Year: 2019

RUSSIALINK: “Arctic temperatures 2.5 degrees higher than normal in 2018, fall and winter warmest since 1938” – Interfax

Arctic, Environment
Arctic Map

MOSCOW. Dec 31 (Interfax) – Air temperatures were 2.5 degrees Celsius higher than normal in the Russian Arctic in 2018, especially in the Eastern Arctic, where temperatures exceeded the norm by 3.56 degrees (the fourth highest value since 1936), while winter and fall 2018 were the warmest since 1938, the Russian Natural Resources and Ecology Ministry said in a report […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#209 :: Tuesday, 31 December 2019

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#208 :: Monday, 30 December 2019

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#207 :: Thursday, 26 December 2019

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Putin Predictions of Yore: What the Pundits Thought 20 Years Ago

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
File Photo of Kremlin Tower, St. Basil's, Red Square at Night

(Russia Matters – russiamatters.org – Thomas Schaffner – December 24, 2019) Thomas Schaffner is a student web assistant with Russia Matters and a graduate of American University. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author[s]. Twenty years ago this month, resigning Russian President Boris Yeltsin tapped Vladimir Putin to be his successor. Unlike Yeltsin, who’d been […]

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Russia in 2020: Will the Economy Grow Faster?

Economy, Business, Investment, Trade
Diverse Paper Currency, Coins, Line Graph

The fundamentals are in place. But what will it take for the Russian economy to finally pick-up speed? (Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Jake Cordell – December 25, 2019) Jake covers business & economics for The Moscow Times. How do you achieve fast growth, without compromising macroeconomic stability? That is the central dilemma which has faced Russian policymakers since 2014. […]

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After a Turbulent Year in Russian Domestic Politics, What Does 2020 Hold in Store?

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Aerial View of Kremlin and Environs

We talk to five political analysts about how Russian authorities will attempt to maintain stability next year. (Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Evan Gershkovich – December 23, 2019) The year in domestic affairs came to a close just like the year before: with a surprise protest in Russia’s far north, hundreds of kilometers away from the country’s beating political heart […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#206 :: Monday, 23 December 2019

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#205 :: Friday, 20 December 2019

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#204 :: Thursday, 19 December 2019

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U.S. Lawmakers To Discuss Russia Sanctions Bill ‘From Hell’

Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Oil, Gas, Energy, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
American Flag and Partial View of U.S. Capitol Dome, adapted from image at aoc.gov

(Article text ©2019 RFE/RL, Inc., Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – rferl.org – Todd Prince – WASHINGTON – Dec. 18, 2019 article text also appeared at rferl.org/a/u-s-lawmakers-to-discuss-russia-sanctions-bill-from-hell-/30331992.html) A U.S. Senate panel is set to debate a bill that is designed to punish Russia for its alleged interference in democratic processes abroad as well as “malign” actions in Syria and aggression against […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#203 :: Wednesday, 18 December 2019

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The Worrying Truth About Russia’s Oil Industry

Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Oil, Gas, Energy
Oil Well file photo

(Oilprice.com – Vanand Meliksetian – Dec. 16, 2019) The widespread adaptation of the combustion engine at the start of the 20th century propelled oil into becoming the world’s most important commodity. Resource-rich countries such as Russia were the beneficiaries of the new global energy order. Its predecessors, the Soviet Union and Imperial Russia, were already among the first and most […]

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Discussions about Russia’s Future Should Be Open-Ended Lest They be Used to Frighten People into Backing Current Arrangements, Luzin Says

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Russia Regions Map

(Paul Goble – Window on Eurasia – Staunton, December 12, 2019) Discussing Russia’s future, including its possible transformation into a federation or confederation or even disintegration, is useful, Pavel Luzin says; but only if those taking part in it are open to considering multiple possibilities. Otherwise, any suggestion, such as radical decentralization of disintegration may only frighten people. The recent […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#202 :: Tuesday, 17 December 2019

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Russia’s Economy Is Signaling An Oil Price Rally

Oil, Gas, Energy
Oil Well file photo

(Oilprice.com – Alex Kimani – December 12, 2019) Even as the oil price outlook has become clearly bearish, Russia knows little fear. It’s defying the oil price hibernation with bullish economic outlook, the best-performing equities market, and even the best-performing currency against the U.S. dollar. And there’s something the average investor might not know: A strong performance by Russia’s equities […]

