Tag: Russian News
NEWSLINK New York Times: “A Russian Soldier Story”
NEWSLINK The Atlantic Council: “We want Ukraine to be a European country, not a Putin country,” Says Ukrainian MP.
NEWSLINK The Conversation: Bad news for Putin as support for war flags beyond Russia’s ‘troll farms’
NEWSLINK NBC News: Russia’s Sanctions War Against the West Explained.
NEWSLINK Human Rights in Ukraine: “We are faced with a threat to the very existence of the Crimean Tatar People”
NEWSLINK Los Angeles Times: “White supremacist gathering underscores Russia’s nationalist trend”
NEWSLINK The National Interest: Russia’s Blast from the Past: Beware the Tu-95 Bear Strategic Bomber.
NEWSLINK Reuters: “A $620,000 watch tells what time it is in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.”
NEWSLINK Kyiv Post: Ukraine approaches Independence Day on Aug. 24 with warnings of new Russian-led attacks.
NEWSLINK The New Yorker/Masha Gessen: The Dearly Departed Return to Russia.
NEWSLINK NBC News: Russia’s Space Program in Crisis After Decades of Brain Drain, Neglect.
NEWSLINK Euromaidan Press: Russia’s policy: ignore citizens and intimidate neighbors.
NEWSLINK Daily Telegraph (UK): Russian summer madness.
In a letter from Moscow, Roland Oliphant writes of disappearing pavements, vanishing food and holidaying citizens.
» Read moreRUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#165 :: Friday 21 August 2015
Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#165 Friday – 21 August 2015 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: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php Support for JRL is provided in part […]
» Read moreUnlike Stalin’s Show-Trial Victims, Russia’s Political Defendants Don’t Back Down
(RFE/RL – Robert Coalson – August 20, 2015) There are, of course, many differences between the infamous show trials of Josef Stalin’s Great Terror and the politically convenient prosecutions of the political adversaries of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Stalin liked to try his victims in huge mass productions on blatantly political charges and then march them off for summary execution […]
» Read moreRussia’s ‘Foreign Agents’ Risk Losing Right to Run Media
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Daria Litvinova – August 21, 2015) As the crackdown on Russian NGOs continues, the Communications Ministry has suggested forbidding those labeled as “foreign agents” from launching and registering media outlets. The proposal, part of a bill that the ministry published on a government website for draft laws, stipulates that non-governmental organizations registered as “foreign agents” […]
» Read moreU.S. Told Ukraine to Stand Down as Putin Invaded
(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Josh Rogin, Eli Lake – August 21, 2015) As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces took over Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in early 2014, the interim Ukrainian government was debating whether or not to fight back against the “little green men” Russia had deployed. But the message from the Barack Obama administration was clear: avoid military confrontation with […]
» Read moreWashington ups the ante with sanctions on Gazprom
RBTH presents its weekly analytical program TROIKA REPORT, featuring a look at three of the most high-profile recent developments in international affairs. (Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – TROIKA REPORT: Sergey Strokan, Vladimir Mikheev – August 20, 2015) 1. Engaging the West U.S. sanctions on Gazprom: Washington ups the ante The recent move by the U.S. administration to restrict […]
» Read moreRussian ruble tumbles as oil prices tank
(Business New Europe – bne.eu – MOSCOW BLOG: Ben Aris in Moscow – August 20, 2015) Russia’s ruble tumbled to a six-month low of RUB67 to the dollar and RUB75 to the euro on Thursday, as oil prices dropped yet again to $47 a barrel. The fall in the ruble adds to the turmoil in emerging markets over the past […]
» Read moreRunning for Office in Siberia
Subject: Running for Office in Siberia Part III Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 From: Sarah Lindemann-Komarova <echosiberia@gmail.com> Running for Office in Siberia A series on the District #35 Election for Novosibirsk City Council: Part III: Becoming an Official Independent Candidate By Sarah Lindemann-Komarova [Founder, Siberian Civic Initiatives Support Center 1995 – 2014. Helped to establish this as the hub for […]
» Read moreInterfax: Embargoed food destruction backed by 42% of Russians, 38% against
MOSCOW. Aug 21 (Interfax) – Most Russians (83%) are aware of the destruction of embargoed food smuggled into Russia from the European Union, the United States, Australia, Canada and Norway, the Public Opinion Foundation has said. Russians have mixed feelings about the decision made by the authorities: 42% say the embargoed food needs to be destroyed, and 38% claim the […]
