NEWSLINK New York Times: “Confirmation of Attack on Russian Jet May Strengthen Putin’s Resolve in Syria” November 9, 2015 JRL Russia List Aviation, Drones, Disasters, Middle East, North Africa, Newslinks, Syria, Terrorism » Read more Leave a comment Aviation, Disasters, Egypt, Metrojet, Middle East, Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Syria, Terrorism, Travel
NEWSLINK New York Times: “Ukraine Pins Hopes for Change on Fresh-Faced Police Recruits” November 9, 2015 JRL Russia List Newslinks, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War » Read more Leave a comment Newslinks, Slider, Ukraine, Ukrainian Government, Ukrainian News, Ukrainian Police
NEWSLINK Reuters/John Lloyd: “The Continuing Soviet collapse” November 9, 2015 JRL Russia List History, Soviet Union, Newslinks, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War » Read more Leave a comment Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Slider, Soviet History, Ukraine, Ukrainian Government, Ukrainian News
NEWSLINK Washington Post: “Russian and Egyptian officials are not to be trusted over airline crash” November 9, 2015 JRL Russia List Aviation, Drones, Disasters, Middle East, North Africa, Newslinks, Terrorism [featured image is file photo] » Read more Leave a comment Aviation, Disasters, Egypt, Middle East, Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Terrorism
NEWSLINK Politico.eu: “Growing up in the shadow of ‘Brother Putin.’ He dominates Russian consciousness like no other, especially among children” November 6, 2015 JRL Russia List Newslinks, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections » Read more Leave a comment Children, Government, Newslinks, Politics, Putin, Russia, Russian News, Slider
NEWSLINK The Guardian: “Russia’s last independent English newspaper ends daily edition” November 6, 2015 JRL Russia List Media, Internet, Social Media, Television, Newslinks » Read more Leave a comment Media, Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Slider
NEWSLINK The National Interest/John Richard Cookson: “Reviving Détente?” November 6, 2015 JRL Russia List NATO, Newslinks, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations » Read more Leave a comment NATO, Newslinks, Russia, Russia and the West, Russian News, Slider, U.S.-Russian Relations
NEWSLINK Christian Science Monitor: “As US, UK point at ‘bomb’ in Sinai plane crash, Russia takes cooler approach” November 6, 2015 JRL Russia List Aviation, Drones, Britain, UK, United Kingdom, Disasters, Foreign Policy, Security, Visas, Newslinks, Terrorism, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations » Read more Leave a comment A321, Aviation, Disasters, Egypt, Metrojet, Middle East, Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Slider, Terrorism, Travel, U.S.-Russian Relations, UK
NEWSLINK The Economist: “Russia’s Sergei Shoigu. Master of emergencies. The trusty defence minister is the only person to serve in every government since the fall of the Soviet Union. He could be the next president.” November 6, 2015 JRL Russia List Newslinks, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections » Read more Leave a comment Government, History, Newslinks, Politics, Russia, Russian News, Shoigu, Slider, Soviet History
NEWSLINK AP: “Ukraine’s rebel center in limbo as fighting dies down.” November 5, 2015 JRL Russia List Military, Newslinks, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War – » Read more Leave a comment Military, Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Russo-Ukrainian War, Slider, Ukraine, Ukrainian Military, Ukrainian News, Ukrainian Separatists
NEWSLINK New York Times: “The Displaced: Oleg; At 11, he is living in the ruins of his former life” November 5, 2015 JRL Russia List Human Rights, Newslinks, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War » Read more Leave a comment Human Rights, Military, Newslinks, Refugees, Russia, Russian News, Russo-Ukrainian War, Slider, Ukraine, Ukrainian Military, Ukrainian News, Ukrainian Separatists
NEWSLINK New York Times/Masha Gessen: “Putin’s Forever Wars” November 5, 2015 JRL Russia List Newslinks » Read more Leave a comment Foreign Policy, Government, Military, Newslinks, Politics, Putin, Russia, Russian News, Slider, Valdai Club
NEWSLINK AFP: “Money, patriotism drive Russians to join Syria mission” November 5, 2015 JRL Russia List Middle East, North Africa, Military, Newslinks, Syria » Read more Leave a comment Middle East, Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Slider, Syria
