RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#112 :: Monday, 15 July 2019

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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2019-#112 :: Monday, 15 July 2019
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1. The National Interest: Nicolai Petro, Will Nationalism Poison Ukraine’s New President? Volodymr Zelensky’s election win was a result of Ukraine’s pent-up demand for normalcy with Russia. But now it looks like Ukraine’s new president is succumbing to nationalist pressure.
2. Indian Punchline: M.K. Bhadrakumar, Ukraine remains the signpost of world politics.
3. www.rt.com: Demonstrators rally for disqualified independent candidates in Moscow city election. – rt.com/russia/464165-protests-moscow-city-elections/
4. Interfax: Meeting with Moscow City Elections Commission chair didn’t take place – opposition candidates to Moscow City Duma.
5. Interfax: Pamfilova says ready to meet with independent candidates to Moscow City Duma.
6. Paul Goble: Capital’s Hard Line on Local Election Registration Further Radicalizing Muscovites, Yudin Says.
7. Moscow Times: Russian Cop Jailed for Ignoring Murdered Domestic Violence Victim’s Pleas.
8. Interfax: Insult law applied excessively at times – Kremlin.
10. www.rt.com: Against the sanctions run of play: German investments in Russia set to smash 10-year record. – rt.com/business/464143-german-investments-surge-russia/?fbclid=IwAR1___emZqHD_SjRrh96gPys_fXZcwvo9bkdJDS3HelruBFo2vjbUJG1VZM
11. www.rt.com: Visa vows not to refuse to process payments in Russia in compliance with US sanctions.
12. Bloomberg: Russia Inc. Gets Environment Wake-Up Call From Church of England. This year has seen a substantial increase in investors’ environmental concerns.
13. Xinhua: News Analysis: Why U.S. moves to block Russia’s gas pipeline?
14. The National Interest: Nadya Glebova, Russia’s Real Reasons for Partnering with Iran. Moscow has a vested interest in the state of affairs in the Persian Gulf; it has tried its best to contain the impact that the U.S.-Iranian crisis could have on its own national security.
15. Russian International Affairs Council: Andrey Kortunov, The Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Aden. – russiancouncil.ru/en/analytics-and-comments/analytics/the-strait-of-hormuz-and-the-gulf-of-aden/
16. Valdai Discussion ClubGuney Yildiz, Facing Challenges: How Resilient Is the Turkish-Russian Relationship? – valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/facing-challenges-how-resilient-is-turkish-russian/
17. Bloomberg: India, Russia Seek to Skirt U.S. Sanctions Threat to Arms Deals.
18. FAIR.org: ‘Hypersonic Missiles’ Aren’t Starting an Arms Race-Washington Is.
19. The Bell: Russia-Georgia relations have gone from the threat of sanctions to hope for a truce in just a few days.
20. Reuters: Kremlin Ally Says Prisoner Swap Could Be Soon if Ukraine Serious.
21. TASS: Ukrainian PM admits impossible to sever train connection with Russia.
22. Intellinews.com: Ben Aris, Poll shows high hopes ahead of Ukraine’s weekend general election.
23. Intellinews.com: Ukraine’s president under fire over plan to expand lustration.
24. www.rt.com: ‘We have nothing to quarrel about’: Russians & Ukrainians speak for unity at televised conference. – rt.com/news/464048-russia-ukraine-televised-conference-unity/
25. www.rt.com: Ukrainian broadcaster drops Oliver Stone’s documentary after threats to staff & grenade attack. – rt.com/news/464197-ukraine-tv-stone-documentary/ [Official teaser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCiQTCSgw_M and http://revealingukraine.com/] [See also: 112.international/society/oliver-stone-presented-his-revealing-ukraine-documentary-at-taormina-film-festival-41346.html] [And: https://www.thedailybeast.com/revealing-ukraine-oliver-stones-latest-piece-of-pro-putin-propaganda-may-be-his-most-shameless-move-yet?via=rss]
26. New York Times: A ‘Dark Lord’ Falls in Russia’s Growing Power Struggle. (excerpt)
27. Defense One: Russia Is Perfecting the Art of Crushing Uprisings Against Authoritarian Regimes. A Russian military leader revealed the blueprint for using mercenaries, militias, and special operations forces to backup dictators from Venezuela to Africa. (excerpt)
28. Wall Street Journal: Laura Kolbe, ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ Review: Wishing and Waiting. Eleven stories by a Russian cardiologist that show how doctors and patients alike soothe themselves with lies, shortcuts and elisions.

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