RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#197 :: Saturday, 7 December 2019

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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2019-#197 :: Saturday, 7 December 2019
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1. www.rt.com: Student Egor Zhukov given 3-year suspended sentence for spreading extremism online over Moscow protests – rt.com/russia/475159-student-sentenced-moscow-protests/
2. RFE/RL: Supporters Credit Public Pressure After Surprise Release Of Acerbic Putin Critic.
3. Paul Goble: Russian North is Dying but Putin’s Media Policies Ensure Most Won’t Find Out.
4. Awful Avalanche: Can Russia Become a World Center for Medical Tourism? – Part II – awfulavalanche.wordpress.com/2019/12/06/can-russia-become-a-world-center-for-medical-tourism-part-ii/
5. Awful Avalanche: Can Russia Become a World Center for Medical Tourism? – Part III – awfulavalanche.wordpress.com/2019/12/07/can-russia-become-a-world-center-for-medical-tourism-part-iii/
6. Wall Street Journal: BOOKS. Five Best: Sara Wheeler on Siberia. From the author, most recently, of ‘Mud and Stars: Travels in Russia With Pushkin, Tolstoy and Other Geniuses of the Golden Age.’
7. Russia Observer: Patrick Armstrong, RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 5 DECEMBER 2019 – patrickarmstrong.ca/2019/12/05/russian-federation-sitrep-5-december-2019/
8. Valdai Discussion Club: Oleg Barabanov, The Triple Context of the Normandy Summit – valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/the-triple-context-of-the-normandy-summit/
9. Meduza: Kortunov: Here’s how you stop NATO.
10. Russian International Affairs Council: Andrey Kortunov, Russia-EU Relations in 2020: Opportunities, Limitations and Possible Trends – russiancouncil.ru/en/analytics-and-comments/analytics/russia-eu-relations-in-2020-opportunities-limitations-and-possible-trends/
11. Foreign Policy: Tatiana Stanovakya, What the West Gets Wrong About Russia’s Intentions in Ukraine. Moscow never wanted an annexation-it just wanted a bargaining chip. Understanding that is the key to settling the conflict once and for all.
12. www.rt.com: Russia won’t stop gas transit through Ukraine when Nord Stream 2 becomes operational – Putin.
13. AP: Ukraine’s Leader Hopes for Lasting Truce, Prisoner Swap.
14. Stalker Zone: Rostislav Ishchenko, Washington’s Victory in the Fight for the Russian Future – stalkerzone.org/washingtons-victory-in-the-fight-for-the-russian-future/
15. The Unz Review: The Saker, Book Review: Andrei Martyanov’s The (Real) Revolution in Military Affairs (excerpt) – unz.com/tsaker/book-review-andrei-martyanovs-the-real-revolution-in-military-affairs/
16. www.rt.com: Daniel Armstrong, WADA’s blurred lines & blind spots would lead to a moral blackout should it ban Russia – rt.com/op-ed/475228-wada-doping-russia-ban/
17. Irrussianality: Paul Robinson, NAPOLEON, KUTUZOV, AND THE CHANGING INTERNATIONAL ORDER – irrussianality.wordpress.com/2019/12/06/napoleon-kutuzov-and-the-changing-international-order/
18. Dances With Bears: John Helmer, BRITISH DEFENCE MINISTRY DOCUMENT REVEALS SKRIPAL BLOOD EVIDENCE IS MISSING – FAKE CHAIN OF CUSTODY MAKES NOVICHOK EVIDENCE WORTHLESS (excerpt) – johnhelmer.net/british-defence-ministry-document-reveals-skripal-blood-evidence-is-missing-fake-chain-of-custody-makes-novichok-evidence-worthless/print/
19. Russia Matters: Thomas Schaffner, How Much Did US Elections Factor in Post-Cold War NATO Expansion?
20. AP: ‘All Roads Lead to Putin’: Impeachment Ties Ukraine, Russia.
21. Townhall: Hillary Clinton Hints Bernie Sanders Might Be a Russian Asset.
22. Facebook: Fred Weir, Re “The Russification of the Republican Party”
23. Wall Street Journal: Holman Jenkins, Trump vs. Schiff Is a Clash of One Titan. His committee’s report on impeachment is weak propaganda that doesn’t even try to change minds.
24. Wall Street Journal editorial: Schiff’s Surveillance State. The Democrat demands, and then discloses, the call logs of his opponents.
25. American Thinker: Lawrence Sellin, Ukraine was the Origin of the Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax.
26. Forbes.com: Sean Lawson, What If Russian Disinformation Isn’t As Effective As We Thought?
27. Vesti.ru: Medvedev Assesses State of Russian Economy: New Goal of 3% Growth Set Going Forward – vesti.ru/doc.html?id=3217542&cid=4441
28. Vesti.ru: Medvedev is Hopeful! Brussels Hostility to Russia Makes No Sense, Relations MUST Improve. – vesti.ru/doc.html?id=3217545&cid=4441
29. Government.ru: In Conversation with Dmitry Medvedev. Interview with Russian television channels. (transcript concluded) – government.ru/en/news/38520/

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