RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents :: JRL 2016-125 :: Wednesday, 6 July 2016
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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2016-#125
Wednesday, 6 July 2016
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1. The Nation: James Carden, The Media’s Incessant Barrage of Evidence-Free Accusations Against Russia. In one month, its government has been accused of hacking the DNC, orchestrating the Brexit, tacitly supporting Trump, and more.
2. Russia Direct: Russian experts discuss Brexit and Putin’s visit to China. Monthly review of Russian think tanks: In June, top analysts focused on the Brexit referendum in Great Britain, the future prospects for Russian-Chinese relations and the changing nature of Russia-West relations.
3. Russia Beyond the Headlines: A gaffe too far: Russia’s controversial children’s rights ombudsman resigns. Pavel Astakhov, whose tactless and cynical comments made him deeply unpopular with many Russians and who came to international prominence for supporting the law banning foreigners from adopting Russian children, is to leave his post.
4. Intellinews.com: Sergei Kuznetsov, Poroshenko cultivates ‘crony democracy’ in post-revolution Ukraine.
5. Wall Street Journal: Karen Dawisha, Putin’s Press Propagandists. The point of Russian TV coverage of the Ukraine war, Arkady Ostrovsky points out, is not to report fighting but to ignite it.
6. Moscow Times: Mark Galeotti, Russia’s Slow and Hesitant ‘Purges’ Mask Policy Void.
7. German Marshall Fund of the United States: Marie Mendras, Russian Elites are Worried: The Unpredictability of Putinism.
8. Financial Times: Kathrin Hille, Still mourning their own empire, Russians delight at Brexit. UK’s vote seen as a rejection of Europe’s political establishment that vindicates Moscow.
9. Russia Without BS: Jim Kovpak, How Kremlin propaganda (doesn’t) work.
10. Atlantic Council: Ariel Cohen, NATO Should Stand Up Black Sea Command Before It’s Too Late.
11. The American Interest: Karina Orlova, Old Guard Billionaire to Leave Sinking Russian Ship.
12. Ira Straus: Re: 2016-#123-Johnson’s Russia List. (re Breedlove)
13. Kennan Institute: Maxim Trudolyubov, We Are Right, You Are Wrong: Russia’s Response to Brexit.
14. The Washington Post: J. Paul Goode, Russia’s leaders are happy about Brexit, but it won’t help the regime much at home.
15. Foreign Policy: Mark Kennedy, Brexit Is a Russian Victory.
16. CNN.com: Nina Khrushcheva, Putin’s Pick: Clinton or Trump?
17. Slate.com: Franklin Foer, Putin’s Puppet. If the Russian president could design a candidate to undermine American interests-and advance his own-he’d look a lot like Donald Trump.
18. Paul Goble: Putin’s Apparent Cancellation of Three Domestic Trips This Week Sparks Speculation.
