RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#123 :: Friday, 2 August 2019

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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2019-#123 :: Friday, 2 August 2019
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1. Garage: Michael Webb, ENGAGING ARCHITECTURE. Celebrating Moscow’s Avant Garde. A crucible of modernism is being restored.
2. The Siberian Times: More than two million hectares on fire in Siberia, with tundra on fire destroying the permafrost. Most fires will not be extinguished, with major cities polluted by fumes.
3. TASS: Irkutsk floods, Siberian fires linked to climate changes, says weather service.
4. Intellinews.com: Ben Aris, Are regular Russians ready to face the police baton to get what they want?
5. TASS: Poll reveals 70% of Russians believe authorities should quell unauthorized street protests.
6. Meduza: Kandelaki: Forget these losers.
9. http://natyliesbaldwin.com: VIDEO: PUTIN FLIES TO SIBERIA TO SEE DEVASTATION OF FLOODING, SPENDS HOURS LISTENING TO PEOPLE’S PROBLEMS & THEN CASTIGATES LOCAL OFFICIALS FOR THEIR SLOPPY RESPONSE.
10. Financial Times: Russia’s rubbish mountain piles pressure on Putin. Waste recycling reforms spark protests from provincial residents.
11. Russia Beyond: Sheremetyevo airport named WORLD’S best with least delays. – rbth.com/travel/330752-sheremetyevo-named-worlds-best
12. Financial Times: Investors rediscover appeal of Russian bonds. Monetary policy and a bit of luck in higher oil prices have helped offset effect of sanctions.
13. RIA Novosti: Russian corruption ‘driven by love for family’ – official study.
14. Russia Reviewed: The Vory by Mark Galeotti. – russiareviewed.wordpress.com/2019/08/02/russia-reviewed-monthly-august-2019/
15. New York Times: Trump Adds to Sanctions on Russia Over Skripals.
16. Politico.com: Eugene Rumer, The U.S. Might Sanction a Russian Pipeline to Germany. That’s a Terrible Idea.
17. www.rt.com: Gorbachev says US decision to quit INF will result in ‘chaos’
18. TASS: Izvestia: Russia banks on extending New START, but leaves INF return option open.
19. Wall Street Journal: Lapse of Nuclear Treaty Throws Doubt on Future of Arms Control. U.S.-Russia accord on intermediate-range nuclear forces lapses Friday; long-range agreement is set to expire in February 2021.
20. Valdai Discussion Club: Andrei Frolov, INF Treaty Passes into Oblivion: What’s Next? – valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/inf-treaty-passes-into-oblivion-what-s-next/
21. Valdai Discussion Club: Timofei Bordachev, After the INF Treaty: Unwritten Laws Instead of Agreements? – valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/after-the-inf-treaty-unwritten-laws/
22. Russian International Affairs Council: Andrey Kortunov, Russia and the Bologna Process: 20 Years Later. – russiancouncil.ru/en/analytics-and-comments/analytics/russia-and-the-bologna-process-20-years-later/
23. Russia in Global Affairs: Igor Isotomin, The Logic of Counterpoint. Aspirations of Liberal Hegemony and Counter-Ideological Alignment (excerpt) – eng.globalaffairs.ru/number/The-Logic-of-Counterpoint-20112
24. Real Clear World: William Courtney, Reagan’s Cold War Lessons for Handling Russia.
25. Washington Times: L.Todd Wood, Trump’s realism opens up new possibilities with Russia.
26. TASS: Ukraine has no plans to remove ban on Russian social media, presidential adviser says.
27. The Economist: The enemy within. How the Baltic states spot the Kremlin’s agents. The first step is to look for digital warning signs.
28. Bloomberg: Leonid Bershidsky, Russiagate Is Deader Than Ever.
29. www.rt.com: UK ‘up to its neck’ in Russiagate affair, says George Galloway, as secret texts reveal British role. – rt.com/uk/465510-galloway-uk-intelligence-russiagate/
30. https://taibbi.substack.com: Matt Taibbi, The rise and fall of superhero Robert Mueller. – taibbi.substack.com/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-superhero-robert
31. Forbes.com: Zak Doffman, Cyber Warfare: Army Deploys ‘Social Media Warfare’ Division To Fight Russia.
32. Valdai Discussion Club: Andrey Kortunov, Is Socialism the Bright Future Awaiting America?