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• Capital’s Hard Line on Local Election Registration Further Radicalizing Muscovites, Yudin Says
• RUSSIALINK: “Russian Cop Jailed for Ignoring Murdered Domestic Violence Victim’s Pleas” – Moscow Times
• RUSSIALINK: “Meeting with Moscow City Elections Commission chair didn’t take place – opposition candidates to Moscow City Duma” – Interfax
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ Review: Wishing and Waiting; Eleven stories by a Russian cardiologist that show how doctors and patients alike soothe themselves with lies, shortcuts and elisions.” – Wall Street Journal/ Laura Kolbe
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “India, Russia Seek to Skirt U.S. Sanctions Threat to Arms Deals” – Bloomberg/ Nc Bipindra, Evgenia Pismennaya
• RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#112 :: Monday, 15 July 2019
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Review: The Struggle of Russia’s crony capitalists” [re: Anders Aslund new book]” – Reuters/ Dasha Afanasieva
• Russia’s FDI Outlook Grim, with No Chinese Rescue in Sight
• RUSSIALINK: “Visa and Mastercard May Soon Exit Russia Under Draft Law – Reports” – Moscow Times
• RUSSIALINK: “Moscow warns London of possible reciprocal measures to UK media” – Interfax
• RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#111 :: Friday, 12 July 2019
• Attitudes of New Leaders in Russia and U.S. Making Nuclear War Ever More Likely, Golts Says
• Crime, Torture and Punishment in a Moscow Suburb; Viktor Lukyan, sentenced to six years for murder, had little chance of a fair trial under a system that presumes defendants are guilty
• RUSSIALINK: “Russians Work More Nights, Weekends Than Other Europeans – Research” – Moscow Times
• RUSSIALINK TRANSCRIPT: “[Putin at] Meeting with Russian journalists” – KremlinRu
• RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#110 :: Thursday, 11 July 2019
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “New Report: Mueller Lacks Substantiating Evidence Of Russian Election Interference” – The Federalist/ Madeline Osburn
• West Now Wants Rapprochement with Moscow More than at Any Time since 2014, Inozemtsev Says
• RUSSIALINK: “Zelensky’s idea of multilateral Donbas summit has right to exist – Lavrov” – Interfax
• RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#109 :: Tuesday, 9 July 2019
• RUSSIALINK: “Russia Approves ‘Shortest’ Europe-China Highway – Reports” – Moscow Times
• ‘Zelensky’s Absurd Actions have had a Pro-Russian Result,’ Tsipko Says
• RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#108 :: Monday, 8 July 2019
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Despite ‘thug hugs,’ Trump is tougher on despots than Obama” – New York Post/ Marc Thiessen
• Optimism for Improved U.S.-Russian Relations Is Necessary, But Should Remain Cautious
• RUSSIALINK: “Russia to Slash Soviet-Era List of Off-Limits Jobs for Women, Media Reports” – Moscow Times
• Putin: Oil Price Volatility Is Hurting Russia’s Economy
• Managing To Win: Sagging Popularity Forces Russia’s Ruling Party To Dig Into Its Box Of Election Tricks
• RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#107 :: Friday, 5 July 2019
• RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#106 :: Thursday, 4 July 2019
• Interview: ‘There’s An Incident Involving A Russian Submarine Every Five Or Six Years’ [Interview with Dmitry Gorenburg]
• RUSSIALINK: “Top Russian Official Warns of ‘Catastrophic’ Population Loss” – Moscow Times
• Putin has Always Opposed Liberalism, Moscow Commentators Say
• RUSSIALINK: “Donbas crisis escalating – DPR” – Interfax
• RUSSIALINK: “Instructions following Direct Line with Vladimir Putin” – KremlinRu
• RUSSIALINK: “Ukrainization should be ‘quite mild’ – Zelensky’s envoy to Verkhovna Rada” – Interfax
• Yet Another Benefit from USSR’s Disintegration – Large Reduction in Release of Greenhouse Gases
• RUSSIALINK: “Russians’ Belief in Aliens, Magic and Superstition Plummets – Poll” – Moscow Times
• RUSSIALINK: “Blaze that affected sub broke out in battery area – expert” – Interfax
• RUSSIALINK TRANSCRIPT: “[Putin] Meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu” – KremlinRu
• RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#105 :: Wednesday, 3 July 2019
• Putin Undermines OPEC’s Power
• The Osaka Meeting: Is the Tide Turning in U.S.-Russian Relations?
• RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#104 :: Tuesday 2 July 2019
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia beating U.S. in race for global influence, Pentagon study says” – Politico/ BRYAN BENDER
• Economic Decline Won’t Spark a Revolution and Kremlin Sees No Need for Change, Inozemtsev Says
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Forget Putin’s ‘liberalism’ jibe. This man runs a war machine; For too long, the west has turned a blind eye to Russian atrocities in a string of wars.” – The Guardian/ Natalie Nougayrède
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s Military Posture in the Arctic; Managing Hard Power in a ‘Low Tension’ Environment” – Chatham House/ Mathieu Boulègue
• RUSSIALINK: “Kremlin has nothing to add to Putin’s remark on Zelensky’s call for freeing Ukrainian sailors – Peskov” – Interfax
• RUSSIALINK: “Russian PM urges United Russia party to back investigative reporters” – Interfax
• RUSSIALINK TRANSCRIPT: “Vladimir Putin’s news conference; Following the G20 summit, the President of Russia answered journalists’ questions.” – KremlinRu
• RUSSIALINK: “Russia, U.S. reached understanding in Osaka on strategic stability – Ryabkov” – Interfax
• RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#103 :: Monday 1 July 2019
• RUSSIALINK TRANSCRIPT: “[Putin] Interview with The Financial Times” – KremlinRu
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine President’s Party Leads Poll Ahead of July Election” – Reuters/New York Times/ Reporting: Natalia Zinets, Editing: William Maclean
• Dirty Tricks: Navalny Aide’s Bid For Moscow Duma Seat Brings Out The Worst
• What Is the State’s Share in Russia’s Economy?
