RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#177 table of contents with links :: Thursday 14 August 2014
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JRL 2014-#177 :: Thursday 14 August 2014
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1. Reuters: Putin sounds conciliatory note on visit to annexed Ukraine region.
2. Business New Europe: Ben Aris, MOSCOW BLOG: The west has no plan for an end game in the Ukraine conflict
3. www.rt.com: Putin: Russians need to engage, but have no confrontation with wider world.
4. ITAR-TASS: Ukraine in bloody chaos – Putin.
5. Kremlin.ru: Meeting with representatives of State Duma political party groups.
6. BBC: Ukraine conflict: Under siege in Luhansk.
7. RIA Novosti: Red Cross Officials Meet Moscow’s Aid Convoy in South Russia.
8. Reuters: Shells hit central Donetsk, Russian aid convoy heads towards border.
9. www.rt.com: 3 days in Donetsk: 70+ civilians killed, over 100 wounded.
10. Wall Street Journal: Russia Convoy Heads Toward Ukraine Border. Kiev Says It Is Dispatching Its Own Aid Shipments to Eastern Ukraine.
11. Ekho Moskvy (Moscow): “Insanity” to consider humanitarian aid an act of aggression – Russian official.
12. UNIAN (Kyiv): Beacons said hidden in Russian aid to target fire, lay blame on Ukraine. [DJ: Has anyone counted the number of “Ukraine says” statements that matched or exceeded Russian lies?)
13. Interfax: Election of Metropolitan Onurfy head of Ukrainian Orthodox Church indicates pro-Moscow tendencies among bishops – “Kyiv Patriarchate”
14. RIA Novosti: Donetsk People’s Republic Defense Minister Strelkov Resigns – Official Website.
15. Wall Street Journal: Ukraine Taps Volunteers Fueled by Anger, Bravado. Motley Battalions Include Some Fighters With Checkered Pasts.
16. AP: Ordinary Ukrainians become unlikely warriors.
17. Consortiumnews.com: Robert Parry, Ignoring Ukraine’s Neo-Nazi Storm Troopers.
18. Levada.ru: Support for Putin, One Russia very high – poll.
19. Vedomosti: Pavel Aptekar, Confused path of Russian aid – In a conflict situation peaceful initiatives must be as transparent as possible.
20. Moscow Times: Russian Lawmaker: ‘Thin Line’ Keeps Russia, Ukraine From All-Out War.
21. Moscow Times: Crimean Boost For Putin’s Ratings Expected to Fade by Year’s End.
22. www.rt.com: Food embargo against West to benefit Russia’s economy- Putin.
23. Interfax: Russia may theoretically withdraw from ECHR jurisdiction – Putin.
24. Reuters: Putin’s Ukraine gamble hastens exodus of Russian money and talent.
25. Valdai Discussion Club: Sergei Dubinin, Economic Sanctions as Economic Warfare.
26. Interfax: Moscow stays committed to INF Treaty despite new security threats – Russian Defense Ministry.
27. Interfax: Pushkov not ruling out Russia’s pull-out from INF treaty.
28. New York Times letter: Stephen Crowley, How Best to Help Ukraine.
29. The Atlantic: Jeffrey Tayler, The Way Out of the Ukraine Crisis. U.S. leaders need to talk to the Russians, not threaten them.
30. Interfax: Russian top MP says Ukraine to harm itself with sanctions against Moscow.
31. Asia Times: Frederic Mousseau, Ukraine at risk from austerity demands.
32. https://medium.com: Maxim Eristavi, The War Breaks The Spine of Ukraine’s Economy. Ukraine was already limping along, but the Russia-backed separatist rebellion in the east has crippled its economy.
33. Carnegie Moscow Center: Alexey Malashenko, Putin Brings Armenian and Azeri Leaders Together, But No Solution to Karabakh in Sight.
34. Washington Post: Georgia’s role as U.S. coalition partner has honed its army, bolstered NATO hopes.
