Tag: Russian News
NEWSLINK: “Government Approval Drops as Russians Start to Feel Economic Sting” – Center for Global Interests/Sergey Aleksashenko
NEWSLINK: “Life after sanctions: What kind of future awaits Russia and the EU? With calls for EU economic sanctions against Russia to be lifted growing, it is time to consider what kind of future awaits relations between Moscow and Europe – is the idea of close co-operation dead and buried, or can both sides bury the hatchet and move toward a more meaningful and trusting relationship?” – RBTH/Gazeta.ru/Fyodor Lukyanov
NEWSLINK: “Putin outlines conditions for privatization of state assets.” – RBTH/RBC Daily
NEWSLINK: “Primakov Lecture by Henry A. Kissinger at the Gorchakov Fund in Moscow.” – Gorchakov Fund
Rose Gottemoeller: Washington, Moscow could settle INF problem in 2016
(Interfax – February 5, 2016) U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security State Rose Gottemoeller has given an interview to Interfax in which she speaks about U.S.-Russian issues over the INF Treaty and states that the United States is not going to return to the IV stage of its missile shield in Europe and not going […]
» Read moreReview: Arkady Ostrovsky’s ‘The Invention of Russia’
This new history tells a compelling, if normative, story of how Russia’s journalists and entrepreneurs threw off their former shackles, only to put them back on again. (opendemocracy.net – Maxim Edwards – February 3, 2016) Maxim Edwards is Commissioning Editor at oDR. He writes on nationalism, inter-ethnic and inter-religious relations, with a focus on post-Soviet countries. His articles have appeared […]
» Read morePutin vs. Erdogan – This Time It’s Personal
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Matthew Bodner – February 4, 2016) On Feb. 2, Turkish President Recep Erdogan urgently sought an audience with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. The Turkish ambassador in Moscow relayed the message, but has, it seems, yet to receive a response. It was the second time Erdogan has been rebuffed by Putin following Turkey’s downing of […]
» Read moreMicromanaged Democracy: Russia’s Ruling Party Schools Candidates On Campaigning
(RFE/RL – rferl.org – Robert Coalson – February 3, 2016) Elections for Russia’s State Duma, as well as a large number of local contests, are scheduled for September. And the ruling United Russia party wants to make sure its candidates are prepared for any awkward encounters with voters or journalists. The party has created a largely closed section on its […]
» Read moreRussia’s latest anti-crisis plan: How will it work?
The Russian government is making fresh attempts to lead the economy out of the crisis, primarily by investing in industry. RBTH analyzes the Kremlin’s latest anti-crisis plan and offers three alternative strategies for overcoming the crisis. (Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – ALEXEI LOSSAN, RBTH – February 4, 2016) At the beginning of 2016 the signs for the Russian […]
» Read moreRussia sees 1% January inflation, annual falls to single figures – Rosstat
MOSCOW. Feb 5 (Interfax) – Russia had 1% inflation in January 2016, compared with 0.8% in both December and November 2015, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) said. Analysts told Interfax in a consensus forecast at the end of January that they thought inflation for the month would be 1%. Inflation soared to 3.9% in January 2015 – the highest […]
» Read moreMore Than Half of Russians Negative on State of Economy – Poll
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – February 5, 2016) More than half of Russians have a negative outlook for the economic situation, the highest amount since the country’s financial crisis began, the Kommersant newspaper reported Friday, citing a recent poll. According to the results of the poll carried out by the Obshchestvennoye Mnenie (Public Opinion) Foundation, 54 percent of Russians now […]
» Read moreNEWSLINK: “NATO Expected to Approve Expansion of Troop Deployments on Eastern Flank. Russia has repeatedly said any additional deployments are deeply destabilizing and a threat to its security.” – Wall Street Journal
