RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#166 :: Sunday, 13 October 2019

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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2019-#166 :: Sunday, 13 October 2019
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1. The Economist: The backstory to impeachment. From Paul Manafort to Donald Trump’s fateful phonecall. How Ukrainians in a bind reach out to Americans on the make.
2. New York Times: 12 Hours. 4 Syrian Hospitals Bombed. One Culprit: Russia.
3. www.rt.com: Propaganda 101: The New York Times pumps another ‘evil Russia’ plot – rt.com/op-ed/470635-nyt-russian-unit-secret-propaganda/
4. Paul Goble: No ‘Thaw’ is Possible in Putin Regime, Yakovenko Says.
5. Russia Matters: Angela Stent, Valdai 2019: The Dawn of the East and the World Political Order.
6. Meduza: Russia’s technocrat-in-chief How Sergey Kiriyenko transformed the Kremlin’s domestic policy and quietly gained influence within the Putin administration.
7. Gazeta.ru: Economist views Russia as country of ‘victorious bureaucracy’. (Vladislav Inozemtsev)
8. Stalker Zone: Anatomy of the 2019 Protests: Details of the USA’s Interference in Russian Elections. – stalkerzone.org/anatomy-of-the-2019-protests-details-of-the-usas-interference-in-russian-elections/
9. RFE/RL: Russian ‘History Parks’ Present Kremlin-Friendly Take On The Past.
10. Russia Observer: Patrick Armstrong, RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 10 OCTOBER 2019 – patrickarmstrong.ca/2019/10/10/russian-federation-sitrep-10-october-2019/
11. The National Interest: Dimitri Alexander Simes, Russia’s Energy Diplomacy Brings Geopolitical Dividends. Although Washington has long pushed its European allies to move away from Russian gas, some of its own policies have provided the Russian energy sector with a boost.
12. Reuters: Trump names John Sullivan as his pick for U.S. ambassador to Russia.
13. www.rt.com: Moscow has done its homework: Russia will be least affected if US exit from INF treaty brings back arms race, Putin says – rt.com/news/470828-russia-us-arms-race-putin/
14. Asia Times: Bennett Ramberg, The uncertain future of nuclear-arms control.
15. Facebook: Fred Weir, Sanctions.
[CNBC.com, October 11, 2019: Trump administration clears the way for sanctions on Turkey: ‘We can shut down the Turkish economy’]
16. Russia in Global Affairs: Vassily Kashin, Is the Conflict Inevitable? Not at All. How Reasonable Are Western Expectations of a Russia-China Confrontation? – eng.globalaffairs.ru/number/Is-the-Conflict-Inevitable-Not-at-All-20210
17. www.rt.com: Putin visits Saudi Arabia for first time since 2007 – but can Russia be friends with EVERYONE in the Middle East? – rt.com/news/470860-putin-saudi-arabia-visit/
18. Asia Times: Saudis ask Russia to probe oilfield attack. Putin agrees to investigate attack on oilfield facilities, but said he would not take sides in any disputes.
19. Facebook: Fred Weir, Re Matt Taibbi’s “We’re in a permanent coup”
20. https://nltimes.nl: MPS DEMAND INVESTIGATION INTO UKRAINE’S ROLE IN MH17.
https://nltimes.nl/2019/10/02/mps-demand-investigation-ukraines-role-mh17
21. Interface: Most Ukrainians against codifying Donbas’s special status in Ukrainian constitution, favor talks with Donetsk, Luhansk – poll.
22. Moscow Times: What Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Said About Russia During His Marathon Press Conference.
23. https://thegrayzone.com: US arming of Ukraine is a scandal on its own. There is growing evidence that President Donald Trump briefly froze U.S. military assistance to Ukraine for political goals. Max Blumenthal explores how the Ukrainegate scandal overlooks the dangers of those weapons sales to Ukraine and the corrupt interests behind it. – thegrayzone.com/2019/10/08/us-arming-of-ukraine-is-a-scandal-on-its-own/
24. Moscow Times: Nikolaus von Twickel, Can Ukraine and Russia Make Things Work This Time? The next steps towards reconciliation are going to be extremely difficult and painful for a number of reasons.
25. The Riddle: Pavel Luzin, A peace settlement in the Donbas: big talk and small commitments. The Steinmeier Formula is not a reason for optimism, nor for alarmism.
26. Reuters: Putin Offers to Help Ease Gulf Tensions Before Saudi Trip.
27. Kremlin.ru: Interview with Al Arabiya, Sky News Arabia and RT Arabic – en.kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/61792