RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents :: JRL 2016-118 :: Monday, 27 June 2016

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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2016-#118
Monday, 27 June 2016
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1. Kremlin.ru: Answers to media questions. [Putin on Brexit)
2. Russia Insider: Lavrov on ‘Putin Won in Brexit’ Words by Foreign Office: ‘I Can’t Comment on Clinical Cases’
3. BBC Monitoring: Russian press weighs Brexit consequences.
4. Russia Direct: Brexit: Implications for Russia, Europe and the world. Debates: In the aftermath of Britain’s surprising vote to exit from the European Union, Russia Direct interviewed top experts, diplomats and officials in Europe and Russia to get their views on the possible implications.
5. Intellinews.com: Ben Aris, Is Brexit a victory for Putin?
6. Russia Beyond the Headlines: 4 possible effects of Brexit on Russia’s economy. Rather than being a boon, UK’s possible exit from the EU could cast the Russian economy into troubled waters.
7. Forbes.com: Mark Adomanis, Russia’s Political Elite Seems Thrilled By Brexit, But It Shouldn’t Be.
8. The National Interest: Dmitri Simes, Russia and America: Destined for Conflict? It’s in the U.S. national interest to explore better relations with Russia from a position of strength.
9. Russia Insider: Fritz Morgen, Why Did Putin Call US ‘Probably World’s Only Superpower’? This certainly wasn’t meant as a compliment.
10. TASS: Putin calls on ruling party to spare no effort to keep people’s trust.
11. Interfax: United Russia intends to work on normalizing relations with EU.
12. www.rt.com: Nationalization of Russian oil & gas industry tops Communists’ election agenda.
13. Moscow Times: Russian Opposition Governor Arrested for Corruption Claims Innocence. (Nikita Belykh)
14. http://theduran.com: Alexander Mercouris, Russia Arrests its only Liberal Regional Governor. Nikita Belykh – prominent Russian liberal politician and governor of Kirov Region – arrested after being caught receiving 400,000 euros in alleged bribe money.
15. The Guardian (UK): Russia’s opposition descends into infighting before elections.
16. www.rt.com: Duma gives final nod to new anti-terrorist bill, removes most controversial points.
17. www.rt.com: ‘Mass surveillance doesn’t work’: Snowden lashes out at Russia’s new anti-terror bill.
18. Russia Direct: Viktor Katona, Today’s political artists as self-proclaimed prophets. The cultural response to Russia’s current political scene is littered with exhibitionists rather than thoughtful critics.
19. Paul Goble: Primakov Offers Five Lessons Today’s Russian Leaders Aren’t Following, Bordyugov and Rybakov Say.
20. Dallas Morning News: Q&A: Anne Garrels offers a look inside the real Russia.
21. TASS: Russian PM announces plan to develop new strategic projects.
22. Sputnik: Russia Capable of Feeding Itself, No Longer Depends on Food Imports.
23. Moscow Times: Wealthy Russian Families Lose Up to 75% of Their Income in 2015.
24. Bloomberg: The Corner of Russia’s Economy Where Crisis Rages Unabated. (construction)
25. Wall Street Journal: Chinese, Russian Presidents Criticize West for Weakening Global ‘Strategic Stability.’ Statements follow one-day bilateral meeting in Beijing.
26. Intellinews.com: As world counts Brexit cost, Russia racks up $50bn in Chinese projects.
27. The National Interest: Michael Peck, How Long Before U.S. and Russian Jets Clash Over Syria? Two of the world’s most powerful air forces are operating towards opposite goals. What could possibly go wrong?
28. www.rt.com: Erdogan apologizes to Putin over death of Russian pilot – Kremlin.
29. Politkom.ru: Vladimir Yevseyev: A breakthrough in Syria requires first and foremost the normalisation of Russian-Turkish relations.
30. Interfax: Ex-Russian military representative to NATO sees no prerequisites to improve relations between Russia, alliance.
31. RFE/RL: Former U.S. Defense Officials Warn Of Russian Response To NATO Summit.
32. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Sharapova to spend disqualification period at Harvard. Maria Sharapova enrolls at Harvard Business School after being banned from tennis for two years.
33. www.project-syndicate.org: Jeffrey Sachs, The Meaning of Brexit.
34. New York Times editorial: The Security Consequences of Brexit.
35. Washington Post: Michael McFaul, How Brexit is a win for Putin.
36. Valdai Discussion Club: Timofei Bordachev, FATE OF EUROPE: RETURN TO REALITY.
37. www.rt.com: Danielle Ryan, Russia-bashing just hit new low – and it’s really, really ugly.
38. www.rt.com: Neil Clark, Oh look, there’s another Russian baddie!
39. Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs: Ukraine Update. (interview with NICOLAI N. PETRO)