RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#92 contents with links :: Tuesday 22 April 2014
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Johnson’s Russia List :: 2014-#92 :: 22 April 2014
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1. ITAR-TASS: Right Sector activist Muzychko accidentally shot himself – Ukraine’s vice-chief prosecutor.
2. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Sergei Markedonov, Ukrainian crisis demonstrates the fallacy of ‘either-or’ choices. The crisis in Ukraine has demonstrated the weakness of post-Soviet states, which should not be forced into making “either-or” choices between one side or another. The only way for these states to forge a productive future is to engage with both the West and Russia on a path of compromise and dialogue.
3. RIA Novosti: OPINION: Ukrainian Crisis Could Jeopardize US, EU. (Thomas Graham)
4. The Globe and Mail (Canada): Globe in Ukraine: In a former mining town, nostalgia for Soviet era.
5. Reuters: U.S. backs Ukraine, warns Russia with Biden visit.
6. The White House: REMARKS BY VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AT A MEETING WITH UKRAINIAN LEGISLATORS.
7. The White House: Background Press Briefing on Vice President Biden’s Trip to Ukraine.
8. www.rt.com: Firefighters v arsonists: US confirms $5bn spent on ‘Ukraine democracy.’ (re Victoria Nuland)
9. RIA Novosti: Witch Hunt for Pro-Russian Activists in Ukraine Initiated by US – Russian Senator.
10. ITAR-TASS: Russian experts say Kiev not implementing Geneva deals to de-escalate Ukrainian crisis.
11. Rossiyskaya Gazeta: Yevgeniy Shestakov, Maydan, Surrender Arms. Kyiv Has Not Complied With the Demand for the Disarmament of Illegal Armed Elements.
12. RIA Novosti: Ukraine Notifies Russia on Implementation of Geneva Accords.
13. RIA Novosti: OSCE Observers, Federalist Leaders to Meet in Ukraine’s Donetsk – Source.
14. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Gazeta.ru: Georgy Bovt, Ukraine is a resounding defeat for the armchair experts on both sides. The immense gulf in mutual distrust and suspicion that has characterized relations between Russia and the U.S. in recent years has been laid bare by the degree of misunderstanding “experts” from each side have shown in their attitudes toward the other during the Ukrainian crisis. Why do we appear to know each other less well than during the Cold War?
15. Forbes.com: Mark Adomanis Is The Crisis In Ukraine The New Normal?
16. The National Interest: Rajan Menon, Was Ukraine Betrayed at Geneva?
17. Bloomberg: Ukraine’s Soldiers at One Post Fight but Want to Go Home.
18. ITAR-TASS: Police side with protesters seeking federal Ukraine.
19. RIA Novosti: Ukrainian Politician Says Elite Police Offered $200,000 to Return to Duty.
20. The Voice of Russia: Kiev wants to use Berkut as ‘cannon fodder’ to fight fellowmen in eastern Ukraine – political analyst.
21. Interfax: Ukraine tensions, NATO expansion pose threat to Russia – security official.
22. New York Times: Russia Displays a New Military Prowess in Ukraine’s East.
23. Carnegie Moscow Center: Dmitri Trenin, Will Ukraine Bring Finland Into NATO?
24. www.rt.com: ‘Ukraine today is new Balkans.’ (interview with Richard Sakwa)
25. http://geostrategicforecasting.net: Gordon Hahn, Ukraine – the Big Loser in the Europe-Eurasian Security Crisis, So Far.
26. Voice of America: Some Multi-National Companies Ignoring Western Sanctions Against Russia
27. Council on Foreign Relation: Punishing Russia Carries Risks. (interview with John B. Bellinger)
28. Moscow Times: Alexander Likhotal, Isolating Russia Will Aggravate Its Sense of Victimization.
29. www.rt.com: Stalin victims, incl Crimean Tatars, rehabilitated by Putin decree.
30. New York Times: Under Russia, Life in Crimea Grows Chaotic.
31. Brookings Institution: Putin Trying to Make a Basket Case out of Ukraine. (interview with Strobe Talbott)
32. Washington Post editorial: President Obama, disregarding his own red line, dithers on Ukraine.
33. Dances With Bears: John Helmer, THE SPELL OF THE EAST UKRAINIAN OLIGARCHS – THEY MESMERIZE THE WESTERN PRESS, THEN THEY DEMATERIALIZE.
34. www.thedailybeast.com: Blame This Drunken Bear for Vladimir Putin. (Strobe Talbott and Boris Yeltsin)
35. www.rt.com: Russia’s new international policy puts priority on bilateral relations.
36. Valdai Discussion Club/Izvestia: Boris Mezhuyev, The Russian World Is Coming to Europe.
37. Moscow Times: New Law Requires Knowledge of Russian For Residency.
38. RIA Novosti: Russia Can Create New Foundation for Self-Sufficient Economy – Medvedev.
39. Reuters: Russia PM says certain can minimise sanctions impact.
40. RIA Novosti: Proportion of ‘Grey Capital’ Outflow from Russia Reached 20%-40% in 2012-2013 – Medvedev.
41. ITAR-TASS: New law restricts rights of Russian bloggers.
42. www.opendemocracy.net: Louise Hallman, Building bridges in Russian civil society.
43. www.opendemocracy.net: Louise Hallman, Russian civil society and the law. (re NGOs)
44. Christian Science Monitor: Russia ships its first Arctic oil. Is a boom coming?
45. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Kommersant: Largest oil field in 20 years discovered in Russia.
46. Moscow Times: Pussy Riot Lands in U.S. for Film Premiere.
47. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Why did Russia sell Alaska to the United States?
48. USC Center for Public Diplomacy: Tara Ornstein, Life-Saving Exchanges: Tuberculosis and the Need for U.S.-Russian Cooperation.
49. Moscow Times: What the Papers Say, April 22, 2014.
