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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2018-#64
Monday, 9 April 2018
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1. Irrussianality: Paul Robinson, BOOK REVIEW: EVERYDAY LAW IN RUSSIA.
2. Bear Market Brief: Russian stocks hit by massive sell off in wake of new sanctions.
3. http://theduran.com: Alexander Mercouris, Latest US sanctions on Russia: incitement to a coup and a new form of protectionism. The latest sanctions seem concerned as much with protecting the US’s economic positions as punishing Russia. [Text with links http://theduran.com/latest-us-sanctions-on-russia-incitement-coup-new-form-of-protectionism/]
4. Paul Goble: New Sanctions Won’t Spark Conspiracy Against Putin or Reverse His Policies, Shevtsova Says.
5. Meduza: Taking on Russia’s ‘oligarchs’ Meduza looks at the businessmen, state officials, and companies targeted in the latest U.S. sanctions. (excerpt)
6. Financial Times: Search for rationale behind US sanctions list. Selection may be warning to Moscow of how much damage new legislation could impose.
7. Bear Market Brief: Max Hess, Zapret a manger: Russia’s elites face growing sanctions pressure.
8. Wall Street Journal: U.S. Orders Americans to Leave Blacklisted Russian Firms. Policy comes alongside U.S. sanctions on oligarchs.
9. TASS: Izvestia: Moscow plans retaliatory measures against latest US Treasury sanctions move.
10. www.rt.com: Russia to Britain: ‘You can keep the criminals, but return the money’
11. Vesti.ru: Putin Makes Aggressive Move to Bust Up Monopolies, Warns Entrepreneurs Not to Abuse Their Position. [News video with English subtitles vesti.ru/doc.html?id=3005051&cid=4441]
12. Interfax: Moscow urges London to explain situation surrounding visa for Victoria Skripal – Foreign Ministry.
13. http://theduran.com: Alexander Mercouris, Skripal case: Russia counter-attacks; Britain responds by tightening access to Yulia Skripal. Britain struggles to respond to Russia’s diplomatic counter-offensive, stonewalls all Russian attempts to gain access to Yulia Skripal. (excerpt) [Full text with links theduran.com/skripal-case-russia-counter-attacks-britain-responds-tightening-access-yulia-skripal/]
14. The Blogmire: Rob Slane, The Slowly Building Anger in the UK at the Government’s Handling of the Skripal Case. [Text with links theblogmire.com/the-slowly-building-anger-in-the-uk-at-the-governments-handling-of-the-skripal-case/]
15. Dances With Bears: John Helmer, SALISBURY HOSPITAL BECOMES SECRET RENDITION CENTER FOR YULIA SKRIPAL. (excerpt)
16. Awful Avalanche: Zakharova Reacts to Callous Liquidation of Skripal Animals. (excerpt) [Full text with links awfulavalanche.wordpress.com/2018/04/07/zakharova-reacts-to-callous-liquidation-of-skripal-animals/]
17. Consortiumnews.com: Caitlin Johnstone, UK’s Russia Narrative: A Verdict in Search of a Crime. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is on increasingly shaky ground when it comes to his bombastic accusations against Russia in the Skripal case. [Text with links consortiumnews.com/2018/04/07/the-uks-russia-narrative-a-verdict-in-search-of-a-crime/]
18. Moon of Alabama: The Best Explanation For The Skripal Drama Is Still…Food Poisoning. (excerpt) [Full text with links moonofalabama.org/2018/04/the-best-explanation-for-the-skripal-drama-is-food-poisoning.html#more]
19. Huffington Post (UK): This Is Why Russia Has Over 20 Explanations For The Skripal Poisoning. ‘A rich buffet of nonsense.’ (with Mark Galeotti) [Full text huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/russia-skripal-explanations_uk_5ac733abe4b09d0a11922dc9]
20. www.rt.com: CIA & MI6 may offer Skripals new IDs, relocation to Five Eyes country – report.
22. Washington Post: Expelled from Russia, U.S. diplomats bid a wistful farewell. (video)
23. Russia Beyond: Drop it all and quit everything: Why Russians choose to downshift. [Text with links rbth.com/lifestyle/327974-downshifting-russia]
24. Foreignpolicy.com: Dov Zakheim, Don’t Blame Russia. Blame Putin. The U.S. president has strong personal reasons to remain in the Russian leader’s good graces.
25. TASS: Kommersant: Douma chemical attack escalates already toxic Russian-US tensions.
26. Russia Insider: Douma Chemical Attack: Timeline of Facts so Far.
27. Wall Street Journal: Syrian Attack Sends Toxic Cloud Over Trump-Putin Ties. Efforts by the U.S. president to maintain a cordial relationship come under increased strain.
28. The Unz Review: Anatoly Karlin, Douma and Dumber. (excerpt) [Full text unz.com/akarlin/douma-and-dumber/]
29. Newsweek.com: NOW MATTIS ADMITS THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE ASSAD USED POISON GAS ON HIS PEOPLE. (February 2018)
30. http://usforeignpolicy.blogs.lalibre.be: Gilbert Doctorow, The Saker’s “Grim View”
[http://usforeignpolicy.blogs.lalibre.be/archive/2018/04/09/the-saker-s-grim-view-1165214.html]
31. Reuters: Arizona Election Database Targeted in 2016 by Criminals, Not Russia: Source.
32. Irrussianality: Paul Robinson, EXPELLED FOR TWEETING.
33. Russia International Affairs Council: Aleksandr Gushchin, Four Years of EU-Ukraine Association: Teething Problems or Permanent Crisis?
34. The Restless Russianist: Johannes Due Enstad, Russian volunteers in Ukraine and defensive mobilization.
35. The New Cold War: Halyna Mokrushyna, On the constitutionality of declaring unconstitutional the 2012 language law in Ukraine, and the prospects of a united Ukraine.

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