Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#143 :: Tuesday 28 July 2015

Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#143
Tuesday 28 July 2015
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RUSSIA

1. Russia Insider: Petri Krohn, BREAKING: Sweden Finds Russian Submarine! The vessel sank in 1916.
2. Twitter: Anders Aslund: James Kirchick has written a well-researched & devastating article about the role of Carnegie in US policy on Russia.
3. www.thedailybeast.com: James Kirchick, How a U.S. Think Tank Fell for Putin. The Carnegie Moscow Center used to be a hub of Russian liberalism. Now it stands accused of being a ‘Trojan horse’ for Russian influence.
4. Moscow Times: Putin Scheduled to Address UN General Assembly.
5. www.rt.com: Putin: ‘Europe should be more independent, defend own interests’
6. Kremlin.ru: Interview with Swiss media.
7. Politkom.ru: Russian pundit looks at Medvedev’s chances of remaining premier. (Tatyana Stanovaya)
8. Moscow Times: Navalny’s Opposition Coalition Stymied in Siberia.
9. TASS: Russian state corporation head not suspect, says lawyer as new probe looms. (Chubais)
10. New York Times: Russian Liberal Who Aided Post-Soviet Overhaul Comes Under Attack. (Chubais)
11. Moscow Times: Pension Age for Russian Officials to Be Raised.
12. www.rt.com: Russian ruble hits 60 against US dollar, close to erasing 2015 gains.
13. Reuters: Russian economy decline slows, but recovery elusive.
14. Russia Insider: Alexander Mercouris, Conditions in Moscow Point to an Improving Economy. Stable economic conditions in Russia’s capital are consistent with government projections of an end to recession in the last quarter and economic growth in 2016.
15. Reuters: Josh Cohen, Vladimir Putin’s most effective weapon is gas – but not the poison kind.
16. Moscow Times: Classes Aimed at Raising a New Generation of Russian Businessmen.
17. New York Times: Muslims in Moscow Work to Break a Stereotype.
18. Interfax: U.S. National Endowment for Democracy declared unwelcome foreign organization in Russia.
19. Russia Direct: Ivan Tsvetkov, The MacArthur Foundation’s departure and the future of ‘McCarthyist’ Russia. With the adoption of the “patriotic stop list” and the subsequent withdrawal of the MacArthur Foundation, Russia’s intention to develop its public diplomacy does not match its deeds. And this is a reason for concern.
20. Reuters: Despite concerns, full steam ahead for Russia World Cup.
21. TASS: Accession of Ukraine, Georgia to NATO will have catastrophic consequences – Russia’s envoy.
22. Moscow Times: New Russian Naval Doctrine Enshrines Confrontation With NATO.
23. Kremlin.ru: Russian Federation Marine Doctrine.
24. www.rt.com: ‘Russia’s Maritime doctrine – counter-measure to NATO’s climbing escalation ladder’
25. Sputnik: No-Show in Sham Inquiry Into Russian Radiation Death in London.
26. Wall Street Journal: Russia Seen Reassessing Support for Assad. Syrian opposition says it detects more openness in Moscow to discussing alternative leadership.
27. The Conversation: Valentina Feklyunina and James Bilsland, Three reasons why Russia should not be called the greatest threat to the USA.
28. http://readrussia.com: Mark Adomanis, It’s Not Personal, Barack. It’s Strictly Business.
29. Sputnik: Edward Lozansky, Will Donald Trump Save America and the World by Making a Deal with Putin?

UKRAINE

30. Interfax: Putin hopes Russia will be able to promote dialogue with Europe and U.S. on Ukraine issue.
31. Bloomberg: Ukraine War Risks Reigniting as OSCE Warns of Troop Buildup.
32. Reuters: Ukraine faces “hidden crisis” as displacement soars.
33. Atlantic Council: Ukraine’s IDP Crisis Worsens as Local Attitudes Harden. (Internally Displaced Persons)
34. Interfax: Russian patriarch appeals to Putin, Poroshenko over Ukraine conflict.
35. www.opendemocracy.net: Sean Guillory, Ukraine is ripe for the shock doctrine. Like many states in crisis before it, Ukraine serves as a perfect opportunity for neoliberal transformation.
36. Freedom House: Ukraine: Tainted Chernihiv Election Raises Concerns about Future Elections.
37. TASS: About 2,300 Ukrainian soldiers killed in military operation in Donbas – Ukrainian army.
38. TASS: Kiev forces accused of using Pion heavy howitzers in Donbas shelling.
39. Interfax-Ukraine: Kyiv announces intention to remove heavy weapons from Mariupol as part of Donbas demilitarization.
40. Defensenew.com: Ukraine Military Seeks to Modernize Past Soviet Era.
41. Moscow Times: Paul Quinn-judge, Rebel Infighting Bringing Chaos to East Ukraine.
42. Russia Insider: Gilbert Doctorow, The French Visit Crimea: A Breakthrough for Common Sense. The French parliamentary delegation’s visit to Crimea shows Europe’s growing desire for a more level-headed approach to Russia.
43. Bloomberg: Crimea Is Now Putin’s Problem Child. Russian security services are cracking down on alleged corruption in the newly annexed peninsula.
44. www.rt.com: MH17 tribunal would create ‘new hotbed of intl confrontation’ – Russian UN envoy.
45. Levada.ru: Nearly 50 per cent of Russians support MH17 tribunal idea.
46. TASS: MH17 tribunal ‘not an issue for UN Security Council’ – American expert.
47. Slate.com: Daniel Brook, Double Genocide. Lithuania wants to erase its ugly history of Nazi collaboration-by accusing Jewish partisans who fought the Germans of war crimes.
48. Euromaidan Press: James Oliver, Understanding the Ukrainians in WWII. (3 parts)