RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#161 contents with links :: Thursday 24 July 2014

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JRL 2014-#161 :: Thursday 24 July 2014
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1. Valdai Discussion Club/Gazeta.ru: Fyodor Lukyanov, Going It Alone
2. RIA Novosti: Donetsk Commander Denies Telling Media Militia Had Buk Missiles During MH17 Crash
3. Interfax: Kyiv denies holding Russia responsible for downing two Su-25 warplanes
4. UNIAN (Kyiv): Ukraine has “undeniable evidence” Russian minister in charge of militants
5. UNIAN (Kyiv): Ukraine blames Russian special services, intelligence for downing MH17 crash
6. Interfax: Clashes continue in different districts of Donetsk region
7. Business New Europe: Tim Ash, Ukraine update
8. ITAR-TASS: Military draft in Ukraine signaling agony of Kiev regime – Russian experts
9. RIA Novosti: Ukrainian Lawmakers Quit Coalition to Enable Parliament’s Dissolution
10. RIA Novosti: Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Dissolves Communist Party Following Newly Introduced Rules
11. Patrick Armstrong: SPECIAL RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 20140723
12. Moscow Times: Simon Saradzhyan, Why Hopes of Putin’s Unconditional Surrender Could Prove to Be Futile
13. RIA Novosti: Putin plays down threat of third world war at security meeting – Russian pundits
14. Washington Post: Mark Adomanis, It’s not just about the Malaysian flight. Russians are living in an alternate reality
15. Canadian Broadcasting Company: Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber, Ordinary Russians back Putin, Kremlin’s view of Malaysian Airlines MH17 tragedy; State-run media full of conspiracy theories aimed at the West.
16. Window on Eurasia: Paul Goble, Putin Now Down to One Ally – Moscow Television
17. RIA Novosti: Ukraine’s Claim of Russia Downing Attack Aircraft ‘Hogwash’ – Defense Ministry Source
18. Russia Today: If Russia is behind MH17 crash, where’s the evidence? – Defense Ministry
19. Al Jazeera America: Sabra Ayres, Driven by far-right ideology, Azov Battalion mans Ukraine’s front line; A volunteer military unit is confronting Russia in the east but future clashes with pro-western Kiev may lie ahead
20. Russia Today: Journalist captured in E. Ukraine released, RT stringer remains hostage
21. http://igcp.eu: 58-Year-Old Communist Brutally Murdered Near Donetsk
22. Moskovskiy Komsomolets: Mikhail Rostovskiy, After Boeing: Russia and black hole. Next few days will be crucial for country and for Putin
23. Carnegie Moscow Center: THOMAS DE WAAL, Heirs of the ’93 Russian White House
24. Dances With Bears: John Helmer, O! WHAT A LUCRATIVE WAR IN EASTERN UKRAINE RINAT AKHMETOV IS HAVING, SO FAR
25. Business New Europe: EU opposes Russian oil and gas sanctions, considers targeting other sectors
26. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Alexei Lossan, Which Russian companies could benefit from sanctions?
27. ITAR-TASS: Lyudmila Alexandrova, End of military ties with Russia promises Europe no gains
28. Christian Science Monitor, Fred Weir: Is US bent on bringing down Russia? Some in Kremlin say yes
29. RIA Novosti: McCain Dissatisfied With EU Sanctions on Russia, Calls for Tougher Measures
30. Washington Times: Maggie Ybarra, Obama orders Pentagon advisers to Ukraine to fend off Putin-backed rebels; U.S. to help Kiev bolster military as pressure mounts on Vladimir Putin
31. Vice News: Ari Ratner, ‘There Has to Be More Pressure’: Michael McFaul, America’s Last Ambassador to Russia, Discusses Putin and Ukraine
32. Forbes.com: Mark Adomanis, Russian Opinion Of The United States Is At An All-Time Low
33. The Onion: Who Is Vladimir Putin?
34. Newsweek.com: Ben Judah, Behind the Scenes in Putin’s Court: The Private Habits of a Latter-Day Dictator

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