RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#150 contents with links :: Tuesday 8 July 2014
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Tuesday – JRL 2014-#150 :: 8 July 2014
1. The Guardian: Mary Dejevsky, Fear, not ambition, is what fuels Moscow in Ukraine. The west has misread Russia’s motivations in Ukraine, and in doing so risks provoking Putin.
2. Moscow Times: Fyodor Lukyanov, Russia Must Regain Crimea’s Lost Momentum.
3. Reuters: Putin’s silence on Slaviansk signals desire to de-escalate Ukraine crisis.
4. Euromaidan Press: Terrorists in Luhansk seize perinatal center, kick pregnant women into basement.
5. Project Maidan: Ukraine News Summary: July 7th, 201. (excerpt re Maidan snipers)
6. Interfax: Ukraine preparing “Marshall Plan” for 2014-16 – Deputy PM.
7. Reuters: Ukraine signals commitment to offensive as rebels regroup.
8. Wall Street Journal: Ukraine Advances, Putin Stays Silent. Interior Ministry Adviser Says Armed Rebel Fighters Unable to Leave City.
9. The Independent: Ukrainian partisans are settling in for the long haul.
10. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Kiev gains ground as Ukrainian troops recapture Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.
11. Christian Science Monitor: With Ukraine rebels on the ropes, some Russians ask: Where is Putin?
12. Kyiv Post: Army prepares to liberate Donetsk and Luhansk as military offensive gathers pace.
13. Kyiv Post: Dmitry Tymchuk’s military blog: In Sloviansk military engineers neutralized 700 mines.
14. The Vineyard of the Saker: Polkovnik (Colonel) Strelkov.
15. www.rt.com: US defends Kiev’s use of airstrikes.
16. www.rt.com: ‘We sat in a basement and prayed they don’t shoot us’ – E.Ukraine refugees.
17. Interfax-Ukraine: Kolomoisky proposes to seize assets of Ukrainian separatists’ supporters, their sponsors.
18. Interfax-Ukraine: Suspected separatist helpers getting arrested in Sloviansk – local resident.
19. Interfax-Ukraine: Poroshenko says good for Donbas to receive special information broadcasting.
20. Interfax: Matviyenko: Kyiv zombies people by Hollywood videos of Russian tanks.
21. Business New Europe: Mark Galeotti, The Slavyansk crossroads.
22. Businessweek.com: Carol Matlack, Why Ukraine Can’t Win an All-Out Military Victory-and Shouldn’t Try.
23. RIA Novosti: Russian military source ridicules Ukrainian minister’s “victory parade” remarks.
24. Interfax-Ukraine: Kyiv: Ukrainian accession to NATO is not on current agenda, it may divide public.
25. Wall Street Journal: Russia Should Retaliate If West Imposes Sectoral Sanctions, Says Ministry. Trade Restrictions are Having a Strong Indirect Impact on Russian Economy.
26. www.rt.com: Ukraine gas debt exceeds $5bn, no June payments made – Gazprom.
27. Valdai Discussion Club: Marsel Salikhov, Introducing a Gas Prepayment System with Ukraine Is the Right Move.
28. Russia Beyond the Headlines: ICAO recognizes Crimean airspace as Russian.
29. New York Times: Aid Elusive, Crimea Farms Face Hurdles.
30. Kyiv Post: Oleksandr Yanukovych denies all accusations, supports his father
31. Voice of America: Ukraine Diplomat’s Job Complicated by Russia. (re Ukrainian Ambassador to United States Olexander Motsyk)
32. Der Spiegel: Steve Pifer, Watch Out for Little Green Men.
33. RIA Novosti: NATO Sets Record By Sending Nine Ships Into Black Sea.
34. Wall Street Journal Europe: John Vinocur, A Tale of Two NATOs. One group of Alliance members favors an energetic defense. The other thinks rapprochement with Russia is around the corner.
35. www.rt.com: IMF pushes Ukraine to ‘voluntarily commit suicide.’ (interview with Michael Hudson)
36. New Left Review (UK): UKRAINE’S FRACTURES. (interview with Kiev-based sociologist Volodymyr Ishchenko)
37. Interfax: Matviyenko: Russia to restore standard time once and for all.
38. Forbes.com: Mark Adomanis, The Past 18 Years Of Russian Politics In One Chart.
39. Moscow Times: Vladimir Ryzhkov, Putin Can’t Afford His Middle Class Base.
40. RIA Novosti: Ukrainian Crisis Harmless for Russian Financial System – Central Bank.
41. www.rt.com: Iron Curtain will never separate the World – top Russian senator.
42. RIA Novosti: Russia doesn’t see NATO as adversary, secretary-general wrong – embassy.
43. Moscow Times: Arms Exports Thrive Amid Military Revamp.
44. ITAR-TASS: Did Latvia benefit from EU integration?
45. Moscow Times: Former Georgian President Shevardnadze Leaves Mixed Legacy
46. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, The controversial legacy of former Soviet Foreign Minister Shevardnadze.
47. Carnegie Moscow Center: Dmitri Trenin, Shevardnadze’s Place in Russian History