» Read moreNudists in Despair as Moscow Authorities Move to Close Naturist Beach
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Daria Litvinova – August 21, 2015) Moscow nudists may soon lose their best-known and most popular beach in the Serebryany Bor natural park, as city authorities plan to expel the naturists from their traditional hangout in western Moscow and turn it into a regular beach. “These people [nudists] are depraved. We can’t encourage vice. They’re […]
» Read moreNEWSLINK Interfax-Ukraine: UN: 6,800 killed, 17,100 wounded since beginning of conflict in Donbas
NEWSLINK The Hill: “Pentagon chief: Russia is a ‘very significant threat'”
NEWSLINK New York Times: “Putin vs. Parmesan”
NEWSLINK AP: Alaska village seeks to reunite with Russian relatives
RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#164 :: Thursday 20 August 2015
Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#164 Thursday – 20 August 2015 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: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php Support for JRL is provided in part […]
» Read moreNEWSLINK Reuters: Ukraine leader looks to summit with Germany, France, to curb Russian ‘aggression’
NEWSLINK The Calvert Journal: Stars set to boycott Russian radio station
Russia Rewrites Growth Blueprint as Recession Dooms Consumer
(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Anna Andrianova – August 19, 2015) [Chart here bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-19/russia-rewrites-blueprint-for-growth-as-recession-dooms-consumer] Russia’s consumer economy, powered for more than a decade by a $2.1 trillion energy windfall, is in agony. The situation is getting worse, according to data released Wednesday by the statistics office in Moscow. Wages adjusted for inflation plummeted 9.2 percent last month from a year earlier […]
» Read moreOil Prices Must Rebound. Here’s Why.
(Oilprice.com – Steve Brown – August 19, 2015) [Charts here http://oilprice.com/Energy/Oil-Prices/Oil-Prices-Must-Rebound-Heres-Why.html] Last week I spotted a very interesting chart that Gregor MacDonald tweeted which showed world oil production over recent years excluding the USA. The chart was pretty flat and that got me wondering about the extent to which the world has come to depend upon Light Tight Oil in […]
» Read moreExiled Ukraine Premier Seeks to Regain Power, Though Not Crimea
(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Irina Reznik, Stepan Kravchenko – August 19, 2015) Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, who’s formed a government-in-exile to try to regain power, said his country is ripe for more regime change. Amid economic crisis and conflict in the country’s east, Ukrainians are disillusioned with the pro-European policies of President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy […]
» Read moreState Statistics Show Flat Unemployment, Survey Paints Different Story
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – August 20, 2015) Despite unemployment levels remaining relatively consistent in the first six months of 2015, more Russians are seeing close friends and family members losing their jobs than in January, according to survey data released by a Russian polling center on Tuesday. According to Russian state statistics agency Rosstat, in January the levels of […]
» Read moreKaliningrad election commission confirms Yakunin’s rank as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary
KALININGRAD. Aug 20 (Interfax) – It has been confirmed that Russian Railways (MOEX: RZHD) chief Vladimir Yakunin has the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kaliningrad regional election commission chief Inessa Vinyavskaya wrote on her Facebook page. “In reply to the commission’s query as part of the verification of the information on V. I. Yakunin, the Russian Presidential Administration […]
» Read moreNew Policy on Commemorating Victims of Repression At Odds With Actions
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Ivan Nechepurenko – August 20, 2015) The government announced a new policy this week condemning attempts to justify mass Soviet repression, a move that appears to directly contradict official rhetoric and state actions during the last few years. The move shows a lack of unity in the Kremlin on the ideological front, or even the […]
» Read moreHalf of Russians Believe Putin is Poorly Informed of Situation in the Country, Poll Shows
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – August 20, 2015) Over half of Russians think President Vladimir Putin does not receive a complete picture of what is going on in Russia or is being deliberately misled by his entourage, according to a poll released Wednesday by an independent Russian polling center. Fifty-six percent of respondents in the poll conducted by the Levada […]
» Read moreNEWSLINK Washington Post: Russia’s summer of intrigue: Political trials take center stage.
