RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#166 contents with links :: Thursday 31 July 2014

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JRL 2014-#166 :: Thursday 31 July 2014
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1. Interfax-Ukraine: Ukraine hopes for practical assistance from US in implementing domestic reforms – Klimkin.
2. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Lenta.ru: Facing economic and political pressure, where does Russia go from here? (interview with Fyodor Lukyanov)
3. Russia Direct: Alexey Fenenko, An inside look at Moscow’s evolving Ukrainian strategy. With the downing of the Malaysian Boeing 777, the escalation over Ukraine is reaching a critical stage and leading to a reassessment of the Kremlin’s long-term policy towards Ukraine.
4. XXX: Comments on comments/Re Lyashko.
5. Moscow Times: Kiev Government Tells Ukrainians Not to Talk to Russian Reporters.
6. Russia: Other Points of View: Patrick Armstrong, Deadly Quotations.
7. Reuters: Ukraine economy shrinks faster as conflict takes its toll.
8. Reuters: Moscow fights back after sanctions; battle rages near Ukraine crash site.
Ukraine crash site.
9. Wall Street Journal: Kiev Faces Threat of Donetsk Street Fighting. Government Faces Serious Dilemma as Forces Tighten Grip Around City.
10. ITAR-TASS: Ukraine army hopes to end operation in southeast Ukraine by September.
11. Kyiv Post: Dmitry Tymchuk’s military blog: Security Service of Ukraine releases evidence of Kremlin’s murderous face.
12. The Independent (UK): Land for gas: Merkel and Putin discussed secret deal could end Ukraine crisis. Merkel and Putin negotiate to trade Crimea’s sovereignty for guarantees on energy security and trade.
13. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Russians less afraid of sanctions. A new survey shows that the number of Russians concerned about economic restrictions imposed by the West is steadily decreasing.
14. Moscow Times: More Than 80% of Russians Blame Ukrainian Army for MH17 Crash.
15. Reuters: Some Ukrainian rebels vent frustration with Putin.
16. Financial Times: Guy Chazan, A surreal week with the Donetsk rebels.
17. Moscow Times editorial: Separatists’ Faults May Give Putin a Way Out.
18. RFE/RL: Brian Whitmore, The Kremlin Floats An Exit Strategy.
19. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Press Digest: U.S. and EU sanctions are pushing Moscow toward Beijing.
20. New York Times: As Sanctions Pile Up, Russians’ Alarm Grows Over Putin’s Tactics.
21. New York Times editorial: Stronger Sanctions on Russia, at Last.
22. Reuters: Moscow says “short-sighted” sanctions to hit Russia’s ties with West.
23. Carnegie Moscow Center: Mikhail Krutikhin, A Mixed Blessing?
24. Russia Direct: Mikhail Troitskiy, Russia still defiant against sanctions, but for how long? Turning up the heat on economic sanctions against a large and powerful state like Russia carries the risk of unpredictable consequences – just like any other process of conflict escalation.
25. Russia Direct: Yakov Mirkin, Can sanctions become a chance to fix Russia? Russia stands at a crossroads. It can either stand still and witness further economic decline or use the sanctions as a stimulus for growth, modernization and business innovation. In any case, ahead lies the unknown.
26. Wall Street Journal: Recent History Suggests Tougher Russia Sanctions Are Needed. Past Experience With Iran, Others Suggest Pressure May Need to Be Significantly Stepped Up.
27. RFE/RL: Explainer: New Western Sanctions May Severely Hurt Russian Economy.
28. Reuters: Ukraine assembly rejects premier’s resignation, backs laws.
29. Moscow Times: Experts I.D. Russian Missile That U.S. Claims Breached Treaty.
30. Russia Direct: The next victim of the Ukraine crisis might be the 1987 INF Treaty. A new round of confrontation between Russia and the West could jeopardize a high-profile arms control treaty that helped to mark the end of the first Cold War. Russia Direct asked experts to make sense of the newest accusations from Washington.
31. Reuters: Russia sanctions threaten to rebound on western energy firms, help China: Kemp.
32. New York Times: Energy Companies Rethinking Russia After New Round of Sanctions.
33. The National Interest: Andranik Migranyan, What Is at Stake in Ukraine. A horrible civil war-with global ramifications.
34. Vedomosti: Sergei Karaganov, How to Avoid a Second Afganistan.
35. Moscow Times: Steven Pifer, U.S. And Russia Still Share Some Common Ground.
36. Gazeta.ru: Interview with Stanislav Belkovskiy re Putin.
37. The Nation: Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen F. Cohen, Why Is Washington Risking War With Russia?
38. Reuters: European court rules Russia must pay Yukos shareholders 1.9 bln euros.
39. ITAR-TASS: Hague court verdict in oil company Yukos vs Russia affair political – experts.
40. Facebook: Alexander Mercouris, YUKOS – PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION versus EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS.

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