NEWSLINK Reuters: “Russia lays foundations for carbon regulation amid calls for action” November 5, 2015 JRL Russia List Environment, Newslinks » Read more Leave a comment Climate, Environment, Newslinks, Pollution, Russia, Russian News, Slider
NEWSLINK Transitions Online: “Council of Europe Slams Ukraine Probe of Odessa Deaths” November 4, 2015 JRL Russia List Human Rights, Newslinks, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War » Read more Leave a comment Council of Europe, Europe, Human Rights, Newslinks, Odessa, Slider, Ukraine, Ukrainian News
NEWSLINK Atlantic Council/John Herbst: “The Motivations Behind Poroshenko’s New Anticorruption Drive” November 4, 2015 JRL Russia List Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Newslinks, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War [featured image is file photo] » Read more Leave a comment Corruption, Newslinks, Petro Poroshenko, Slider, Ukraine, Ukrainian Government, Ukrainian News, Ukrainian Politics
NEWSLINK Reuters: “Ukraine Risks Losing Foreign Support Over Reform Delay, PM Says” November 4, 2015 JRL Russia List Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War » Read more Leave a comment Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Newslinks, Slider, Ukraine, Ukrainian News
NEWSLINK New York Times Sunday Book Review: “‘Winter Is Coming,’ by Garry Kasparov” November 4, 2015 JRL Russia List Media, Internet, Social Media, Television, Newslinks, Oil, Gas, Energy, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War » Read more Leave a comment Energy, Gas, Kasparov, New Book, Newslinks, Politics, Putin, Russia, Russian News, Slider, Ukraine, Ukrainian News
NEWSLINK Politico: “Inside the Pentagon’s Fight Over Russia; How the victors of one of America’s most celebrated battles are facing off on the future of the Army” November 4, 2015 JRL Russia List Military, NATO, Newslinks, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations » Read more Leave a comment Military, Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Slider, U.S. Military, U.S.-Russian Relations
Newslink NPR: “Gen. Philip Breedlove On How NATO Should Deal With Russia” November 4, 2015 JRL Russia List Military, NATO, Newslinks, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations » Read more Leave a comment Breedlove, Military, NATO, Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Slider, U.S.-Russian Relations
NEWSLINK Los Angeles Times: “In Damascus, Syrians express a surprising level of optimism” November 4, 2015 JRL Russia List Middle East, North Africa, Newslinks, Syria » Read more Leave a comment Middle East, Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Syria
NEWSLINK Washington Post: “Russia isn’t looking good. But it sure is feeling good. The latest Legatum prosperity index suggests the degree to which prosperity is a state of mind.” November 3, 2015 JRL Russia List Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Newslinks » Read more Leave a comment Crisis, Economy, Newslinks, Recession, Russia, Russian News, Slider
NEWSLINK The Washington Post: “The West should take on the Putin P.R. machine” November 2, 2015 JRL Russia List Media, Internet, Social Media, Television, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations » Read more Leave a comment Information War, Media, Newslinks, Propaganda, Russia, Russia and the West, Russian News, U.S.-Russian Relations
NEWSLINK New York Times/Michael McFaul: “The Myth of Putin’s Strategic Genius” October 30, 2015 JRL Russia List Foreign Policy, Security, Visas, Middle East, North Africa, Military, Newslinks, Syria, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War » Read more Leave a comment Foreign Policy, Government, Middle East, Military, Newslinks, Putin, Russia, Russian News, Syria, Ukraine
NEWSLINK Financial Times: “Russia calls for fresh elections in Syria” October 26, 2015 JRL Russia List Newslinks, Syria » Read more Leave a comment Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Slider, Syria
NEWSLINK Reuters: Russia’s Bolshoi Theater appoints new ballet director after acid attack scandal. October 26, 2015 JRL Russia List Assassinations, Beatings, Threats, Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Life in Russia, Culture, Arts, Newslinks » Read more Leave a comment Arts, Ballet, Beatings, Bolshoi, Crime, Culture, Dance, Life in Russia, Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Slider, Violence