NEWSLINK The Calvert Journal: Russia bans Reddit pages over drug discussion
NEWSLINK Reuters: Ukraine shifts closer to open war with recent attacks.
NEWSLINK Calvert Journal: Moscow bus drivers officially required to be polite
NEWSLINK The National Interest/Dmitry Gorenburg: This Is How the Russian Military Plans to Fight Future Wars
Russia is actively seeking out areas of relative strength to compensate for its military’s overall weakness.
» Read moreUKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#163 :: Wednesday Afternoon 19 August 2015
Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#163 Wednesday Afternoon – 19 August 2015 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: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php Support for JRL is provided in […]
» Read moreRUSSIA – Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#162 :: Wednesday Morning 19 August 2015
Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#162 Wednesday Morning – 19 August 2015 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: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php Support for JRL is provided in […]
» Read moreNEWSWATCH Moscow Times/Peter Pomerantsev: West Needs to Up the Ante in Infowar
Writing in The Moscow Times, Peter Pomerantsev addresses the heft of the Kremlin media machine and the U.S. response. The West is finally coming to a belated comprehension of the power of the Kremlin media machine. The Soviet Union is no more, but the Kremlin holds a media hegemony over 142 million citizens of Russia and 93 million residents of […]
» Read moreNEWSWATCH Washington Post: Russia used to have a powerful weapon in its energy sector. Not anymore.
The Washington Post assesses shifts in Russia’s position within the energy sector, and the impact upon Russian coercive pressure on the West. For years, Russia’s ability to choke off energy shipments any time tensions spiked with the West was a potent threat, one that could force much of Europe to shiver during the wintertime. But with energy prices swooning, the […]
» Read moreNEWSWATCH Moscow Times/Chris Weafer: No End in Sight to the Ruble’s Downward Slide
Writing in The Moscow Times, Chris Weafer considers trends in the Russian economy, with a focus on the ruble. … More than anything else the ruble is very much like the single bolt which holds a hang-glider together. If it breaks then the glider will fall to earth and the pilot very likely killed. * * * The reason why the ruble has that critical role is because, […]
» Read moreNEWSWATCH Wall Street Journal: Russians Seek to Soften Impact of Ruble Depreciation. Businesses look for new ways to hedge against further currency volatility.
The Wall Street Journal covers Russian vulnerability to currency volatility. Under Russian President Vladimir Putin, currency volatility once seemed consigned to the past. Before Russia’s annexation of Crimea last year, the ruble had kept an average range of between 25 and 35 to the dollar for several years. Now the exchange rate hovers around 66 to the dollar. * * […]
» Read moreSimon Saradzhyan: Response to to Dr. Mark Galeotti’s article on Russia Strategy (JRL#152. August 7)
Subject: Response to to Dr. Mark Galeotti’s article on Russia Strategy (JRL#152. August 7) Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 23:14:07 +0000 From: Simon Saradzhyan <Simon_Saradzhyan@hks.harvard.edu> Simon Saradzhyan’s Response to Dr. Mark Galeotti’s article on Russia Strategy in Foreign Affairs. [Simon Saradzhyan is assistant director of the U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism and a fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer […]
» Read moreRussian Press Digest (19 August 2015)
(opendemocracy.net – EDITORS OF OPENDEMOCRACY RUSSIA) This Wednesday, the Russian press focuses on the departure of Vladimir Yakunin, head of Russian Railways and a close ally of Vladimir Putin. According to business daily Kommersant, Yakunin called his decision to leave ‘a personal one’ during a conversation with Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, Kaliningrad’s election commission is processing Yakunin’s candidacy to become the […]
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