Month: June 2014

RIA Novosti: Kiev’s Use of Heavy Weapons in Crackdown Violates International Law – Russia

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
File Photo of OSCE Banners

VIENNA, June 5 (RIA Novosti) – Moscow has raised the issue of Kiev using heavy armaments in its special operations against independence supporters in eastern Ukraine at OSCE session, Russia’s envoy Andrei Kelin said on Wednesday. “The punitive operation led by Ukrainian forces reflects signs of an international human rights violation, in particular, of the Geneva convention of 1949,” Kelin […]

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RIA Novosti: Kerry Demands Poroshenko Prove Russia’s Involvement in East Ukraine Events

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
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MOSCOW, June 5 (RIA Novosti) – US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko prove that Russia is involved in the independence movement in the eastern regions of Ukraine, according to The New York Times. During a meeting in Poland on Wednesday, Kerry asked the newly elected president to provide evidence of a connection between Moscow […]

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RIA Novosti: Poroshenko Wants ‘Dirtiest Work’ in East Ukraine Done Before Inauguration – DPR

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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MOSCOW, June 5 (RIA Novosti) – Ukraine’s President-elect Petro Poroshenko plans to “do the dirtiest work” in the eastern parts of the country before his inauguration, Denis Pushilin, one of the leaders of the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk, told the BBC Wednesday. “The presidential election took place, Poroshenko came to power but in overall the situation hasn’t changed [sic]. […]

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Interfax: Disarming east Ukrainian militia not priority, tackle causes of conflict first – Russian Foreign Ministry

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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MOSCOW. June 5 (Interfax) – Disarming militia fighters in east Ukraine is not the first priority, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. “What they should be doing now is not treating symptoms or knocking down the temperature but looking for the origins of the conflict, which are fairly obvious, and deal with them. Then it will be easier to […]

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Moscow Times: Putin to Take Center Stage Among Western Leaders in Normandy

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
World Map Showing Continents, Greens, Browns, Ice

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Ivan Nechepurenko – June 5, 2014) As diplomatic tensions reached a boiling point over Russia’s annexation of Crimea, President Vladimir Putin was rejected in March as host of the Group of Eight summit in Sochi, while his country was excluded altogether from the group of leading industrialized nations. But Putin’s arrival in Normandy on Thursday […]

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Leaders Start Two Days of Ukraine Diplomacy With Putin

Europe, EU, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of G7 Leaders and other Officials Around Round Table at the Hague, with Flags

(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – James G. Neuger, Thomas Penny, Kateryna Choursina – June 5, 2014) The U.S. and its allies embarked on two days of contacts with Russian leaders in a bid to resolve the crisis in Ukraine, giving the Kremlin another chance to cut support to pro-Moscow rebels seeking to break up the country. U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron […]

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RIA Novosti: Preview: Lavrov, Kerry to Talk Ukraine, Syria in Paris

Syria, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

MOSCOW, June 5 (RIA Novosti) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his US counterpart, John Kerry, are due to meet in Paris on Thursday to discuss Syria and Ukraine, two countries that both have recently held presidential ballots amid what is largely described as a civil war. The two foreign policy officials have a long history of talks, having […]

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Interfax: Putin says Russian authorities “not connected to any particular person, including the incumbent president”

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
File Photo of Vladimir Putin Sitting at Desk

SOCHI. June 5 (Interfax) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has disagreed with suggestions alleging the existence of the “Putin regime”, adding that Russia has standard democratic institutions, which, however, have their own specifics and traditions. “The current regime is not connected to any particular person, including the incumbent President. We have common democratic state institutions, although they reflect Russia’s needs,” […]

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Negative attitude to U.S., EU reaches its maximum in Russia – poll

Europe, EU, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
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(Interfax – June 5, 2014) The attitude of Russians towards the United States, the European Union and Ukraine is cooling amid the Western sanctions, and Belarus and China are liked much more, Levada Center told Interfax, quoting May poll statistics. Only 18 percent of Russians speak well of the United States now. The numbers stood at 43 percent in the […]

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WHITE HOUSE FACT SHEET: U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
White House

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 04, 2014 FACT SHEET: U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine The United States is working to bolster Ukraine’s ability to secure its borders and preserve its territorial integrity and sovereignty in the face of Russian occupation of Crimea and a concerted effort by Russian-backed separatists to destabilize eastern Ukraine. […]

