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”