NEWSLINK: “After four months, Russia’s campaign in Syria is proving successful for Moscow” – Washington Post
NEWSLINK: “Russian State Assets for Sale: The Privatization Delusion” – Moscow Times/Mark Adomanis
Putin Using Specter of Russia’s Disintegration to Avoid Reform, Rogov Says
(Paul Goble – Window on Eurasia – Staunton, February 4, 2016) Vladimir Putin is talking about the disintegration of the Soviet Union in order to promote among Russians that their country is at risk of the same fate, an idea that as it gains currency will drive off the political agenda all other issues, including the failures of the current […]
» Read moreRussia’s year of cinema, or a return to silent films
In Russia, 2016 has been designated the Year of Cinema. But any new films are likely to be ‘silent’, lacking any voice of their own. (opendemocracy.net – Eleonora Zbanke – February 3, 2016) Eleonora Zbanke is a filmmaker, videographer, producer, human rights activist and a speaker at the 2015 World Forum for Democracy on “Freedom vs Control”. Russia’s cinema industry […]
» Read moreRussia’s Got Talent: Kadyrov’s Electoral Politics
(Kennan Institute – wilsoncenter.org/program/kennan-institute – Maxim Trudolyubov – February 3, 2016) Maxim Trudolyubov is a Senior Fellow at the Kennan Institute and the Editor-at-Large of Vedomosti, an independent Russian daily. Mr. Trudolyubov was the editorial page editor of Vedomosti between 2003 and 2015. He has been a contributing opinion writer for The International New York Times since the fall of […]
» Read moreWhat Do Russians Really Think? The Truth Behind the Polls
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Eva Hartog – February 4, 2016) [Charts here http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/what-do-russians-really-think-the-truth-behind-the-polls/558537.html] The champagne corks were already popping for New Year’s Eve celebrations when several thousand Crimeans received an unexpected phone call. The voice on the end of the phone was a pollster from the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM). The pollster had just two questions:”Do you […]
» Read moreNEWSLINK: “Putin’s Chechen enforcer. The alarming world of Ramzan Kadyrov.” – The Economist
RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents :: JRL 2016-26 :: Friday, 5 February 2016
Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2016-#26 Friday, 5 February 2016 A project sponsored through the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs The contents do not necessarily represent the views of IERES or the George Washington University. JRL homepage: russialist.org – JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist – JRL on Twitter: @JohnsonRussiaLi Support for JRL is provided in part […]
» Read moreVIDEO & ARTICLE: ‘I Love Russia. I Am A Patriot:’ Pussy Riot Strikes At Prosecutor
(RFE/RL – rferl.org – Anna Shamanska, Michael Scollon – February 3, 2016) They have made a scene at the altar, crashed the Sochi Olympics, and taken numerous lumps for taking on Putin’s Russia. Pussy Riot, the Russian punk rock collective of fierce Kremlin critics, is now going after the man that lords over Moscow’s version of justice — Prosecutor-General Yury […]
» Read moreNEWSLINK: “PUTIN’S HARD/SOFT STRATEGY. The unpredictability of Vladimir Putin’s “hard” and “soft” sides constantly confound the West, but his approach has an internal logic of its own.” – The Wilson Quarterly/Jill Dougherty
NEWSLINK: “HOW THE WEST MISJUDGED RUSSIA. What Do the Normativists Stand For?” – The American Interest/Lilia Shevtsova
NEWSLINK: “Russia and Climate Change: A Looming Threat. Recent rhetoric notwithstanding, there is reason to be skeptical about Moscow’s attitude to climate change.” – The Diplomat/Quentin Buchholz
NEWSLINK: “More Putin than Putin. Ramzan Kadyrov Tries to Take Center Stage.” – Foreign Affairs/Alexander Baunov
NEWSLINK New York Times: Maxim Trudolyubov, More Than a War of Words.