NEWSLINK UNIAN (Kyiv): “Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko: Russians want war. My nation wants war.” October 26, 2015 JRL Russia List Military, Newslinks, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War » Read more Leave a comment Military, Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Russo-Ukrainian War, Slider, Ukraine, Ukrainian Military, Ukrainian News, Ukrainian Separatists
NEWSLINK The National Interest/Lyle Goldstein: “Russia and China: Beware the Budding Eurasian Colossus? Could these two great powers get even closer?” October 26, 2015 JRL Russia List China, Far East, Siberia, APEC, Newslinks » Read more Leave a comment Asia, Central Asia, China, Eurasia, Far East, Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Slider
NEWSLINK Wall Street Journal: “Afghanistan Looks to Russia for Military Hardware. Kremlin’s more-assertive foreign policy raises potential for clash with U.S.” October 26, 2015 JRL Russia List Afghanistan, Arms Trade, Military Aid, Military, Newslinks » Read more Leave a comment Afghanistan, Arms Trade, Military, Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Slider
NEWSLINK Wall Street Journal: “U.S. Sees New Need to Engage Russia, Iran on Mideast. Washington and allies acknowledge efforts to stabilize region will be hard without Moscow, Tehran” October 26, 2015 JRL Russia List Iran, Middle East, North Africa, Newslinks, Syria, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations » Read more Leave a comment Iran, Middle East, Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Slider, Syria, U.S.-Russian Relations
NEWSLINK Moscow Times/Vladimir Frolov: “Putin Is Angling for a Quick Exit From Syria” October 26, 2015 JRL Russia List Newslinks, Syria » Read more Leave a comment Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Slider, Syria
NEWSLINK Christian Science Monitor: “If Kremlin doesn’t fight Islamists in Syria, will it have to in Russia? Radical Islamists are a legitimate threat to Russia’s security, particularly via its post-Soviet neighbors to the south. But the risk of blowback is high too.” October 26, 2015 JRL Russia List Middle East, North Africa, Military, Newslinks, Syria, Terrorism » Read more Leave a comment Foreign Policy, Middle East, Military, Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Slider, Terrorism
NEWSLINK Moscow Times/Pyotr Romanov: “Facing Uncomfortable Truths About Terrorism” October 26, 2015 JRL Russia List Middle East, North Africa, Newslinks, Syria, Terrorism » Read more Leave a comment Assad, Israel, Middle East, Newslinks, Putin, Russia, Russian News, Slider, Syria, Terrorism
NEWSLINK TASS: “Health minister: HIV epidemic in Russia may run out of control” October 26, 2015 JRL Russia List Health, Epidemics, Substance Abuse, Newslinks » Read more Leave a comment AIDS, Epidemics, HIV, Newslinks, Russia, Russian News
NEWSLINK Washington Post: “In 1983 ‘war scare,’ Soviet leadership feared nuclear surprise attack by U.S.” October 26, 2015 JRL Russia List History, Soviet Union, Newslinks, Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations » Read more Leave a comment Newslinks, Nuclear, Russia, Russian News, Slider, Soviet History, U.S.-Russian Relations
NEWSLINK Euromaidan Press: “Ukraine at ‘final stage of saying goodbye to Soviet past,’ Kyiv expert says” October 22, 2015 JRL Russia List Newslinks, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War » Read more Leave a comment History, Newslinks, Slider, Soviet History, Ukraine, Ukrainian Government, Ukrainian News, Ukrainian Politics
NEWSLINK Buzzfeed: Washington’s Man In Ukraine Can’t Stop His Country’s Corrupt Cronies. Ukraine’s Western allies backed Arseniy Yatsenyuk when he became prime minister and vowed to “wage a war” on graft. But as the country’s fight against corruption stalls, many in Kiev see his government as part of the problem October 22, 2015 JRL Russia List Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Newslinks, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War » Read more Leave a comment Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Corruption, Newslinks, Ukraine, Ukrainian Government, Ukrainian Politics
