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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2020-#1 :: Thursday, 1 January 2020
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1. Defense News; US Navy declares new fleet created to confront Russia fully operational.
2. Washington Times editorial: Vladimir Putin’s 20-year reign.
3. Kremlin.ru: New Year Address to the Nation.
4. TASS: Putin’s 2020 agenda to focus on 75th victory day celebrations.
5. TASS: Poll indicates Russians far more upbeat about future than 20 years ago.
6. Meduza: Before Putin. It’s been two decades since Boris Yeltsin stepped down and tapped his successor. There are lingering questions about the official history.
7. Indian Punchline: M.K. Bhaderakumar, Putin’s Russia, twenty years on.
8. www.strategic-culture.org: Patrick Armstrong, Twenty Years Later – What Putin Forgot.
9. https://theduran.com: George Callaghan, Is Sergei Shoigu next in line to lead Russia? On the Putin’s birthday he had himself photographed fishing in deepest Siberia with Shoigu. Could this be sending a not so subliminal message?
10. Moscow Times: Mark Galeotti, Russia in 2020. Like 2019, But More So. Putin and his entourage seem to think “better safe than sorry.”
11. The Insider: Vladislav Inozemtsev, Foreign Agent in the Kremlin. (re Putin)
12. Voice of America: Navalny ‘Completely Pessimistic’ About Western Curbs on Russian Corruption.
13. NPR: Young People In Russia Are Rebelling Against Putin’s Rule.
14. www.rt.com: From dream to reality: Russia’s ‘Silicon Valley’ to mark 10-year anniversary with new projects.
15. Moscow Times: Russia in 2020: Where Are All the Foreign Banks? Foreign banks in Russia generate huge profits, so why are there not more of them?
16. Bloomberg: Russia’s Oil Output Hits Post-Soviet High Despite OPEC+ Deal.
17. The Barents Observer (Norway): Moscow adopts 15-year grand plan for Northern Sea Route. By year 2035, the Russian government intends to build at least 40 Arctic vessels, upgrade 4 regional airports, construct railways and seaports and facilitate a massive exploitation of Arctic natural resources.
18. Izvestia: Pundits view impact of new US sanctions, Moscow’s possible response.
19. Moscow Times: 2020: The Year in Culture. A few of the most anticipated events on the Moscow cultural scene.
20. TASS: Science in 2020: Russian mission to Mars and the quest for ‘new physics’
21. The National Interest: Lyle Goldstein, America Must Do More To Support Peace In Ukraine. The relevant leaders need not be depressed by the results of the first Zelensky-Putin summit in Paris. Instead, they should redouble their efforts to achieve a set of breakthrough compromises at the next iteration. The time for skillful and creative diplomacy is at hand and Europe’s future hangs in the balance.
22. Bloomberg: Ukraine and Russia Can Deal When They Must But Peace Isn’t Close.
23. Financial Times: Russia fills the void in Cuba left by tougher US embargo. Renewed warmth between Moscow and Havana still far cry from Soviet times.
24. www.rt.com: Heil Bandera: Ukrainian nationalists hold torchlight parade to celebrate Nazi collaborator’s birthday (VIDEO)
25. RFE/RL: Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Underlines National Unity In New Year’s Address.
26. RFE/RL: The Four Big Issues Central Asia Faced In 2019 (And They’re Not Going Away)
27. Counterpunch.org: Binoy Kampmark, Hypersonic Putin and Gonzo Weaponry.
28. The Unz Review: The Saker, Russia and the USA Both Finish the Year with a “Grand Finale” of Sorts. (excerpt)
29. New York Times: Steven Simon, Hypersonic Missiles Are a Game Changer. No existing defenses can stop such weapons – which is why everyone wants them.
30. Awful Avalanche: Polish Jews Defend “Anti-Semite swine” Józef Lipski – Part I.
31. Vesti.ru: Vladimir Putin: Allied Powers Created Hitler’s Germany With Unfair Versailles Treaty After WWI
32. https://theduran.com: The Great Russian Election Hacking Myth.
33. Council on Foreign Relations: Russia’s Resurgence: Prospects for Stability in U.S.-Russia Relations. (excerpt/With Tom Graham and Kim Marten)

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