RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#125 contents with links :: Thursday 5 June 2014
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Johnson’s Russia List :: 2014-#125 :: 5 June 2014
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1. Wall Street Journal: Matthew Kaminski, The Battle on the New Russian Front. How Ukrainians united to turn back Kremlin rebels in one eastern city.
2. Reuters: Fog of war falls heavy after violence in eastern Ukraine region.
3. Interfax: Negative attitude to U.S., EU reaches its maximum in Russia – poll.
4. Interfax: Putin says Russian authorities “not connected to any particular person, including the incumbent president”
5. Kremlin.ru: Vladimir Putin’s interview with Radio Europe 1 and TF1 TV channel.
6. RIA Novosti: PREVIEW: Lavrov, Kerry to Talk Ukraine, Syria in Paris.
7. Bloomberg: Leaders Start Two Days of Ukraine Diplomacy With Putin.
8. ITAR-TASS: Russia’s Foreign Ministry confirms ambassador will return to Kiev.
9. Moscow Times: Putin to Take Center Stage Among Western Leaders in Normandy.
10. New York Times editorial: Standing Up to Mr. Putin.
11. Washington Post editorial: The West shows no willingness to defend freedom against Russia.
12. ITAR-TASS: Ukraine’s crisis marks climax of Western course towards Russia – Lavrov.
13. The White House: Remarks by President Obama and President-elect Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine After Bilateral Meeting.
14. The White House: FACT SHEET: U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine.
15. ITAR-TASS: Right Sector leader to take post in new Ukraine government.
16. World Socialist Web Site: Obama escalates NATO confrontation with Russia.
17. Reuters: U.S. to beef up Black Sea presence after Crimea crisis: Hagel.
18. ITAR-TASS: Russian analysts say US developed measures to deter Russia long before Ukrainian crisis.
19. Interfax: Disarming east Ukrainian militia not priority, tackle causes of conflict first – Russian Foreign Ministry.
19a. RIA Novosti: Poroshenko Wants ‘Dirtiest Work’ in East Ukraine Done Before Inauguration – DPR.
20. NBCnews.com: Pro-Russia Rebels in Ukraine Say Putin Gave Us ‘False Hope’
21. RIA Novosti: Kerry Demands Poroshenko Prove Russia’s Involvement in East Ukraine Events.
22. RIA Novosti: Kiev’s Use of Heavy Weapons in Crackdown Violates International Law – Russia.
23. New York Times: A Separatist Militia in Ukraine With Russian Fighters Holds a Key.
24. Wall Street Journal: Ukraine Considering Martial Law in East.
25. ITAR-TASS: Russia welcomes flow of refugees from Ukraine’s southeast.
26. Moscow Times: Stephen Crowley, War and Poverty Threaten Ukraine’s Future.
27. Reuters: Russia faces struggle to wean Crimea economy off Ukraine supplies.
28. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Kommersant: Frustration in Crimea as banking system remains paralyzed.
29. Spiked: Tara McCormack, The EU is no friend of Ukraine. The EU poses as saviour of Ukraine, but in reality it never wanted this eastern state as a member.
30. Dances With Bears: John Helmer, NUDELMAN’S WAR FOR THE UKRAINE – CLINTON’S WAR FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
31. The Vineyard of the Saker: Considering the “what ifs” and “then whats” of a direct Russian intervention in the Donbass.
32. The Vineyard of the Saker: Russians are sub-humans in the eyes of the West.
33. Russia Beyond the Headlines: D-Day at 70: Russia’s role in opening up the Western front.
34. www.rt.com: Eight young parties to clash with four veterans in next Duma poll.
35. Moscow Times: Putin Brings Back the Option to Vote ‘Against All’
36. Moscow Times: NGOs in Russia Could be Labeled ‘Foreign Agents’ Without Their Consent.
37. Russia Beyond the Headlines: In a global economy, can Russia go it alone? Russia is far more integrated into the world economy today than its Soviet predecessor was, making sanctions a more challenging proposition than when the Soviet Union faced them in the 1980s.
38. Moscow Times: Russia’s International Reputation Hits 9-Year Low, Poll Shows.
39. Paul Goble: Window on Eurasia: Putin has Put Together a New and Different Majority, Bunin Says.
40. Paul Goble: Window on Eurasia: Putin’s China Deal Won’t Help Russian Economy Much, Moscow Experts Say.
41. St. Petersburg Times: Russians Passing the Buck on Charities.
42. Moscow Times: Death Be Not Proud – Be Profitable: Moscow’s Funeral Business.
43. Carnegie Moscow Center: Alexey Malashenko, The Problems for the Eurasian Economic Union Are Just Starting.
44. Moscow Times: Ivan Sukhov, Abkhazia’s Crisis Sets a New Precedent.
45. Russian Military Reform: Dmitry Gorenburg, Moscow Conference on International Security 2014, part 1: The plenary speeches.
46. Russian Military Reform: Dmitry Gorenburg, Moscow Conference on International Security 2014, part 2: The panels.
