Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#132 :: Monday 6 July 2015

Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#132
Monday 6 July 2015
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1. www.rt.com: Russian scientists find new way to repair DNA that may cure Alzheimer’s.
2. Christian Science Monitor: Successful rocket launch a reminder that Russia, US can cooperate.
3. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Encounters with Russian humour. Russian people have an amazing ability to see the humour in some of the glummest situations. It’s hard to argue that laughter is the best medicine.
4. Kremlin.ru: Gala concert by laureates of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition.
5. www.rt.com: Alexander Yakovenko, Climate Change: Russian factsheet.
6. Russia Direct: Ivan Tsvetkov, Independence Day: A view from Russia. As the United States celebrates independence from Britain, the Kremlin is attempting to frame its struggle with the West in terms that echo the sentiment of the American holiday: as a fight for sovereignty against a hegemonic foreign power.
7. www.rt.com: Putin: We don’t expect any change in hostile policies toward Russia.
8. Russia Insider: Danielle Ryan, Putin’s Interesting Choice of Words at Friday’s Security Council Meeting. Does a change in Putin’s language signify a change in his global strategy?
9. Interfax: Oppositionist Kasyanov heads up renamed PARNAS.
10. Interfax: Journalist Kara-Murza Jr. suffering from poisoning flies abroad for rehabilitation.
11. Irrussianality: Paul Robinson, CHEESY LIBERALS.
12. Paul Goble: Overwhelming Support for Putin among Russian Intelligentsia has Three Sources, Kirillova Says.
13. Moscow Times: Attack on Chubais Ally Marks Death of Russian Meritocracy – Experts.
14. Rossiyskaya Gazeta: Russian daily analyzes new US military strategy. (Yevgeniy Shestakov)
15. Komsomolskaya Pravda: Russian experts comment on new US military doctrine.
16. Moskovskiy Komsomolets: Russian expert warns against fuss over US plans to deploy hardware in Europe. (Aleksandr Stepanov)
17. Russia Direct: New U.S. military strategy on Russia: Strategic shift or rhetoric? RD debates: A new U.S. military strategic document adds Russia to a list of threats to American interests. What are the implications for U.S.-Russia relations? Should Moscow view the move as a threat, or dismiss the strategy as political rhetoric?
18. Financial Times: Neil Buckley and Kathrin Hille, Russia: Powers in the balance. Moscow wants to rewrite Europe’s security order to create zones of influence as a bulwark against Nato, while wooing China.
19. The Vineyard of the Saker/Izvestia: The Primakov Policy. Writer and political analyst Kirill Benediktov on Yevgeni Maximovich’s role in Russian politics.
20. Moscow Times: Vladimir Frolov, Will Moscow Push for Settlement in Ukraine?
21. RIA Novosti: Russian volunteers making up to 2 per cent of Donbass separatists – rebel envoy.
22. Forbes.com: Kenneth Rapoza, Gazprom Done Subsidizing Ukraine, Russian Gov’t Says.
23. Reuters: No Clear Successor in Sight as Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev Turns 75.
24. American Committee for East-West Accord: John Pepper, The US, Russia and Ukraine: The Danger Escalates.
25. The International New York Times: Maxim Trudolyubov, Russia’s Virtual Universe.
26. The Sunday Times (UK): Helen Womack, Russia’s young and poor crave war with the West.
27. Reuters: Tensions with Russia could prompt NATO strategy rethink.
28. www.thedailybeast.com: Leslie Gelb, America’s Losing Russia Strategy. Confronting Putin isn’t enough to restore peace on Russia’s borders. What’s needed is Détente Plus.
29. UNIAN (Kyiv): NATO: Russia ready to use force against Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova.
30. Washington Post: Jackson Diehl, Will we let Ukraine die?
31. Sputnik: US Will Pay Salaries to Saakashvili Team.
32. Voice of America: Ukraine LGBT Activists Worry About Future.
33. BBC: Ukraine crisis: Rally in Kiev urges war on eastern rebels.
34. Kyiv Post: Pyatt sees opportunities to strengthen US, Ukraine ties.
35. The Sunday Times (UK): Revolt stirs among Ukraine’s defenders .
36. Sharon Tennison: Perspectives on Russia: June 2015.
37. Dances With Bears: John Helmer, NUDELMAN’S NEW WAR, NULAND’S NEMESIS – WILL GREECE, OR WON’T GREECE BE DESTROYED TO SAVE HER FROM RUSSIA, LIKE UKRAINE?