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WHITE HOUSE TRANSCRIPT: Remarks by President Obama and President-elect Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine After Bilateral Meeting

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
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The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 04, 2014 Remarks by President Obama and President-elect Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine After Bilateral Meeting Warsaw Marriott Hotel Warsaw, Poland 10:45 A.M. CET PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it is a great pleasure for me to have the opportunity to have my first extended meeting with President-elect Poroshenko and to […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#125 contents with links :: Thursday 5 June 2014

JRL Tables of Contents, Russian News, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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… 1. Wall Street Journal: Matthew Kaminski, The Battle on the New Russian Front. How Ukrainians united to turn back Kremlin rebels in one eastern city.
2. Reuters: Fog of war falls heavy after violence in eastern Ukraine region.
3. Interfax: Negative attitude to U.S., EU reaches its maximum in Russia – poll. …

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#124 contents with links :: Wednesday 4 June 2014

JRL Tables of Contents, Russian News, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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[check back for updates, including more links; links also posted to facebook and twitter] Johnson’s Russia List :: 2014-#124 :: 4 June 2014 E-Mail: davidjohnson@starpower.net A project of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George  Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs: www.ieres.org JRL homepage: russialist.org JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist  JRL on Twitter: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php To subscribe to the JRL email version, email David Johnson at davidjohnson@starpower.net 1. Business New […]

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Russia decries NATO activity in Eastern Europe at Brussels meeting

NATO
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(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Yuri Paniyev, special to RBTH – June 3, 2014) The first NATO-Russia Council session in three months saw Russia’s envoy to NATO hit out at the organization’s deployment of extra troops to Eastern Europe. At the talks in Brussels Russia reiterated its call for Kiev to bring military operations in eastern Ukraine to […]

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RIA Novosti: Around 90% of Donetsk Self-Defense Troops From Donbas – Commander

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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DONETSK, June 4 (RIA Novosti) – Alexander Khodakovsky, one of the chief commanders with self-defense forces of Ukraine’s breakaway Donetsk Republic, has told RIA Novosti that the majority of its troops are residents of eastern and southern Ukraine who took to arms to protect their homes. “[They come from] Kharkiv, Odessa, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia. We’ve become the center of […]

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Putin Forever? Russian President’s Ratings Skyrocket Over Ukraine

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
File Photo of Vladimir Putin Sitting at Desk

(RFE/RL – rferl.org – Mikhail Sokolov, Claire Bigg – June 3, 2014) Russian President Vladimir Putin is enjoying almost unprecedented job-approval ratings in his country. And the only reason for this popularity surge, sociologists say, is Russia’s tough stance on Ukraine. “A fierce anti-Ukrainian campaign was launched,” says leading sociologist Lev Gudkov, the head of Russia’s independent Levada polling center. “Authorities have used the […]

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RIA Novosti: Kiev Depends on Russia for Joint Projects – Ukraine’s Former Deputy PM

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
Map of Western CIS/FSU and European Environs

MOSCOW, June 4 (RIA Novosti) – Kiev needs Moscow as a strategic partner to help it implement joint projects that are essential for Ukraine to achieve its full potential, says Serhiy Arbuzov, Ukraine’s former Deputy Prime Minister. “Russia is Ukraine’s strategic partner. This relationship requires a lot of effort, but it’s a goal worth working towards because its joint projects […]

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Gazprom Says U.S. Can’t Prevent European Reliance on Russian Gas

Oil, Gas, Energy
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(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Elena Mazneva – June 3, 2014) OAO Gazprom (OGZD), Russia’s gas-export monopoly, said U.S. pressure won’t stop it from supplying fuel to Europe and increasing market share in the region. “We understand that the U.S., sitting high on a hill and independent of economic cooperation with us, is pushing Europe to take wild steps,” Gazprom Deputy […]

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RIA Novosti: Ukrainian Government Guaranteed Arms, Collaboration to Right Sector – Leader

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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MOSCOW, June 4 (RIA Novosti) – Ukraine’s radical nationalist Right Sector movement claims the government guaranteed it provisions, armament and collaboration with state agencies in the course of the special operation in the country’s east, the UNN news agency reports, citing the movement’s leader Borislav Bereza. “As of today, we are ready to accommodate and integrate entirely all territorial defense […]

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Interfax: Russia open to talks with Ukraine provided fighting stops – top lawmaker

