RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#171 :: Monday 31 August 2015

Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#171
Monday – 31 August 2015

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UKRAINE

1. Sputnik: James Bond Disapproves: Kiev Admits 90% of Its Intelligence Was Rubbish.
2. Euromaidan Press: “DNR” will shell schools on September 1 and ask for Russian “peacekeepers” – Ukrainian defense official.
3. Ukraine Today: Russia poised for new Ukraine offensive after increase in troops.
4. Reuters: Guardsman killed in protests as Ukraine MPs back more autonomy for rebel regions.
5. Kyiv Post: Riot policeman killed, several wounded in grenade attack outside nation’s parliament.
6. www.rt.com: Multiple injuries in Kiev as grenade explodes during protest against constitutional law.
7. TASS: Ukrainian Interior Ministry accuses Svoboda party, its leader of organizing riots in Kiev.
8. www.counterpunch.org: Halyna Mokrushyna, Decentralization Reform in Ukraine.
9. www.rt.com: Balkanization? Southeast Ukrainian region demands greater autonomy.
10. Reliefweb: Humanitarian Bulletin: Ukraine Issue 01 | 01 – 31 August 2015. Report from UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
11. Russia Direct: Will escalation in Donbas turn into full-fledged war? At a panel discussion in Moscow, Russian experts discussed the odds of the fragile Minsk Agreements holding together and mulled over possible scenarios of how the Ukraine crisis might develop.
12. The Guardian (UK) editorial: The Guardian view on the latest Ukraine ceasefire call: why this could be the one that works. It is too soon to be confident but this time the economic and political pressures may be mounting on Vladimir Putin to make agreements that will stick.
13. www.i24news.tv (Israel): Yossi Beilin, Two-state solution for Ukraine?
14. Business New Europe: Odds grow for Ukrainian default on $3bn Russia debt.
15. The Nation: James Carden, Ukraine Has Reached a Debt Deal. Now What? The deal has worrying implications for the IMF’s treatment of Russia.
16. www.zerohedge.com: Putin To Get $3 Billion From US Taxpayers After Ukraine Bond Debacle.
17. TASS: Ukraine’s prospects to repay $3 bln debt to Russia look gloomy.
18. Kyiv Post: Azov fighters give military training to children, foster patriotism at Kyiv summer camp.
19. Fort Russ: Why can’t the UAF Mobilize? Defeats and Maltreatment.
20. Interfax: Russian nationalist says followers fight on in Ukraine despite internal disputes. (Eduard Limonov)
21. Fort Russ: Zakharchenko Interview Exclusive: “The war can only end in our unconditional victory”
22. Business New Europe: Ukrainian premier Yatsenyuk’s party drops out of elections.
23. Sputnik: US Considering Two Candidates to Replace Poroshenko?
24. Current Politics in Ukraine: David Marples, Ukraine at 24.
25. Engineering and Mining Journal: Ukraine’s Iron Ore Hangs in the Balance. Iron ore miners will likely survive the loss of Crimean port facilities and the battles between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists, but not excessive taxation from Kiev.
26. Russia Insider: Alexander Mercouris, A Top US Foreign Policy Magazine Warns Negotiations Preferable to US Defeat in Ukraine.
27. Kirk Bennett: ON TREATING UKRAINE LIKE GEORGIA – A REPLY TO PAUL SAUNDERS.

RUSSIA

28. New York Times: With Ruble’s Decline, Russian Tourists Gain Appreciation for the Motherland.
29. Moscow Times: Why Is Russia’s Growth in Life Expectancy Slowing?
30. Moscow Times: Preparing a Child for a School Year Gets Too Expensive For Russian Parents.
31. Moscow Times: Vladimir Nazarov and Olesya Feoktistova, Who Really Needs Social Assistance in Russia?
32. New York Times: A Tug of War Over Gulag History in Russia’s North.
33. http://newcoldwar.org: Russian government announces sweeping policy to commemorate repressions of Soviet era.
34. Moscow Times: Mark Adomanis, Russians Are Facing a Stark Choice.
35. Russia Direct: How Russia plans to win the Arctic. Russia is beginning to activate its presence in the Arctic and develop new infrastructure for trade, shipping and resource extraction. In addition, Russia is boosting its ability to project military force in the Arctic region.
36. New York Times: U.S. Is Playing Catch-Up With Russia in Scramble for the Arctic.
37. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Press Digest: U.S. will block Russia’s geopolitical course, says Carter. RBTH presents a selection of views from leading Russian media on international events, featuring reports on a speech given by U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and the easing of rules on acquiring Russian citizenship for Ukrainian refugees, as well as analysis of a shooting rampage at a military base in the Kostroma Region.
38. Moscow Times: Thomas Frear, Preventing War, Step by Step.
39. Russia Direct: Alexandra Kulikova, Can a new UN cyber agreement be a win-win for Russia, US? The UN experts recently agreed to suggest stricter rules of responsible state behavior in cyberspace and the use of information and communications technologies. Both Russia and the U.S. applaud the move, but for different reasons.
40. Russia Beyond the Headlines/RBC Daily: TV series about Russian occupation of Norway sparks furor.
41. Washington Post editorial: Russia’s truncheon.
42. History News Network: Lawrence Wittner, Militarism Run Amok: Russians and Americans Get Their Kids Ready for War.
43. www.rt.com: Bryan MacDonald, American, not Russian, aggression is the real problem.
44. New York Times: Serge Schmemann, Review: ‘The End of Tsarist Russia’ by Dominic Lieven.
45. Fort Russ: E-book: Kurchatov -The Father of the Russian Nuclear Bomb. Part 1. Foreword.

 

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