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Russia’s Natural Population Decline to Hit 11-Year Record in 2019

Population Disaster, Demographics
File Photo of Crowd in Russia Including Person Waving Russian Flag with Eagle

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – December 13, 2019) Russia’s natural population decline will set an 11-year record this year as the country’s demographic crisis shows no signs of letting up, the RBC news website reported Friday. Russia’s overall population totaled 146.7 million in January-September 2019, the State Statistics Service Rosstat said in a report last week. While migrant inflows had […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#201 :: Friday, 13 December 2019

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#200 :: Thursday, 12 December 2019

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AUDIO: JRL NEWSWATCH: “Analyst on Lavrov visit: Russia is ‘running circles’ around Trump [Carnegie’s Andrew Weiss]” – PRI

United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Vladirmir Putin and Donald Trump Sitting in Chairs with Flags Behind, adapted from image at whitehouse.gov

“…. [This] on-air interview was updated for a later broadcast of The World … Administration officials played host to Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Washington, DC, on Tuesday as Democrats announced articles of impeachment against … Trump. …” Click here for “Analyst on Lavrov visit: Russia is ‘running circles’ around Trump [Carnegie’s Andrew Weiss]” – PRI [Click audio player […]

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RUSSIALINK: “Putin instructs State Duma to draft proposals on national register of mass graves of victims of political repressions” – Interfax

History, Soviet Union, Human Rights, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Aerial View of Kremlin and Environs

MOSCOW. Dec 10 (Interfax) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed the idea of improving the laws regarding the mass graves of political repressions’ victims and commemorating them with a museum at the Butovo firing range just outside Moscow. “As for the order of work on and with the mass graves, let us ask State Duma deputies to do the […]

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RUSSIALINK: “Calling Minsk Agreements treason will deal blow to Zelensky, entire Normandy format – Poroshenko’s lawyer” – Interfax

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
Map of Ukraine, Including Crimea, and Neighbors, Including Russia

KYIV. Dec 11 (Interfax) – The declaration of the Minsk Agreements as an act of high treason committed by the fifth president of Ukrainian, Petro Poroshenko, will be a blow not just to Poroshenko himself but will also be a blow to the team of incumbent President Volodymyr Zelensky as well as the entire Normandy format, lawyer for Poroshenko, Ihor […]

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How Russian Media Reacted to 4-Year Olympics Ban

Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Drugs, Sports, Olympics, World Cup
Olympic Rings Lit at Night, adapted from image at state.gov

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Dec. 10, 2019) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Monday hit Russia with a four-year ban from competing or hosting major world sporting events, including the Olympic Games and World Championships. The move comes after WADA’s executive committee unanimously ruled that Moscow had tampered with doping laboratory data. Russian athletes will only be able to […]

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Show Trials in the Information Age

Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Human Rights, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Aerial View of Kremlin and Environs

(Kennan Institute – wilsoncenter.org/program/kennan-institute – Maxim Trudolyubov – Dec. 9, 2019) 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 […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#199 :: Tuesday, 10 December 2019

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Pentagon Concerned Russia Cultivating Sympathy Among U.S. Troops

Media, Internet, Social Media, Television, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Aerial Photo of Pentagon and Environs

(Voice of America – voanews.com – Jeff Seldin – WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2019) Russian efforts to weaken the West through a relentless campaign of information warfare may be starting to pay off, cracking a key bastion of the U.S. line of defense: the military. While most Americans still see Moscow as a key U.S. adversary, new polling suggests that view […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#198 :: Monday, 9 December 2019

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#197 :: Saturday, 7 December 2019

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Russian North is Dying but Putin’s Media Policies Ensure Most Won’t Find Out

Arctic, Media, Internet, Social Media, Television, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections, Population Disaster, Demographics, Regions, Cities, Municipalities
Arctic Map

(Paul Goble – Window on Eurasia – Staunton, Nov. 28, 2019) What is happening in the Russian North recalls to mind an old Soviet joke in which Hitler returns from the dead to watch a Soviet military parade in Red Square. After he has watched this display of military might, he is approached by a Soviet citizen who says, “I […]