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
Ukraine Map and Flag

MOSCOW. June 4 (Interfax) – The speaker of Russia’s upper house of parliament said Russia is open to talks with the government to be formed in Ukraine after the recent presidential election but on the condition that military action is immediately ended in the southeast of the country. “We will hold negotiations after the government and all the state institutions […]

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Putin Offers to Meet Obama as East Ukraine Battles Rage

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama Seated Before Russian and U.S. Flags

(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Henry Meyer, Volodymyr Verbyany, Daria Marchak – June 4, 2014) President Vladimir Putin offered the first face-to-face talks with Barack Obama since pro-Russian separatists unleashed an insurgency that’s claimed almost 200 lives in Ukraine. The Russian leader, who rejected accusations his military is present in Ukraine, said he’s ready to meet Obama this week in France […]

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RIA Novosti: Russia Never Wanted to Destabilize Ukraine or Send Troops to Invade Country – Putin

Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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PARIS, June 4 (RIA Novosti) – It was never Russia’s intention to destabilize the situation in Ukraine or send its troops to invade the country’s south and east, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday in an interview with France’s TF1 channel and Europe1 radio station. “There are neither military personnel nor Russian instructors in southeastern Ukraine,” Putin stressed. When asked […]

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Ukraine still harbours doubts about benefits of EU deal

Europe, EU, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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(Business New Europe – bne.eu – COMMENT: Iana Dreyer of borderlex.eu- June 4, 2014) Ukraine and the EU are adamant both sides will sign the long-planned free trade and association deal. Yet President-elect Petro Poroshenko sowed confusion soon after his election May 25 when he asked for more time before putting pen to paper, highlighting lingering doubts over the true […]

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Russia and Ukraine pull back from the gas brink

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Gas Facility file photo

(Business New Europe – bne.eu – Tim Gosling in Prague – June 3, 2014) Raising hopes that Moscow and Kyiv are now serious about finding a route out of the crisis in Ukraine, the EU reported late on June 2 that the pair is mulling a proposed compromise on gas. Russian state-controlled gas giant Gazprom earlier extended the June 2 […]

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Russian stocks: Abandon all hope, or time to buy?

Economy, Business, Investment, Trade
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(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Michael McAtavey, Special to RBTH – June 3, 2014) Russian markets have been pummeled by poor GDP growth and political headwinds. Yet some fund managers say they are finding deals. Sanctions. Conflict in neighboring Ukraine. Sagging economic growth. And let’s not forget capital flight. These are just some of the reasons why Russia’s […]

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Russia, U.S. considering new joint projects in ISS – newspaper

Space
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(Interfax – June 4, 2014) Russia and the United States may soon announce new joint projects regarding the International Space Station (ISS), Izvestia wrote on Wednesday quoting First Deputy Director of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medical and Biological Problems Oleg Orlov. “Roscosmos has set a task to intensify the ISS scientific program. We are prepared. For instance, […]

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World Bank Approves First Russia Investment Since Crisis

Economy, Business, Investment, Trade
File Photo of Cash, Coins, Line Graph

(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Sandrine Rastello – June 3, 2014) The World Bank approved an investment in Russia for the first time since President Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea, overriding opposition from Canada and lack of support from the U.S. The International Finance Corp., the lender’s private-sector arm, voted May 29 for parts of a 250 million euro ($340 million) package […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#123 contents with links :: Monday 2 June 2014

JRL Tables of Contents, Russian News, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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… 33. Financial Times: Western optimism rises as diplomacy takes centre stage on Ukraine.
34. Wall Street Journal: U.S. to Press Financial Weaponry In Talks With European Allies on Russia. Obama Administration Relies Increasingly on Treasury Unit to Hone Sanctions Strategy.
35. New York Times: In GPS Battle, Russia Sets Restrictions of Its Own.
36. The Times (UK): Russia fumes over Putin’s smoking ban. …

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Russia Gives Ukraine Leeway on Gas as Five Rebels Killed

Oil, Gas, Energy, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Elena Mazneva, Stephen Bierman, Daryna Krasnolutska – June 2, 2014) Russia gave Ukraine an extra week to pay in advance for gas supplies or risk a cutoff, as the Ukrainian government said its forces killed five pro-Russian rebels in an upsurge in fighting in the eastern city of Luhansk. Russian gas export monopoly OAO Gazprom (OGZD) […]

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RIA Novosti: U.S. to Give Ukraine $18 Million in Military Aid

