RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2015-#48 table of contents with links :: Tuesday 10 March 2015

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Johnson’s Russia List JRL 2015-#48 :: Tuesday 10 March 2015
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1. www.thedailybeast.com: Catherine Fitzpatrick, Putin’s Usual Suspects: The Bullshit Chechen-Charlie Hebdo Connection.
2. Paul Goble: The New Face of Appeasement.
3. The Guardian (UK): Frontline Ukraine: ‘How Europe failed to slay the demons of war.’ In an extract from his new book, historian Richard Sakwa argues that the current conflict has its roots in the exclusion of Russia from genuine partnerships since the end of the cold war.
4. www.rt.com: ‘We did what we had to do’: Putin opens up on Crimea reunification plan.
5. Rossiya 1 TV (Moscow): Russian TV film trailer focuses on Putin’s account of Crimea takeover.
6. http://joshvanhee.blogspot.com: John Vanhee, Ukraine: Russia’s and Europe’s Mexico? A short reflection on the Ukrainian demographic fiasco.
7. Reuters: Rebel fighters enjoy lull on eastern Ukraine front.
8. Interfax: DPR lists 2,000 captives for POW swap deal.
9. Interfax: Ukrainian army claims to have only heavy infantry arms left on frontline.
10. AP: Ukraine President Says Arms Withdrawal Almost Complete.
11. Sputnik: ‘Poroshenko’ is Getting Tossed From His Own Party.
12. AP: Germany’s ambassador to US says Obama agreed not to send lethal aid to Ukraine for now.
13. Moscow Times: Decoding the Political Game Behind the Nemtsov Murder Arrests.
14. Russia Direct: Sergey Markesonov, How the Nemtsov Affair could reverberate in the North Caucasus. The political situation in the North Caucasus – including the relationship between Chechnya and Russia – is once again being thrown into question as a result of the Nemtsov murder.
15. The Vineyard of the Saker: Nemtsov murder – more questions than answers.
16. http://readrussia.com: Mark Adomanis, Putin’s Poll Numbers Aren’t “Made up”
17. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, With sanctions biting, Moscow tries new tack: nurturing small business.
18. www.rt.com: Russia’s reserves, swift govt action underpin investment grade – Fitch.
19. Moscow Times: Gleb Kuznetsov, Investors Unwilling to Take a Gamble on Russia.
20. Brookings: Clifford Gaddy, One year of western sanctions against Russia: We still live in different worlds.
21. Reuters: IMF Assumes Ukraine To Get $15.4 Billion From Creditor Talks.
22. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Professor Moty Cristal: Why culture matters when negotiating with Russians. Moty Cristal, a professor of Professional Practice in Negotiation Dynamics at the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo, spoke with RBTH about why Russians avoid bargaining and who is in an advantageous position following the Minsk talks on Ukraine.
23. www.rt.com: Putin signs bill allowing removal of NGOs from ‘foreign agents’ list.
24. Public Radio International: Putin isn’t just trolling for votes. His dislike of the West is real. (Michael McFaul)
25. Sputnik: US Applies Pressure to States Opposing Anti-Russian Sanctions – Nuland.
26. Anitwar.com: Justin Raimondo, ‘F-k the EU,’ Revisited. EU-US tensions come to a boil over Ukraine.
27. Russia Direct: Viktoria Samokhina, Can Millennials change the way US and Russia view each other? As the system of international relations shifts from being unipolar to multipolar, young Millennials in the U.S. and Russia will play an important role in determining how both nations move forward in their relationship.
28. Reuters: Philip Thicknesse, Military analysis of what Russia really wants reveals nuclear dangers.
29. New Eastern Outlook: F. William Engdahl, Russia’s Remarkable Renaissance.
30. BBC: Archie Brown, Perestroika: Reform that changed the world.
31. Counterpunch.org: Roger Annis, Canada’s Globe and Mail Daily Joins In. Extolling Ukraine’s Extreme-Right.
32. Dominique Arel: ASN 2015 World Convention Preliminary Program.
Map of Ukraine, Including Crimea, and Neighbors, Including Russia Map of Commonwealth of Independent States, European Portion

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