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Russia-Ukraine Fallout Won’t Threaten Security Of EU Gas Supply

Europe, EU, Oil, Gas, Energy, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
Gas Flame file photo

(Oilprice.com – Tsvetana Paraskova – December 4, 2019) Even if Russia and Ukraine were to fail to reach an agreement on the natural gas transit through Ukraine onto Europe, the security of gas supply in the European Union (EU) will not be materially threatened, the Institute of Energy Economics (EWI) at the University of Cologne said in a study on […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#196 :: Thursday, 6 December 2019

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RUSSIALINK: “Russian GDP could grow 1.3-1.5% in 2019 – Medvedev” – Interfax

Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Dmitri Medvedev file photo

MOSCOW. Dec 5 (Interfax) – Russian GDP could grow 1.3%-1.5% in 2019, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with Russian TV channels. “On the whole our economy and social sphere have got through 2019 absolutely fine, steadily…This year our economy has developed but perhaps not at the sort of pace we might all have wanted. The maximum growth […]

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RUSSIALINK: “Navalny Links $50M Jet to Russian PM Medvedev’s Wife” – Moscow Times

Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Nonprofits, Activists, NGO's, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Dmitri Medvedev file photo

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Dec. 4, 2019) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s wife jetsets on the government’s dime, prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has said in a new video published ahead of Medvedev’s annual end-of-year interview with reporters from 20 television channels. [https://navalny.com/p/6276/] Medvedev, the subject of Navalny’s viral 2017 investigation into corruption that has been viewed 32.7 million […]

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Why does Russia need a new “foreign agent” law? Russia’s parliament has passed a law that will allow individual citizens to be labelled “foreign agents”. What effect will it have on the country’s most active citizens?

Nonprofits, Activists, NGO's
Kremlin and River

(Opendemocracy.net – Ivan Davydov – Dec. 4, 2019) Ivan Davydov is a Russian journalist and writer. His articles can be seen at The New Times, Republic, Inliberty and Gazeta.ru, among other publications. In case you missed it, Russian MPs have spent the past several years debating amendments to media and information legislation which would allow the state to give individual […]

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U.S. Senate Hearing Exposes Partisan Differences Over New Russia Sanctions

Oil, Gas, Energy, Sanctions, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
American Flag and Partial View of U.S. Capitol Dome, adapted from image at aoc.gov

(Article text ©2019 RFE/RL, Inc., Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – rferl.org – Todd Prince – WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2019 – article text also appeared at rferl.org/a/u-s-senate-hearing-exposes-partisan-differences-over-new-russia-sanctions/30306449.html) A hearing in the Senate to discuss U.S. foreign policy towards Russia exposed partisan disagreements over whether to impose new sanctions on a rival power accused of “malign” actions, including interference in foreign elections. […]

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RUSSIALINK: “Zelensky promises Ukrainians cheap loans to start business in attempt to stop people leaving the country” – Interfax

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
Map of Ukraine, Including Crimea, and Neighbors, Including Russia

KYIV. Dec 3 (Interfax) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced a launch of the new state program dubbed ‘Come Back and Stay’. “Dear Ukrainians, I said during my swearing-in ceremony that there are 65 million of us Ukrainians across the globe, and our country badly needs you, your knowledge, your talents and mental values. We very much want you […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#195 :: Wednesday, 4 December 2019

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Reporter’s Notebook: They Do Things Differently in Russia

Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Life in Russia, Culture, Arts, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
File Photo of Kremlin Tower, St. Basil's, Red Square at Night

(Voice of America – voanews.com – Jamie Dettmer – Nov. 29, 2019) Everyone overlooks them as they scurry about in their luminescent orange uniforms at all hours of the day and night, armed only with small brushes and the the type of long-handled lobby dustpans a concierge might use in New York or London to tidy up an entrance. Moscow’s […]

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RUSSIALINK: “Russia’s New ‘Foreign Agent’ Law, Explained” – Moscow Times

Media, Internet, Social Media, Television, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Satellite Dishes

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Dec. 2, 2019) Russia has passed legislation that will allow individual journalists and bloggers to be labeled “foreign agents,” a move that critics say will tighten curbs on the media and free speech. At least nine news organizations funded by the U.S. government have been designated “foreign agents” under the original version of the law […]

