RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#253 table of contents with links :: Monday 8 December 2014
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JRL 2014-#253 :: Monday 8 December 2014
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1. TASS: Over 75% of Russians feel happy – poll.
1a. Moscow Times: Pyotr Romanov, The West Doesn’t Understand Russians.
2. TASS: US does not hide that sanctions aim at regime change in Russia – diplomat.
3. Reuters: U.S. sanctions aimed at changing power, Russian envoy says.
4. Sputnik: Russia-US ‘Reset’ Became History After Obama’s Second Term: Moscow.
5. The White House: Remarks by the President at the Business Roundtable [excerpt re Russia]
6. Moscow Times: Khodorkovsky Speech Aired in St. Pete Hotel Despite Chaos.
7. TASS: Poroshenko urges deputies to urgently consider bill on Ukraine’s non-bloc status.
8. Business New Europe: Ben Aris, MOSCOW BLOG: Ukraine talks restart, second Minsk summit on cards.
9. Sputnik: Moscow Ready for Ukraine Reconciliation Talks in Minsk This Week: Kremlin.
10. The Guardian (UK): Simon Tisdall, Russia’s tough rhetoric over Ukraine does not tell the whole story. While Moscow appears publicly defiant, behind the scenes there are efforts to find a way out of the crisis.
11. Euromaidan Press/Colta.ru: Open war of Russia with Ukraine is inevitable.
12. Russia Insiders: Sergei Mikheyev, More Regions Will Secede Unless Kiev Abandons Disastrous Policy of Nationalism.
13. Eurasianet.org: Now Hiring: Georgians for Ukraine.
14. Business New Europe: World Bank office becomes case study of Ukraine’s legal problems.
15. Kyiv Post: Lustration law yields meager results.
16. Los Angeles Times: In Ukraine, citizens feeling war’s toll on economy.
17. www.rt.com: Kiev ignored EU request to close E. Ukraine airspace days before MH17 crash – report.
18. www.rt.com: Russians’ approval of West continues to fall.
19. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Putin declares amnesty for returning capital, tax breaks for small business.
20. Russia: Other Points of View: Chris Weafer, Russian Politics: A Different Kind of War.
21. History News Network: Walter Moss, Obama Should Model His Ukraine Policy on the Work of These Three Leaders.
22. www.rt.com: Robert Bridge, America tuned out as Congress bangs war drum against Russia.
23. Euromaidan Press: White House responds to petition asking to designate Russia as state sponsor of terrorism.
24. Moscow Times: ‘Foreign Agent’ NGOs Won’t Be Allowed to Monitor Russian Elections.
25. Sputnik: US Think Tanks Hold Roundup Discussions on Ukrainian Crisis.
26. The National Interest: James Carden, Russia and America’s Dangerous Dance. Recent speeches by Russian officials should (but likely will not) put an end to the guessing game over Russia’s supposedly mysterious motives and intentions.
27. Asia Times: Melkulangara BHADRAKUMAR, Russia Confronts US’ Containment Strategy.
28. www.rt.com: Prominent Germans urge West to stop sabre rattling toward Russia.
29. Valdai Discussion Club/Rossiyskaya Gazeta: Fyodor Lukyanov, Russia’s Ostpolitik.
30. Financial Times: Nick Butler, A passage to India – Putin goes to New Delhi.
31. Asia Times: Pepe Escobar, Russia, Turkey pivot across Eurasia.
