Johnson’s Russia List daily links hub :: 2014-#39 :: Monday, 24 February 2014
Johnson’s Russia List :: 2014-#39 :: 24 February 2014
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POLITICS
Russian Maidan, Ukraine
1. Paul Goble: Window on Eurasia: Russians Overwhelmingly Oppose Moscow Intervention in Ukraine but Also Say There Won’t be a Maidan in Russia.
Ukraine
2. Carnegie Moscow Center: Dmitri Trenin, Ukrainian Revolution Can Be a Blessing in Disguise for Russia, but Dangers Remain.
3. Business New Europe: Ukraine’s revolution continues apace with interim president named.
4. The Guardian: Simon Tisdall, Russia feels double-crossed over Ukraine – but what will Putin do?
5. ITAR-TASS: Russia calls for preventing deterioration of situation in Ukraine.
6. Interfax: Moscow urges crackdown in Ukraine on “extremists” in govt.
22. Moscow Times: Russia: Don’t Trust Ukraine’s Opposition.
23. ITAR-TASS: Medvedev: Legitimacy of several bodies of power in Ukraine causes doubts.
24. www.russiatoday.com: Ukraine’s new authorities resort to ‘dictatorial’ methods in regions – Russia.
25. www.russiatoday.com: Good advice, wrong address: Russia responds to Susan Rice ‘no tanks to Ukraine’ warning.
26. New York Times: Acting Officials in Ukraine Accuse Ex-President of Mass Murder.
27. Interfax: Ukraine abolishes law on languages of minorities, including Russian.
28. Interfax: Klitschko, Tyahnibok favor lustration in Ukraine.
29. Interfax: Radicals may push aside Ukrainian moderate opposition – Margelov.
30. Reuters: Russian state TV host accuses Ukraine’s Yanukovich of “betrayal”
31. RIA Novosti: Ukraine Ex-Ruling Party Moves to Opposition.
32. ITAR-TASS: Ukraine’s state treasury empty – Yatsenyuk.
33. RIA Novosti: Ukraine Hopes for $35Bln in Western Aid.
34. Business New Europe: Tim Ash, Ukraine – a look at the challenges ahead.
35. PBS Newshour: Clashes in Ukraine create tension for U.S. and Russia. (with Stephen Cohen)
36. China Daily: Ukraine’s new govt needs to seek balance: experts.
37. Russia! Magazine: Isaac Webb, 5 Things to Keep in Mind After a Transformative Day in Kiev.
38. Interfax: Ukrainian radicals deny Russophobic bias, say support all ethnic minorities.
39. Claudiu Secara: Ukraine: Pyrotechnics all over.
40. New York Times: Dmitri Trenin, Why Russia Won’t Interfere.
41. In Moscow’s Shadows: Mark Galeotti, Some First Thoughts on Moscow’s options after the (latest) Ukrainian revolution.
42. Interfax: Russian MP denies talk of separatism at congress in southeast Ukraine.
43. Interfax: Crimean authorities vow to prevent anarchy in autonomous republic.
44. Moscow Times: Andrei Malgin, Forget Kiev. The Real Fight Will Be for Crimea.
45. The Interpreter: Matthew Sussex, Democracy triumphs in Ukraine? Think again.
46. www.opendemocracy.net: David Marples, Ukraine: the view from the west. What is happening in Ukraine has provoked outrage and shock in the west. But do we really understand what we’re talking about?
47. http://pando.com: Mark Ames, Everything you know about Ukraine is wrong.
48. Wall Street Journal editorial: Aiding Ukraine’s Democrats. How the West can help Kiev resist Putin’s interference.
News
7. Moscow Times: What the Papers Say, Feb. 24, 2014.
Elections
8. ITAR-TASS: Putin signs law on mixed election system of lower house of parliament.
Nonprofits, NGO’s
9. RAPSI: Putin Signs Law to Expand Grounds for Inspections of NGOs.
Politics, Government
10. Moscow News: Anna Arutunyan, Kremlin to tighten screws in wake of Kiev unrest.
11. Reuters: Sochi Games over, will Putin take the gloves off?
Sochi Olympics, Sports
12. Interfax: Major sporting events boost Russians’ sense of dignity, nation’s openness to world – Putin.
13. Christian Science Monitor: Mark Sappenfield, Sochi Olympics report card: So how good were Putin’s Games?
14. Russia! Magazine: Mark Adomanis, Russia Won the Medal Count! (But It Doesn’t Really Matter)
15. R-Sport: High on action, low on scandal: An Olympics worthy of the name.
ECONOMY
Ruble, GDP
16. Interfax: Ruble’s weakening due to slowdown in economic growth in Russia – Siluanov.
GDP
17. Moscow Times: Economists and Officials Disagree On Recovery Forecasts.
Corruption, Business Crime
18. Moscow Times: Economic Crime Afflicts Over Half of Russian Companies.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Russia’s Image
19. Valdai Discussion Club: Pavel Andreev, Convincing a Seven-Year-Old: National Identity in Russia’s Soft Power.
U.S.-Russian Relations, History
20. Moscow Times: Richard Lourie, Evaluating Russia After Sochi and McFaul.
21. Interfax: McFaul to leave Russia on Wednesday.
U.S.-Russian Relations, History
49. Mitchell Polman: New Suzanne Massie Book — “Trust, but Verify: Russia, Reagan, and Me”