RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#164 contents with links :: Tuesday 29 July 2014
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JRL 2014-#164 :: Monday 29 July 2014
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1. UNIAN (Kyiv): Over 100,000 Russian troops amassed on Ukrainian border – expert.
2. Ukrainian Inter TV (Kyiv): Ukrainian TV shows alleged interrogation of captured pro-Russian “terrorist”
3. www.rt.com: Ukraine TV cuts live interview after HRW rep refuses to admit ‘Russian aggression’
4. ITAR-TASS: Self-proclaimed Novorossia concerned over likely terrorist acts in Ukraine. Kiev needs new “horror stories” for the West to confirm a propagandistic statement about “Donbass terrorists” which is used to justify massive killings of civilians, the leadership of Republic says.
5. Russia: Other Points of View: Patrick Armstrong, The Third Turn. (excerpt re Putin’s “greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century”)
6. Politico.com: Anna Nemtsova, LETTER FROM DONETSK. This Is What a War in Europe Really Looks Like. A headless body on a city street. Bombed summer cottages. Gunmen at the morgue.
7. Interfax: U.S. partner status to give Ukraine new cooperation opportunities – Ukraine foreign minister.
8. RIA Novosti: Kiev Secures Political, Economic Backing from US.
9. Reuters; Civilians killed in eastern Ukraine amid fierce fighting.
10. New York Times: Enmity and Civilian Toll Rise in Ukraine While Attention Is Diverted.
11. Interfax-Ukraine: Militants in east Ukraine said targeting residential areas, infrastructure.
12. Interfax-Ukraine: US ready to give Ukraine nearly $7 million to rebuild Donbas.
13. ITAR-TASS: Ukraine interior minister wants to replace 20,000 policemen in country’s east.
14. Interfax: DPR claims number of Ukrainian troops unwilling to continue war goes up considerably.
15. Wall Street Journal: Dutch Premier Asks Ukraine to Stop Fighting Rebels in MH17 Crash Site Area.
16. www.rt.com: Dutch PM tells Ukraine to stop fighting near MH17 crash site.
17. Adevarul (Bucharest): Ethnic Romanians in western Ukraine protest Kiev’s mobilization order.
18. Interfax: Moscow urges West to press Kyiv to stop military operation – Foreign Ministry statement.
19. The National Interest: Dmitri Trenin, Europe’s Nightmare Coming True: America vs. Russia…Again. And the stakes could not be any higher.
20. New York Times: Europe Set to Toughen Sanctions on Moscow.
21. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Press Digest: Russia limits Ukrainian dairy imports; Putin to be sued?
22. ITAR-TASS: Two thirds of Russians against sending troops to Ukraine – poll.
23. Reuters: Where Ukraine’s separatists get their weapons.
24. Interfax: Over 60 percent Russians blame West for stirring conflict in Ukraine – poll.
25. Moscow Times: How Ukraine Stopped Being Pro-Russian.
26. Valdai Discussion Club: Konstantin Makyenko, The Time Factor: Possible Avenues of the Conflict in Ukraine.
27. The National Interest: Peter Harris, Don’t Underestimate Putin’s Ambitions in Ukraine-Instead, Shape Them.
28. Business New Europe: Teneo Intelligence, EU’s continuous sanctions expansion increases risks for Russia.
29. ITAR-TASS: Sanctions against Russia may stop its economy – banker.
30. Business New Europe: Mark Galeotti, Sanctions, economic war and regime change.
31. Paul Goble: Window on Eurasia: Russians Scrambling to Explain Why People in Eastern Ukraine Haven’t Flocked to Secessionist Banners.
32. Jamestown Foundation Eurasia Daily Monitor: Ukrainian Ruling Coalition Breaks up, Early Elections Loom.
33. Moscow Times: Ukraine Bans Russian Films for Distorting Historical Facts.
34. Reuters: Wall Street struggles to comply with new US sanctions on Russia.
35. Center for Strategic and International Studies: Anthony H. Cordesman, The Downing of the Malaysian Airliner: Avoid Rushing to Judgment.
36. Voice of America: Evolving Ukraine Crisis Tests Obama Foreign Policy.
37. Washington Post: Masha Gessen, Mouthpieces for the Kremlin’s propaganda channel aren’t brave.
38. Reuters: Timothy Heritage, Putin may have passed point of no-return over Ukraine.
39. RIA Novosti: Russian diplomat does not expect new “reset”, says US sanctions have gone far.
40. Reuters: U.S. says Russia violated nuclear treaty, urges immediate talks.
41. Interfax: Accusations of Russia breaking 1987 arms control treaty an element of U.S. information warfare – expert.
42. ITAR-TASS: US accuses Russia of violating missile treaty, turns blind eye on own violations.
43. Moscow Times: John Freedman, Art World Expats Mull Russia’s Future as Tensions Rise.
44. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Alexander Plyushchev, Social media alive and well despite laws. Russians flock to social networks even as the government tries to regulate the web.
45. The National Interest: Andrew Brown, Russia’s Next Crisis: A Brain Drain? The Ukraine crisis might not be Moscow’s only worry these days.
46. The National Interest: Comment on “Russia’s Next Crisis: A Brain Drain?” by smoothieX12.
47. Forbes.com: Mark Adomanis, Mikheil Saakashvili, John McCain And The Rule Of Law.