• RUSSIALINK: “Russians Are Increasingly Protesting Social, Not Political Issues – Study” – Moscow Times
• Zyuganov Says He’s Loyal to Putin Out of Fears of Disorders
• RUSSIALINK: “Moscow, St. Petersburg Become Cheaper for Expats, Ranking Says” – Moscow Times
• RUSSIALINK: “Law on insulting state symbols doesn’t need adjustment – Peskov” – Interfax
• RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#101 :: Thursday 27 June 2019
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s Resilient Legal Powerhouse: The Procuracy Enters the 21st Century” – Kennan Institute/ William E. Pomeranz
• RUSSIALINK: “Russia’s Middle Class Is Shrinking – Bank Report” – Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSBLOG: “Russian Orthodox Church to stop blessing missiles” – The Times (UK)/ Tom Parfitt
• RUSSIALINK TRANSCRIPT: “Direct Line with Vladimir Putin (transcript concluded)” – KremlinRu
• RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#100 :: Tuesday 25 June 2019
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “The new musketeers; The improbable careers of Vladimir Putin’s bodyguards; Proximity is power” – The Economist
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia Warns of Repeat of 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis” – Reuters
• RUSSIALINK: “The Kremlin’s Statecraft and Russia’s Freeze-Thaw Cycle”
• RUSSIALINK: “Russians Are Losing Interest in Foreign Policy, Poll Says” – Moscow Times
• RUSSIALINK: “Almost 3/4 of Russians trust Putin, 2/3 approved of him as president – poll” – Interfax
• RUSSIALINK TRANSCRIPT: “Direct Line with Vladimir Putin (transcript continued)” – KremlinRu
• RUSSIALINK: “Most Russians Say Soviet Union ‘Took Care of Ordinary People’ – Poll” – Moscow Times
• RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#99 :: Monday 24 June 2019
• RUSSIALINK: “The Key Quotes of Putin’s Annual Question and Answer Session” – Moscow Times
• Putin’s ‘Direct Line’ Underscored Yawning Gulf between Kremlin and the Population, Analysts Say
• RUSSIALINK TRANSCRIPT: “Answers to journalists’ questions following Direct Line” – KremlinRu
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin’s 2019 ‘Direct Line,’ in a nutshell; Russia’s president spoke on national TV for four hours, but you can read this summary in five minutes” – Meduza/ Summary by Mikhail Zelensky, Translation by Kevin Rothrock
• RUSSIALINK TRANSCRIPT & VIDEO: “Direct Line with Vladimir Putin [partial transcript]” – KremlinRu
• RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#98 :: Sunday, 23 June 2019
• Putin’s Annual Marathon Phone-In Will Focus His Attention Homeward; Protests, pensions and poverty will overshadow geopolitics during Putin’s annual live call-in show Thursday.
• [NEW RESOURCE: U.S.-Russia Relations: Quest for Stability:] “Whiskey and Vodka: Distilling U.S.-Russia Relations” – Deana Arsenian/ Carnegie Corporation of New York International Peace and Security News
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russian internet giant Yandex takes rare stand against state snooping” – Christian Science Monitor/ Fred Weir
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “White House’s Top Russia Adviser Fiona Hill to Leave Position; National Security Council’s non-proliferation director to succeed her” – Wall Street Journal/ Vivian Salama
• Kremlin’s Reaction to Protests Depends on How Well Informed Putin is – and That Varies Widely, Aides Say
• RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#97 :: Thursday, 20 June 2019
• RUSSIALINK: “Michael Calvey Case Revisited: A Corporate Hit, a Bargaining Chip” – Kennan Institute/ Pavel Koshkin
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin touts Russia as a great power. But he’s made it a weak one.” – Washington Post/ Timothy Frye
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Siberia Could Be The Tourist Hotspot Of The Future, Literally” – Forbes/ Eric Mack
• Putin Says Russia Prepared To Drop Arms Control Treaty If U.S. Not Interested In Renewal
• RUSSIALINK: “Putin’s visit to Rome, meeting with Pope Francis being prepared – Peskov” – Interfax
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russian technology: can the Kremlin control the internet? Moscow is developing a ‘sovereign’ web that critics say will enhance official power to silence dissent” – Financial Times/ Max Seddon, Henry Foy
• JRL NEWSWATCH AUDIO: “Generation Putin; Russia’s youth flex their political power” – PRI/ Indra Ekmanis/ Producer Daniel Ofman
• RUSSIALINK: “Half of Russians Are Worried About the Environment Where They Live – Survey” – Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Stalingrad by Vasily Grossman – a sweeping tale of war and life; This immense prequel to ‘Life and Fate’ on the siege of Stalingrad finally gets its English translation” – Financial Times/ Tobias Grey
• RUSSIALINK TRANSCRIPT: “[Putin] Meeting with heads of international news agencies” – KremlinRu
• RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#96 :: Friday, 7 June 2019
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s Sovcomflot Says Arctic Sailings Will Become Routine; CEO of the state-owned shipping giant says melting polar ice will draw more ship operators to Siberian waters” – Wall Street Journal/Costas Paris
• RUSSIALINK: “Russia’s Top Auditor Kudrin Blasts Corruption in Legal System” – Moscow Times