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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KIEV, June 2 (RIA Novosti) – The United States has doubled its financial military aid to Ukraine, bringing it to a hefty $18 million over the past few months, according to US’s second top military commander Derek Chollet. Chollet, who serves as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs at the US Department of Defense, said at a press […]

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RIA Novosti: Russia Demands Kiev to Pay Gas Debt in Full Before June 9

Oil, Gas, Energy
Gas Flame file photo

MOSCOW, June 2 (RIA Novosti) – Ukraine has to pay Moscow the remaining part of $2.2 billion gas debt and agree on payment schedule for April-May gas supplies before June 9, press-service of Russia’s Energy Ministry said Monday. “Before this deadline Ukraine has to pay the remaining part of $2.23 billion debt and also agree on payment schedule for the […]

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Russia getting support from European Commission in Ukraine gas talks – Novak

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Gas Facility file photo

(Interfax – June 2, 2014) The European Commission has effectively supported the Russian position in the second and third round of talks on payment of Ukraine’s gas debt to Russia, Energy Minister Alexander Novak said in an interview with Rossiya 24 television. “I consider that the European Commission has behaved quite constructively at these and previous consultations and many of […]

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Interfax: Ukraine’s GDP could contract by 5% in 2014 – Fitch

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
File Photo of Cash, Coins, Line Graph

MOSCOW. June 2 (Interfax) – Fitch Ratings forecasts that Ukraine’s GDP will contract by 5% in 2014, the ratings agency said in a statement. “The crisis will continue to weigh on Ukraine’s economy. We forecast GDP to contract by 5% this year. Ex-Crimea, industrial production shrank 6% year on year in April, and consumer spending is well down, especially in […]

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Interfax: Russia to take necessary measures if NATO military potential comes closer to its borders – Grushko

NATO
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BRUSSELS. June 2 (Interfax) – NATO was and is a leading military organization in the European-Atlantic region – that is why, while developing cooperation with it in spheres of common interest, Russia paid special attention to ensuring appropriate defense levels amid any scenarios, Russia’s Permanent Representative to NATO Alexander Grushko told Interfax. “It is known that in military affairs potentials, […]

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Interfax: Moscow worried about intensified NATO activity in north Baltic region

Baltics, NATO
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MOSCOW. June 2 (Interfax) – The stepped-up debate on the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO may have negative implications for the north Baltic region, which has been traditionally calm from the military-political point of view, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. “Amid the NATO infrastructure build-up in a number of countries bordering on Russia and the stepped-up […]

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Interfax: Russians back economic, financial aid for southeast Ukraine – poll

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
Ukraine Map and Flag

MOSCOW. June 2 (Interfax) – The Russians are rethinking their vision of the political future of the southeastern Ukraine but the majority of them are unanimous that Russia must provide economic and financial support, not direct military aid, to these regions, a poll has shown. The percentage of Russians who would like to see the southeastern regions of Ukraine as […]

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RIA Novosti: Special Op in Eastern Ukraine May Last as Long as One Year – Pro-Kiev Militia

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
Ukraine Map and Flag

KIEV, June 2 (RIA Novosti) – A special operation of Ukrainian forces against independence supporters in the country’s southeast could last as long as one year, said Semen Semenchenko, commander of the Donbass battalion, a pro-Kiev militia set up by the Right Sector nationalist movement. “Unlike many people who believe that the ATO [anti-terrorist operation] will end in just a […]

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RIA Novosti: Lavrov Criticizes West for Media Spin, Blackout on Ukraine

Russia & the West, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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MOSCOW, June 2 (RIA Novosti) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday voiced his surprise at the Western media’s spin of the ongoing bloodshed in southeastern Ukraine and the fact that they either hushed up the real situation or showed “different pictures” instead. “We are very concerned by what is going on there. People are being killed every day, […]

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Sino-Russia gas deal represents a fundamental change

China, Oil, Gas, Energy
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(Business New Europe – bne.eu – COMMENT: Jacob Grapengiesser of East Capital – June 2, 2014) After ten years of haggling, Moscow and Beijing finally signed off on game-changing $400bn gas supply deal, under which Russia will at first supply 38bn cubic metres (cm) of gas to China over 30 years from 2018. Moscow and Beijing are to share the […]

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Five Arguments Russians Make for Decentralization of Ukraine Even More Compelling for Russian Federation

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
Ukraine Map and Flag

(Window on Eurasia – Paul Goble – Staunton, June 1, 2014) One of the problems that Moscow propagandists face is that many of the arguments they put out for political change in Ukraine apply with equal or even greater force to the Russian Federation and thus have the potential to spark demands inside the latter country that the Kremlin is […]

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Test: How Does State Search Tool Sputnik Compare to Google and Yandex?

