RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#81 contents with links :: Friday 11 April 2014

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Johnson’s Russia List :: 2014-#81 :: 11 April 2014
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1. RIA Novosti: De-Escalation of Ukrainian Crisis Completely Possible – Lavrov.
2. Reuters: Russia denies it wants to take more Ukrainian territory.
3. Reuters: Russia demands Ukraine neutrality, ready for talks on Ukraine.
4. ITAR-TASS: Putin says situation with Ukraine’s non-payments for gas absolutely unacceptable.
5. ITAR-TASS: Russia guarantees fulfillment of its gas commitments to European countries – Putin.
6. RIA Novosti: Lavrov Denies Russian Role in East Ukraine Unrest.
7. www.rt.com: NATO’s Russian troop build-up satellite images ‘show 2013 drills’
8. The Guardian: Mary Dejevsky, News of a Russian arms buildup next to Ukraine is part of the propaganda war. To project strength, Nato requires a convincing enemy and a retreating Russia does not do the job.
9. World Socialist Web Site: Civil war looms as pro-US regime threatens massacre of east Ukraine protesters.
10. Interfax: Western evaluations of events in eastern, southern Ukraine reflect double standards – Chizhov.
11. ITAR-TASS: Alfa anti-riot police refuses to storm protesters-occupied buildings in Eastern Ukraine.
12. Bloomberg: Ukraine Miners Don Camouflage as East Revolt Mimics West.
13. www.rt.com: Kiev backpedals on referendums after deadline to stop protest expires.
14. Kyiv Post: In Donetsk, Yatsenyuk agrees to regional leaders’ demands for greater local powers.
15. ITAR-TASS: Presidential candidate: Ukraine’s Kiev-appointed local authorities rely on hired gangs.
16. Interfax: Ukraine PM says authorities against abolishing language law.
17. Timer (Odessa): Yuri Tkachev, The Southeastern Crisis: Will a Flame Leap from the Spark? Little time remains to find a way out of the impasse in which Ukraine finds itself.
18. Moskovskiy Komsomolets: Mikhail Rostovskiy, Ukraine on Brink. If Full-Blown Civil War Begins in Neighbouring Country, Russia Will Not Succeed in Remaining Aloof.
19. The School of Russian and Asian Studies: Josh Wilson, Ukraine Update in 7 Sentences: Thinking Critically About the Crisis.
20. The Voice of Russia: New Ukrainian constitution must be published before presidential election – acting PM.
21. www.opendemocracy.net: Valery Kalnysh, Elections (or war) in Ukraine.
22. www.rt.com: Alexander Yakovenko, On federalism, Ukraine, rhetoric & accountability.
23. Kyiv Post: Ukrainians coping with deep trauma.
24. ITAR-TASS: Russia hands over warships left in Crimea to Ukraine.
25. Moscow Times: Russia Prepared To Break Military Ties With Ukraine.
26. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, Can Russia’s military fly without Ukraine’s parts?
27. Reuters: Ukraine says fulfilled all conditions for first IMF tranche.
28. RIA Novosti: Russia Ready to Work with IMF, EU on Ukraine Gas Debt.
29. RIA Novosti: OPINION: EU, US Would Not Be Patient With Ukraine on Gas Issue.
30. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Why giving up Russian gas is not an option for the EU. Despite talk in Europe of reducing dependence on Russian fuel and promises of help from the U.S., for the foreseeable future Russia remains the only country that can supply the EU with an increasing supply of cheap gas.
31. Wall Street Journal: West Divided in Bid To Curb Russia Over Crimea. Some Countries Balk At Punitive Measures That Could Hurt Their Own Economies.
32. RIA Novosti: OPINION: G7 in Decline, Confrontation With Russia Will Lead to Economic Problems.
33. Moscow Times: Burger King Denies Plans to Expand Into Crimea.
34. Interfax: Lavrov says US congressmen’s anti-Russian position aimed at undermining Obama.
35. RIA Novosti: US, French Warships Have Entered Black Sea – Report.
36. Russia Direct: Top 3 geopolitical challenges for Russia and NATO. With the rift between NATO and Russia growing wider every day, there needs to be renewed focus on how both sides can create a new security architecture for a multipolar world. Against the backdrop of escalating NATO-Russian tensions, Russia Direct expert Nadezhda Arbatova analyzes how both sides can deal with growing security challenges around the world.
37. Interfax: U.S. Energy Dept shuts out Russian physicists – newspaper.
38. ITAR-TASS: US State Department’s stance over Russia-NASA collaboration “significantly moderated”
39. ITAR-TASS: Russia will continue rocket engines supplies to US – Russian official.
40. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Viktor Litovkin, Russia-U.S. arms reduction: What future for START III? The START III Treaty on arms reduction came into force in 2011 and is not due to expire until 2021. How effective is the agreement as a measure to limit the strategic offensive capabilities of Russia and the U.S., and do recent political differences threaten the treaty’s execution?
41. RIA Novosti: Russian officials reject US allegations over Boston bombing suspect case.
42. Moscow Times: Alexander Shumilin, Why The Crisis in Ukraine Will Determine What Happens in Syria.
43. Reuters: Arctic gas project backs political strategy as Russia turns east.
44. Der Spiegel: Christian Neef, A Sober Look. It’s Time To Stop Romanticizing Russia.
45. Reuters: Peter Apps, West struggles as Russia moves to dominate old USSR.
46. Kremlin.ru: Meeting with core members of the Russian Popular Front.
47. Moscow Times: Major Companies Boost Corruption Fight With Help of New Law.
48. Russia Beyond the Headlines: New Moscow centers give parentless children a live-in mother.
49. ITAR-TASS: Russia to remove tests from unified state exam procedure.
50. ITAR-TASS: Moon, Mars and other Solar System objects colonization top tasks of Russia’s space program.
51. Moscow Times: Human Rights Watchdog Defends Professor Sacked Over Ukraine Article.
52. Interfax: Kremlin human rights adviser defends Moscow’s taking VOA off air.
53. Moscow Times: U.S. Education NGO American Councils Ordered to Cease Operations.
54. Moscow Times: Culture Ministry Purges Prominent Arts Figures.
55. Moscow Times: What the Papers Say, Apr. 11, 2014.

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