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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2020-#9 :: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
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1. TASS: Putin says raising citizens’ income level is main task for government, Central Bank.
2. TASS: Putin: Life expectancy exceeds 73 years for first time in Russia.
3. TASS: Putin to sign decree on putting constitutional amendments to the vote – Kremlin.
4. www.rt.com: Putin proposes major amendments to Russia’s constitution incl. about his own post, says people should vote on changes.
5. www.rt.com: Russian government resigns, after President Putin’s State-of-the-Nation Address proposes changes to the constitution.
6. Interfax: Govt resignation approved by 54% of Russians – poll.
7. Intellinews.com: Ben Aris, Putin calls for constitutional changes to shift power to Duma during his state of the nation speech.
8. Intellinews.com: Ben Aris, UPDATED: Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and entire Russian government quit.
9. Moscow Times: 6 Highlights From Putin’s State of the Nation Address.
10. Irrussianality: Paul Robinson, GOVERNING RUSSIA.
11. Kremlin.ru: Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly.
12. Kremlin.ru: New content published in the Putin: 20 years album.
13. Reuters: Putin Proposes Vote on Constitutional Shake-Up That Could Extend His Rule.
14. New York Times: Russian Premier Resigns, as Putin Calls for Constitutional Overhaul. The unexpected move by Prime Minister Dmitri A. Medvedev fueled speculation that President Vladimir V. Putin was maneuvering to stay in power when his term ends in 2024.
15. The Times (London): Dmitry Medvedev quits to ‘smooth’ Vladimir Putin’s path to endless power
16. Moskovsky Komsomolets: Russian daily gives downbeat assessment of state of country.
17. Moskovsky Komsomolets: Russian daily draws parallels between today and eve of revolution.
18. Meduza: Rise of the spoiler parties The Putin administration is building political parties to split the opposition vote. Say hello to new groups from a nationalist novelist and the product director for World of Tanks.
19. Russian and Eurasian Politics: Gordon Hahn, Putin’s 2024 ‘Belarus Option.