NEWSLINK: “How Putin created a monster in Chechnya. A crazed Chechen leader, once a Putin favorite, is embarrassing the Kremlin by threatening everyone.” – Politico.eu/Anna Nemetsova
NEWSLINK: “Dirty propaganda wars in Russia. Mud sticks – that’s why politicians love to throw it at their opponents. But in Russia it’s become an art form with TV programs making allegations to discredit government critics. Fiona Clark reports from Moscow.” – Deutsche Welle
NEWSLINK: “Russia accused of clandestine funding of European parties as US conducts major review of Vladimir Putin’s strategy. Exclusive: UK warns of “new Cold War” as Kremlin seeks to divide and rule in Europe” – The Daily Telegraph
NEWSLINK: “Russia’s Manipulation of Germany’s Refugee Problems” – Carnegie Europe/Judy Dempsey
NEWSLINK: “By Bread Alone: Why Poor Russians Aren’t Protesting” – Carnegie Moscow/Gazeta.ru/Andrei Kolesnikov
NEWSLINK: “Putin’s Shaky Tsardom. With Russia’s political environment growing more chaotic, just how much is Putin in control?” – The New Yorker/Masha Lipman
NEWSLINK: “A whiff of panic in the Kremlin as Russia’s economy sinks further” – Reuters/William Pomeranz
NEWSLINK: “America Reveals ‘Great Power’ Plans Against Russia and China” – The National Interest
NEWSLINK: “A NATO Message for Mr. Putin. A new combat brigade could deter ‘a little green men’ incursion” – Wall Street Journal
NEWSLINK: “World War Three: Inside the War Room” – BBC
NEWSLINK: “How Litvinenko’s poisoning fits into Putin’s power play. Everything Vladimir Putin has done to reassert Russian power has seemed farfetched, outlandish and inconceivable-until he did it” – Maclean’s (Canada)/Michael Petrou
U.S. Senator Predicts Revelations Of Putin’s Wealth Will Destabilize His Rule
(RFE/RL – rferl.org – February 1, 2016) A senior U.S. lawmaker says revelations about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s wealth will be “destabilizing” to his rule as the Russian population becomes increasingly aware of them. U.S. Senator Bob Corker, the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told Voice Of America on February 1 that the Russian people “are beginning […]
» Read moreNEWSWATCH: “Reinforcing Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank Wargaming the Defense of the Baltics” – RAND
RAND addresses the military dynamic in the Baltics in the event of a hypothetical prospective Russian attack. Russia’s recent aggression against Ukraine has disrupted nearly a generation of relative peace and stability between Moscow and its Western neighbors and raised concerns about its larger intentions. From the perspective of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the threat to the three […]
» Read moreNEWSWATCH: “Russia could overrun Baltics in 3 days. NATO forces would face severe casualties.” – Washington Times
The Washington Times covers a recent RAND report about the military dynamic that could exist in the Baltics in the event of a hypothetical Russian attack. On the same day the Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter, announced new resources being sought to strengthen Eastern European defenses from any possible Russian aggression, a report from the RAND corporation was released and […]
» Read moreCan Russia Be More Miserable? Judging by Oil, the Answer Is Yes
Combining inflation and unemployment, Russia is among the world’s unhappiest economies (Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Elena Popina – February 4, 2016) [Charts here bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-04/can-russia-be-more-miserable-judging-by-oil-the-answer-is-yes] The sinking price of crude has Russia hostage over a barrel of oil. For an inkling of how unhappy everyday Russians have gotten as Brent crude heads further south, take a look at the Misery Index […]
» Read moreWhy Germans Supported Hitler to the End and Why Russians May Do the Same with Putin
(Paul Goble – Window on Eurasia – Staunton, February 3, 2016) In a recent book review essay in the New York Review of Books, military historian Max Hastings cites a passage from Nicholas Stargardt’s “The German War” (Basic Books, 2015) to explain why Germans continued to “close ranks around Hitler” even after it became obvious that their country was going […]
» Read moreNEWSLINK: “For Putin, For Stalin. Fearful of unrest, Russia’s president is using the memory of Stalin to exhort his people to sacrifice.” – Foreign Policy/Hannah Thoburn
NEWSLINK: “Pussy Riot Video Mocks Russian Prosecutor Accused of Corruption” – New York Times
RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents :: JRL 2016-25 :: Thursday, 4 February 2016
Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2016-#25 Thursday 4 February 2016 A project sponsored through the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs The contents do not necessarily represent the views of IERES or the George Washington University. JRL homepage: russialist.org – JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist – JRL on Twitter: @JohnsonRussiaLi Support for JRL is provided in part […]
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