RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#222 table of contents with links :: Monday 27 October 2014
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JRL 2014-#222 :: Monday 27 October 2014
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1. The Daily Telegraph (UK): Red-faced Swedish Navy calls off hunt for mystery vessel in Baltic Sea – and is forced to admit there was no submarine there after all.
2. Kyiv Post: Alleged Russian intelligence agent caught outside Kyiv claiming to be FSB general (PHOTOS).
3. Reuters: Ukraine leader wins pro-West mandate but wary of Russia.
4. Kyiv Post: Yatsenyuk’s People’s Front leads as over 57 percent of votes counted (LIVE UPDATES).
5. RIA Novosti: Lavrov: Moscow Recognizes Parliamentary Election Results in Ukraine.
6. AFP: Supporters of peace process won Ukraine elections: Moscow.
7. www.rt.com: Russia recognizes Ukraine poll despite violations, doubts.
8. RIA Novosti: Ukraine Elections Offer Hope for Overcoming Crisis: Russian Human Rights Council’s Head.
9. Carnegie Moscow Center: Balazs Jarabik, Ukraine Votes: United in Diversity.
10. Business New Europe: Graham Slack, Ukrainians elect pro-European parliament.
11. TASS: Rather rivalry than co-operation in new Ukraine parliament – Russian political expert.
12. Wall Street Journal: In Ukraine’s East, Low Voter Turnout in Election Signals Kiev’s Challenges. Wary of Poroshenko’s Government, Few Voters Head to Polls in Eastern Town Controlled by Kiev.
13. Reuters: In eastern Ukraine, most voters dream only of peace.
14. Kyiv Post: Peace elusive for voters in Sloviansk district.
15. Kyiv Post: Poroshenko: ‘It’s time to complete a full reset of power’
16. Financial Times: Rightwing groups muscle in on Ukraine election.
17. www.thedailybeast.com: The Great Wall of Ukraine. The project may sound fanciful, but Ukraine’s politicians, and the European Union, seem quite serious about walling off the Russians.
18. Kremlin.ru: Meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club. (partial transcript)
19. RIA Novosti: Gorbachev says Putin’s latest speech questioning US dominance best ever.
20. TASS: Putin critical of US but not anti-American – Russian MP.
21. Financial Times: Neil Buckley, Putin makes west an offer wrapped up in a warning.
22. BBC: Bridget Kendall, Russia in grim go-it-alone mood as sanctions bite.
23. www.rt.com: Patrick Young, On Putin’s Valdai speech: The logjam in world diplomacy.
24. TASS: European Commission caps funds for Ukraine at €790 million.
25. Financial Times: Taras Kuzio, How will Ukraine use its pro-EU landslide?
26. Business New Europe: Ben Aris, Ukraine’s bad start.
27. RFE/RL: Taking Measure Of The Ukrainian Mind-Set. (interview with Iryna Bekeshkyna)
28. European Leadership Network: Alex Pravda, Don’t call it a new Cold War: partnership with Russia is not damaged beyond repair.
29. http://america.aljazeera.com: John Batchelor, Ukraine elections will not assuage Russian fears. Hawks within Kremlin angry over provocations by Ukrainian ‘neo-fascists’ and NATO allies.
30. Consortiumnews.com: Robert Parry, Treating Putin Like a Lunatic.
31. Moscow Times: Vladimir Frolov, Russia Is Trying to End Sanctions and Save Face.
32. National Public Radio: David Greene, In Crimea, Many Signs Of Russia, Few Of Resistance.
33. Washington Post: Ebola crisis rekindles concerns about secret research in Russian military labs.
34. The Sunday Times (UK): Killing time. Black Eagle is one of Russia’s harshest, most remote prisons, hidden away in the forests of the Urals. It’s exclusively for murderers – but Mark Franchetti spent three weeks inside.
