UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#239 :: Wednesday PM 9 December 2015
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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#239
Wednesday PM 9 December 2015
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UKRAINE
1. AP: UN: 9,000 Killed in Ukraine Conflict, but Now Violence Eases.
2. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR): Ukraine: Reduction of hostilities but serious human rights concerns persist – UN report.
3. Kyiv Post: Residents of Stanytsia Luhanska try to adapt to Ukrainian rule.
4. Interfax: LPR reports on escalation near contact line.
5. Kyiv Post: Crimean residents turn away from Kyiv after blackout.
6. n+1 Magazine (UK): Tony Wood, States of Shock. Shock therapy, take two.
7. n+1 Magazine (UK): Nina Potarskaya, Maidan and After. State of the Ukrainian Left.
8. Sputnik: Putin Orders Government to File Lawsuit if Ukraine Fails to Pay $3Bln Debt.
9. TASS: IMF’s dilemma: to help or not to help Ukraine, if Kiev defaults.
10. Wall Street Journal: IMF Tweaks Lending Rules in Boost for Ukraine. Standoff over debt owed to Russia threatened bailout, Western aid.
11. Counterpunch.org: Michael Hudson, The IMF Joins the New Cold War.
12. Reuters: Russia Says Ukraine Won’t Repay Debt Because ‘They Are Crooks’, Vows Court Action.
13. Atlantic Council: Anders Aslund, The IMF Outfoxes Putin: Policy Change Means Ukraine Can Receive More Loans.
14. http://newcoldwar.org: Ulrich Heyden, West Ukraine is now a permanent playground for NATO forces.
15. The National Interest: Dave Majumdar, Book Review: ‘Brothers Armed-Military Aspects of the Crisis in Ukraine.’ A detailed overview of the Russian and Ukrainian militaries, and the conflict.
16. New York Times: In Ukraine, Joe Biden Pushes a Message of Democracy.
17. Bloomberg: Leonid Bershidsky, Biden Tells Ukraine to…Do Nothing.
18. TASS: Russia FM: Biden’s remarks in Kiev maintain tension in Ukraine to put pressure on Russia.
19. New York Times: Joe Biden, His Son and the Case Against a Ukrainian Oligarch.
20. Facebook Ivan Katchanovski, Biden and Maidan.
21. Russia Insider: Enrico Braun, Joe Biden Says He Talks to Petro Poroshenko More Than His Own Wife. Petro and Joe are just like two peas in a pod. But with a blank cheque from Washington, Kiev has no incentive to tackle its corruption problems.
22. RIA Novosti: Ousted Ukrainian leader wants political comeback – interview to Russian media.
