7. Paul Goble: Russians Will Suffer in Five Serious Ways from Global Warming, Kuvaldin Says.
8. TASS: Putin comments on state of Russia’s economy.
9. www.rt.com: Russian economy stable thanks to soaring foreign reserves – Putin.
10. Wall Street Journal: U.S. Sanctions Give Russian Economy an Unintended Boost. For months, rising dollar-denominated oil prices, falling ruble have worked in Moscow’s benefit.
11. Financial Times: Corporate Russia feels insulated from sanctions. Companies restructure and pivot away from western finance to soften impact
12. Intellinews.com: Ben Aris, Russia Inc is more profitable than in 2008 and heading for a record-breaking current account surplus.
13. Forbes: Kenneth Rapoza, Russia’s Whole Economy Is Based On Worst-Case Scenarios.
14. TASS: Nezavisimaya Gazeta: World Bank promises Russia radiant digital future.
15. TASS: Izvestia: Global investors plan to pour $40 bln into the Russian economy.
16. Vesti.ru: Medvedev: Investment in Russia Has Recovered, Improved Even – Economy Growing Despite Sanctions.
17. Bear Market Brief: Medvedev meeting with foreign investors.
18. TASS: Russia will not close itself off from global market – Medvedev.
19. www.rt.com: Russia hammering out secret plan to rid economy of US dollar.
20. Carnegie Moscow Center: Gleb Kuznetsov, Chavismo, Russian Style: The Winners of Russia’s Regional Elections. The opposition victors in Russian regional elections were not anti-establishment liberals but traditionalists and paternalists, unhappy with the Kremlin’s modernization agenda.
22. Bear Market Brief: Russians seem readier for change.
23. Bloomberg; Leonid Bershidsky, Putin’s Tough-Guy Act Is Getting Old. Russians want economic fairness, not a strong guiding hand, research shows.
24. RFE/RL: ‘They’ve Stolen Everything’: In Russia’s Far East, Dreams Deferred Amid Grim Mood Over Pension Reform.
25. Moscow Times: Acceptance of Corruption Has Grown in Russia Under Putin, Report Suggests.
26. Bear Market Brief: Kudrin inserts himself into foreign policy debate.
27. Dances With Bears: Joh Helmer, KREMLIN ENDORSES KUDRIN CAPITULATION TO US “RESTRICTIONS. [johnhelmer.net/kremlin-endorses-kudrin-capitulation-to-us-restrictions/#more-19903]
28. Irrussianality: Paul Robinson, CONSERVATISM AND RUSSIAN IR THEORY.
29. TASS: Deterioration of US-Russia relations negatively affects international security – diplomat.
30. Russia Matters: Timothy Colton on Russia: Insights and Recommendations. (excerpt)
31. Wall Street Journal: Extremists Hold Out in Syria as Russia Tries to Avoid More Fighting. An extremist group fails to abide by a diplomatic deal between Moscow and Ankara to demilitarize rebel-held Idlib.
32. TASS: Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Assad’s potential mop-up operation in Idlib looms over terrorists.
33. Russia in Global Affairs: Grigory Lukyanov and Ruslan Mamedov, Russia and Turkey: Approaches to Regional Security in the Middle East. (excerpt) [eng.globalaffairs.ru/book/Russia-and-Turkey-Approaches-to-Regional-Security-in-the-Middle-East-19790]
34. Asia Times: Abhishek Mohanty, ‘America First’ rhetoric brings India, Russia closer.
35. Washington Post: The Kremlin’s comeback. Thirty years after the Soviet Union’s humiliating defeat in Afghanistan, Moscow wants back in.
36. Intellinews.com: Ukrainian Orthodox church wins approval to break away from the Moscow Church.
37. TASS: Media: Russian Church breaks ties with Constantinople over Ukraine crisis.
38. Meduza: The Russian Orthodox Church has broken ties with Orthodoxy’s leader. Here’s what that’s all about.
40. TASS: Ukrainian experts warn of disastrous consequences of church autocephaly.
41. Intellinews.com: IMF ranks Ukraine as Europe’s poorest country.
42. The Unz Review: Anatoly Karlin, 31 Steps for the Ukraine. (excerpt) [unz.com/akarlin/31-steps-for-ukraine/]
43. www.opendemocracy.net: Denys Gorach, Entrepreneurs of political violence: the varied interests and strategies of the far-right in Ukraine. For Ukraine’s far right, violence has become a source of influence and power. (excerpt)
44. The Blog Mire: Rob Slane, Lady Justice Sits Down With a Stiff Drink to Consider Her Next Career Move. (re Bellingcat) [theblogmire.com/lady-justice-sits-down-with-a-stiff-drink-to-consider-her-next-career-move/]

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