NEWSLINK Kyiv Post: “Poll: Most Ukrainians don’t understand how to vote in Oct. 25 elections.” October 22, 2015 JRL Russia List Newslinks, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War » Read more Leave a comment Newslinks, Ukraine, Ukrainian Elections, Ukrainian News
NEWSLINK The Guardian: Ukraine elections: high stakes and dirty tricks in hotly contested vote. Local elections are both a referendum on Petro Poroshenko’s rule and a jostle for power and influence among country’s oligarchs. October 22, 2015 JRL Russia List Newslinks, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War » Read more Leave a comment Newslinks, Ukraine, Ukrainian Elections, Ukrainian News
NEWSLINK Human Rights in Ukraine: Ukraine’s only trial over Maidan killings under threat October 22, 2015 JRL Russia List Assassinations, Beatings, Threats, Human Rights, Newslinks, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War » Read more Leave a comment Assassinations, Human Rights, Maidan, Newslinks, Ukraine, Ukrainian News
NEWSLINK Wall Street Journal: Five Takeaways From Bashar al-Assad’s Secret Visit to Moscow October 22, 2015 JRL Russia List Middle East, North Africa, Military, Newslinks, Syria » Read more Leave a comment Assad, Middle East, Military, Newslinks, Putin, Russia, Russian News, Slider, Syria
NEWSLINK Christian Science Monitor: Inside the Kremlin’s velvet grip, Russia’s civil society struggles to survive. Workers at Memorial, Russia’s leading human rights monitor, live under constant, unyielding pressure from the government, which is trying to stymie dissent. October 22, 2015 JRL Russia List Newslinks, Nonprofits, Activists, NGO's, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections » Read more Leave a comment Government, Human Rights, Newslinks, NGO's, Nonprofits, Politics, Russia, Russian News, Xenophobia
NEWSLINK Financial Times: Behind the gloss Moscow is a sad city. Falling oil prices and western sanctions mean life is hard in the Russian capital, writes Guy Chazan. October 22, 2015 JRL Russia List Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Health, Epidemics, Substance Abuse, Life in Russia, Culture, Arts, Newslinks » Read more Leave a comment Crisis, Economy, Life in Russia, Mental Health, Moscow, Newslinks, Recession, Russia, Russian News
NEWSLINK Kyiv Post: “Campaigns getting dirtier ahead of Oct. 25 vote” October 21, 2015 JRL Russia List Poland, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War » Read more Leave a comment Newslinks, Slider, Ukraine, Ukrainian Elections, Ukrainian Government, Ukrainian News, Ukrainian Politics
NEWSLINK Wall Street Journal: “Americans See Russia, Syria as Looming Threats – WSJ/NBC Poll” October 21, 2015 JRL Russia List Newslinks, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations » Read more Leave a comment Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Slider, Syria, U.S.-Russian Relations
NEWSLINK Reuters: “Upstaged NATO searches for ‘360-degree’ response to Russia” October 21, 2015 JRL Russia List Military, Newslinks, Syria » Read more Leave a comment Military, NATO, Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Syria
NEWSLINK Washington Post: “Team Russia: World Police” October 21, 2015 JRL Russia List Foreign Policy, Security, Visas, Military, Newslinks, Syria » Read more Leave a comment Foreign Policy, Military, Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Slider, Syria, Ukraine
NEWSLINK Reuters: “Investment tide may have turned for crisis-hit Russia” October 21, 2015 JRL Russia List Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Newslinks » Read more Leave a comment Crisis, Economy, Investment, Newslinks, Recession, Russia, Russian News, Slider
NEWSLINK Council on Foreign Relations/Steven Pifer: “Crisis Over Ukraine. Contingency Planning Memorandum Update.” October 16, 2015 JRL Russia List Military, Newslinks, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War » Read more Leave a comment Military, Newslinks, Russia, Russian News, Russo-Ukrainian War, Slider, Ukraine, Ukrainian Military, Ukrainian News, Ukrainian Separatists
NEWSLINK Wall Street Journal: “Ukraine’s Bumper Crops of Wheat Are At Risk. Amid record crops, Ukraine’s wheat farmers are struggling with a weak currency, high interest rates.” October 16, 2015 JRL Russia List Agriculture, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War » Read more Leave a comment Agriculture, Economy, Newslinks, Slider, Trade, Ukraine, Ukrainian News