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Musings II … The “Intelligence Community,” “Russian Interference,” and Due Diligence

Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
DNI Seal and Smaller Seals of Agencies Related to DNI

Did the U.S. “Intelligence Community” judge that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election? (Jackmatlock.com – Jack Matlock – June 29, 2018) Most commentators seem to think so. Every news report I have read of the planned meeting of Presidents Trump and Putin in July refers to “Russian interference” as a fact and asks whether the matter will be discussed. […]

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RUSSIALINK: “Russian economy growing stably but is vulnerable – Klepach” – Interfax

Economy, Business, Investment, Trade
Diverse Paper Currency, Coins, Line Graph

MOSCOW. Dec 3 (Interfax) – Russia’s economy is growing stably but is very vulnerable, according to VEB.RF head economist Andrei Klepach. “The problem isn’t that we don’t have stable growth, we do, though it’s very vulnerable. If there’s a global recession, that will inevitably have an effect on [Russia’s] economic growth. The problem is that this growth, even if it’s […]

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RUSSIALINK: “Common interests should prevail in Russian-NATO relations – Putin” – Interfax

Military, NATO, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Globe Highlighting NATO Members

BOCHAROV RUCHEI, Sochi. Dec 3 (Interfax) – Russia stands ready for cooperation with NATO and expects that common security interests will prevail in its dialogue with the alliance, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. “London is hosting a NATO summit marking the 70th anniversary of the alliance’s foundation right now, on December 3-4,” Putin said, opening a regular conference on defense […]

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Economics Rather than Politics Reason So Many Young Russians Want to Move Abroad, Volkov Says

Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Cash, Calculator, Pen

(Paul Goble – Window on Eurasia – Staunton, Nov. 29, 2019) Because until relatively recently Russians could not move abroad freely, the issue of emigration remains very “politicized,” Denis Volkov says, with supporters of the regime calling those who want to leave or do traitors and opponents saying that emigration can be blamed on “the bloody Putin regime.” But while […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#194 :: Tuesday, 3 December 2019

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One In Five Russians ‘Willing To Participate In Political Protests’

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Nemtsov March of Mourning

(Article text ©2019 RFE/RL, Inc., Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – rferl.org – Dec. 2, 2019 – article text also appeared at rferl.org/a/one-in-five-russians-willing-to-participate-in-political-protests-/30303179.html) One in five Russians are willing to take part in mass political demonstrations, a new poll shows, in a sign of continued discontent with the country’s leaders after a summer marked by demonstrations. The poll by the Levada […]

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Far From Home: Russia Weighs Law To Allow Convicts To Do Time Closer To Their Families

Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Human Rights
Russia Regions Map

(Article text ©2019 RFE/RL, Inc., Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – rferl.org – Karina Merkuryeva and Robert Coalson – Dec. 1, 2019 – article text also appeared at rferl.org/a/far-from-home-russia-weighs-law-to-allow-convicts-to-do-time-closer-to-their-families/30301657.html) Zulaikhat Nurmagomedova has only seen her fiancé once in the last two years after he was sentenced to 12 years in prison on drug charges he denies and sent 700 kilometers east […]

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RUSSIALINK: “Kremlin wants to ‘understand’ Ukrainian leader’s approach to conflict settlement” – Interfax

Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
Map of Ukraine, Including Crimea, and Neighbors, Including Russia

(Interfax – Dec. 1, 2019) Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has said that the expected meeting between Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris would be “very useful” for understanding the Ukrainian leader’s vision for the implementation of the east Ukraine conflict settlement plan known as the Minsk accords. The meeting will “certainly be very useful because we […]

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Liberal Democracy isn’t Dead or Defeated but It has a New Opponent, Feudalism 2.0, Gontmakher Says

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Kremlin and River

(Paul Goble – Window on Eurasia – Staunton, November 27, 2019) When the Berlin Wall fell and the USSR fell apart, it was widely assumed and even stated by Francis Fukuyama that there was “no alternative” to liberal democracy; but the last 30 years have shown that one has emerged, “Feudalism 2.0,” and in Russia first of all, Yevgeny Gontmakher […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#193 :: Monday, 2 December 2019

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