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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2019-#132 :: Tuesday, 20 August 2019
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1. Moscow Times: Moscow, St. Petersburg Ranked World’s Best Cities for Work-Life Balance.
2. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, In eastern Ukraine, a broad desire for peace. But whose peace? The desire for peace isn’t enough to bring an end to war. Witness eastern Ukraine, where locals on both sides of the country’s east-west split want peace, but have conflicting views of what it will take to make it happen.
3. Kremlin.ru: Presidents of Russia and France made press statements and answered media questions. (excerpt)
4. TASS: Media: Putin, Macron see eye to eye on Normandy talks.
5. TASS: Putin attributes protest demonstrations in Moscow to electoral cycle.
6. www.rt.com: Macron lectures Putin on ‘right to protest’ amid own crackdown on Yellow Vests. – rt.com/news/466840-macron-putin-protests-yellow-vests/
7. Russian International Affairs Council: Andrey Kortunov, Will Putin and Macron Open a New Political Season? – russiancouncil.ru/en/analytics-and-comments/analytics/will-putin-and-macron-open-a-new-political-season-/
8. Washington Post: Alla Baranovsky-Dewey, Why Russia’s garbage protests turned violent. The bigger stink may be corruption, not trash.
9. TASS: Kremlin not responsible for stations transmitting radiation signals – spokesman.
10. Moscow Times: Russia Says It Won’t Share Rocket Explosion Data as Suspicions Swirl.
11. Washington Post: Dmitry Gorenburg and Michael Kofman, 5 things you need to know about last week’s explosion in Russia. Accidents happen. And Russia’s military looks to cover them up.
12. TASS: Robots to replace human employees? Poll says Russians don’t fear automation.
13. TASS: US-China trade wars may lead to economic recession in Russia, experts warn.
14. www.rt.com: ‘We don’t fall for provocations’: Moscow won’t jump the gun after US missile test, says deputy FM.
15. www.rt.com: ‘One possible conclusion’: US banned-missile test apparently in works long before leaving INF.
16. War on the Rocks: Polina Beliakova, HOW DOES THE KREMLIN KICK WHEN IT’S DOWN? – warontherocks.com/2019/08/how-does-the-kremlin-kick-when-its-down/
17. Valdai Discussion Club: Nikolay Mezhevich, Vladimir Putin in Finland: In Search of Two-Way Interaction. – valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/vladimir-putin-in-finland/
18. Asia Times: Ume Farwa, Kashmir brings Pakistan-Russia relations into focus.
19. Meduza: Guarding your data in Russia. Planning a trip to Moscow? Here’s how you keep your private information private.
20. Carnegie Moscow Center: Artyom Shraibman, The Path to Politics: Belarus Prepares for Double Elections.
21. TASS: Ex-President Poroshenko will face jail term or leave Ukraine, court official says.
22. TASS: Ukraine’s opposition accuses Zelensky of unwillingness to settle Donbass conflict.
23. Atlantic Council: Anders Aslund, The West Needs to Act Fast to Help Ukraine.
24. Just Security: Expert Summaries of Mueller Report: A Collection. Top legal experts provide condensed, brief summaries of the Special Counsel’s report. – justsecurity.org/65863/expert-summaries-of-mueller-report-a-collection-of-short-essays/
25. The Hill: Olivia Beavers, Mueller report fades from political conversation.

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