Media, Internet, Social Media, Television
File Image of Stylized Eye Surrounded by Binary Code

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Matthew Bodner – June 2, 2014) On May 22, state-owned telecoms company Rostelecom launched the first version of its new search engine, Sputnik. A week later, the engine, which some analysts see as the latest move in the Kremlin’s ongoing crusade against the uncontrolled and subversive Internet, has fallen flat. On the day that Sputnik […]

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Russia’s got talent: The making of the nation’s future musicians and artists

Life in Russia, Culture, Arts
Sheet Music in the Midst of Artist's Outline of Human Head and Brain

(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Marina Obrazkova, RBTH – June 1, 2014) There are more than 5,000 music and art schools in modern Russia. Here children can learn to play different instruments and master the basics of painting or sculpture practically free of charge, in addition to their regular education. Teaching staff note that such a system remains […]

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Interfax: Snowden must apply for extension if he decides to stay in Russia – head of Federal Migration Service council

Foreign Policy, Security, Visas, Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
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MOSCOW. June 2 (Interfax) – Former CIA analyst Edward Snowden will have to ask for extension of his temporary asylum if he decides to stay in Russia, Vladimir Volokh, the head of the Public Council of the Federal Migration Service, told Interfax on Monday. “He has to request an extension of his temporary stay. No additional documents are filed if […]

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RIA Novosti: Russia Says Ready to Cooperate With New Abkhaz Leadership

Georgia
Georgia Beach in Abkhazia Region

MOSCOW, June 2 (RIA Novosti) – Moscow is ready to work with the future president and government of Abkhazia to develop and strengthen bilateral ties, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Monday. “The people of Abkhazia will have their say during the early presidential election in August. Russia will respect this expression of will. We will be ready […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#122 contents with links :: Saturday 31 May 2014

JRL Tables of Contents, Russian News, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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… 21. The National Interest: Robert Merry, How to Start a Civil War in Ukraine (and How to Avoid One).
22. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists: Peter E. Davis and Siegfried S. Hecker, Why the US should keep cooperating with Russia on nuclear security.
23. Asia Times: Pepe Escobar, The future visible in St Petersburg. …

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Ukraine Nears Russian Gas Deal as Eastern Clashes Persist

Oil, Gas, Energy, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Elena Mazneva, Brian Parkin, Ewa Krukowska – May 31, 2014) Russia and Ukraine moved closer to a deal that would keep gas flowing between the countries even as they spar over Russian support for separatists seeking to break away from the government in Kiev. After talks brokered by the European Union in Berlin, Ukraine made its […]

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NEWSLINK: Why the US should keep cooperating with Russia on nuclear security

Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Radioactivity Symbol

[“Why the US should keep cooperating with Russia on nuclear security” – The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists – Peter E. Davis, Siegfried S. Hecker – May 29, 2014]  Stanford University’s Peter E. Davis and Siegfried S. Hecker consider U.S.-Russian cooperation on nuclear security in the aftermath of Russia’s annexation of occupied Crimea: We were surprised that without exception every one of our Russian […]

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RIA Novosti: Analysis: Poroshenko’s Millions Interfere With Ukraine’s Fight for Democracy

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
Ukraine Map and Flag

MOSCOW, May 30 (RIA Novosti), Nastassia Astrasheuskaya – While much of Ukraine’s population and most western governments tie high hopes with the newly elected president Petro Poroshenko, a former diplomat and now a successful entrepreneur, foreign critics say his millions are likely to stand in the way of bringing democracy to the country that finds itself in deep political crisis. […]

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RIA Novosti: Ukrainian Army Denies Reports on Plans to Complete Special Op by June 14

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
Ukraine Map and Flag

KIEV, May 30 (RIA Novosti) – The Ukrainian forces have not confirmed the media reports that it planned to complete the special operation against federalization supporters in the eastern regions of the country by June 14, news agency UNN reported Friday. “As for the media reports on the timeframes of the Anti-Terrorist Operation, most likely it’s total nonsense,” UNN reported, […]

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