RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#91 :: Friday, 31 May 2019

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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2019-#91 :: Friday, 31 May 2019
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1. RFE/RL: Landing At Pushkin: Putin Decree Assigns Russian Airports The Names Of Cultural Figures.
2. TASS: Izvestia: Moscow to double spending on promoting Russian as part of ‘soft power’ concept.
3. Russia Matters: Ben Aris, Russia’s National Projects: Economic Reboot or Mucky Bog?
4. RIA Novosti: Kremlin acknowledges setbacks in fighting poverty.
5. www.rt.com: Russia’s gold & foreign exchange reserves will soon top $500 billion – Central Bank boss.
6. Sputnik: Russian Central Bank Explains What’s Behind Recent De-Dollarisation Trend.
7. TASS: Media: European businesses more upbeat on investing in Russia.
8. TASS: Putin’s approval rating sees 3-point rise since January, reaching 64.5%, survey says.
9. Bear Market Blog: Polling.
10. Moscow Times/Vedomosti: Vladimir Ruvinsky, Russians Prepare for a Colorless Future. National projects have not become a guarantee for a better future.
11. Meduza: Pavlovsky: Russia is king of the wormholes.
12. Awful Avalanche: Navalny’s Bitcoin Scam – awfulavalanche.wordpress.com/2019/05/31/navalnys-bitcoin-scam/
13. Intellinews.com: Russian president Putin enacts capital Amnesty 3.0.
14. Russia Observer: Patrick Armstrong, RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 30 MAY 2019 – patrickarmstrong.ca/2019/05/30/russian-federation-sitrep-30-may-2019/
15. www.strategic-culture.org: Patrick Armstrong, Why Russia’s Victory Day Was Crucial for the Survival of ‘European Values’ – strategic-culture.org/news/2019/05/30/why-russias-victory-day-was-crucial-for-the-survival-of-european-values/
16. Defense One: Putin Drops Hints about Upcoming National AI Strategy. Russian leader calls for “technological sovereignty” and, somewhat surprisingly, for protecting IP and civil rights.
17. Oilprice.com: Will The U.S. Slap Sanctions On Nord Stream 2?
18. www.rt.com: Danielle Ryan, Shhh. It’s not fracking, it’s freedom gas.
19. www.rt.com: Pentagon to ban US companies from using Russian space launches & satellites.
20. TASS: Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Moscow testing nuclear munitions, not violating moratorium.
21. TASS: Izvestia: Putin’s INF suspension bill to act as signal for global community.
22. Russian International Affairs Council: Dmitry Stefanovich, The INF Treaty: Mirror or Abyss? – russiancouncil.ru/en/analytics-and-comments/analytics/the-inf-treaty-mirror-or-abyss/
23. Sputnik: Moscow BREAKS SILENCE on Claim of Russia’s Alleged Refusal to Sell S-400 to Iran.
24. Asia Times: M.K. Bhadrakumar, Friction growing between Russia and Iran. Moscow has more in common with Tel Aviv than it has with Tehran, as an upcoming security summit highlights.
25. Russia Reviewed: I collected data on the “Best books about Putin’s Russia.” Here is what I found. (excerpt) – russiareviewed.wordpress.com/2019/05/21/i-collected-data-on-the-best-books-about-putins-russia-here-is-what-i-found/
26. Moscow Times: Natalia Antonova, What’s the Deal With Russophobia Anyway. Is Russophobia real or is it an invention of a revanchist Kremlin ? The answer, surprisingly, is both.
27. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, ‘Chernobyl’ TV miniseries: the reviews from ground zero. Those who have lived through part of history can offer valuable insights years later. They can also reveal the range of perspectives on a subject, as shown by reactions to this TV dramatization of the 1986 nuclear disaster.
28. Bloomberg: Leonid Berdshidsky, If HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ Was Made by Russians. Creating a compelling drama about the nuclear disaster would be one way for post-Soviet nations to show they’ve learned its lessons.
29. www.rt.com: Gorbachev says he will watch new hit HBO ‘Chernobyl’ show.
30. AP: Ukrainian parliament defies new president, keeps Cabinet.
31. The Unz Review: Pat Buchanan, What a Hash Mueller Made of It – unz.com/pbuchanan/what-a-hash-mueller-made-of-it/
32. The Nation: Stephen Cohen, How Did Russiagate Begin? Why Barr’s investigation is important and should be encouraged.
33. New York Times: Answers to Readers’ Questions on Our Coverage of the Russia Investigation.
34. Sputnik: Mueller Uses ‘Qualifying,’ ‘Sneaky’ Language to Allege Russia Behind DNC Hack. – sputniknews.com/analysis/201905311075495473-mueller-sneaky-language-allege-russia-behind-hack/
35. National Review: Andrew McCarthy, Was Brennan’s ‘Intelligence Bombshell’ the Steele Dossier? Signs point to yes.