RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#181 :: Friday, 8 November 2019

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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2019-#181 :: Friday, 8 November 2019
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1. Xinhua: China tops list of Russia’s most friendly countries: poll.
2. Valdai Discussion Club: Paul Saunders, Has Russia Established a New International Role? – valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/has-russia-established-a-new-international-role/
3. Valdai Discussion Club: Fyodor Lukyanov, Russia as a Catalyst for Positive Changes in the Middle East – valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/russia-as-a-catalyst-for-positive-changes/
4. Postsocialism: Jeremy Morris, Putting in a good word for the Russian bourgeoisie.
– postsocialism.org/2019/11/07/putting-in-a-good-word-for-the-russian-bourgeoisie/
5. TASS: Izvestia: Russian ministry warns Paris climate deal’s pitfalls may harm public.
6. Moscow Times: 11,000 Scientists Warn of ‘Untold Suffering’ From Climate Change. Only 4 of Them Are Russian. The Moscow Times spoke to one of the Russian scientists about his reasons for signing the open letter and his fears for the future.
7. TASS: Russia may introduce bill on recognizing individuals as foreign agents in 2019.
8. Intellinews.com: Ben Aris, Popularity of Russian regional governors reaches all time high.
9. The Economist: The Camry in the gold mine. The sudden popularity of a Russian mayor who lives modestly. Sardana Avksentieva of Yakutsk even drives a cheap car.
10. NYU Jordan Center: Richard Arnold, Russian Youth Extremism: An Analysis.
11. TASS: Russia’s national projects will help overcome negative demographic trends, says Kremlin.
12. Moscow Times: Russian Banks More Stable and Transparent Than Ever, Central Bank Chief Says. Six years and $80 billion into a mammoth clean-up drive, Elvira Nabiullina hails the strength of Russia’s financial sector.
13. www.rt.com: ‘Inconsistent with expert data’: Russia’s tax service challenges ‘secretive’ World Bank Doing Business rating – rt.com/business/472858-russia-taxes-world-bank/
14. Rossiyskaya Gazeta: Report says Russia to remain main gas supplier in Europe.
15. www.rt.com: Macron ‘hit the mark’ by calling NATO ‘brain-dead’ – Zakharova – rt.com/news/472898-nato-brain-dead-zakharova/
16. www.rt.com: ‘Once NATO recovers, we’ll be there’: Russian FM Lavrov jokes about Macron’s ‘brain-dead NATO’ diagnosis – rt.com/news/472929-lavrov-macron-nato-comment/
17. Reuters: Trump says thinking about attending Russia’s May Day parade.
18. Interfax: Antonov: Russia-U.S. dialogue gaining momentum recently.
19. TASS: Diplomat hopes Trump’s pick for envoy to Moscow will steer Russian-US ties out of crisis.
20. TASS: Kommersant: Russia, US seek to find common ground on extending New START.
21. AP: Russian Foreign Minister Lambasts US Over Arms Control.
22. RFE/RL: Lavrov: U.S. Has ‘No Proof’ Russia Deployed Missile In Violation Of Treaty.
23. TASS: China has no plans to join Russia-US disarmament talks.
24. TASS: Izvestia: US wants to keep Damascus, Moscow out of Syrian oil fields.
25. CNA (Singapore): How China and Russia are becoming BFFs, following Trump’s US policy. The two world powers are breaking new economic ground, ramping up co-operation in various areas like defence and seeking a dominion of sorts. The series The New Silk Road examines the hardening alliance.
26. Kennan Institute: Maxim Goryunov, Belarus: Often Overlooked, It Will Reward Historians and Social Scientists.
27. Valdai Discussion Club: Timofei Bordachev, Central Asia: A Threat or an Opportunity?
28. Foreign Affairs: Sophie Pinkham, Ukraine Needs More Than Lethal Aid From the United States. It Needs a Partner in Peace.
29. Vesti.ru: 60 Mins: Partisan Journalist Sent By Kiev Gets Heckled By Donbass Residents Not Afraid to Speak Up – vesti.ru/doc.html?id=3207642&cid=4441
30. Infobrics: ‘Russiagate’ may be over in the US, but in the UK it’s just beginning – infobrics.org/post/29661/
31. GQ: Julia Ioffe, On Fiona Hill and Why the Adults in the Room Didn’t Stand a Chance. Julia Ioffe on how the respected Russian scholar got dragged down in Trumpland-and the warnings she got before joining the National Security Council.