RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#260 table of contents with links :: Friday 19 December 2014

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Johnson’s Russia List
JRL 2014-#260 :: Friday 19 December 2014
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1. Interfax: Russian Labor Ministry reports natural population growth in 2014.
2. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, Putin: Russia just has to tough out economic storm. In his annual press conference, the Russian president set a clear tone over the country’s ruble and oil woes: The Russian ‘bear’ needs to evade the (Western) hunters, and trust only in itself.
3. www.rt.com: Patrick Young, Putin’s press conference for all seasons.
4. Kremlin.ru: News conference of Vladimir Putin (transcript continued)
5. Carnegie Moscow Center: BALÁZS JARÁBIK, The Feudalization of Ukraine?
6. BBC: The Russians fighting a ‘holy war’ in Ukraine.
7. New York Times: Economic Fears May Push Russia Into Ukraine Deal.
8. TASS: Ukraine leader makes harsh statements as concession to ‘party of war’ – Lavrov.
9. Business New Europe: Ben Aris, Russia doomed to recession (excerpt)
10. Reuters: Eric Lorber and Elizabeth Rosenberg, Russia Sanctions: Beware the Blowback.
11. www.rt.com: Obama signs Russia sanctions bill, no plans to use it for now.
12. Sputnik: What is Ukraine Freedom Act, and What Does It Imply?
13. TASS: The lastest European Union summit was not hostile towards Russia.
14. Reuters: Rouble gains as officials step up verbal support.
15. www.rt.com: Russia to supply banks with up to $6.54bn to fight off crisis.
16. Business New Europe: Ben Aris, How does the 2014 ruble crisis compare with the 1998 vintage?
17. Russia Direct: Debates: Where does Russia’s ruble go from here? This week Russia witnessed the biggest decline in the value of its national currency, the ruble, since the crisis of 1998. Russia Direct asked analysts what might come next, and about implications for Russia’s economic development.
18. Business New Europe: Chris Weafer, The oil price is all that matters regarding Russia.
19. Reuters: Arguing over Russian reserves: $400 billion or half that?
20. Reuters: Russia’s richest man responds to Putin’s call to bring assets home.
21. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Is the protest movement dead? Street politics: Reform agenda loses appeal as pressure on the economy grows.
22. The Globe and Mail (Canada): Juliet Johnson, Why the West should help Putin save the ruble.
23. Reuters: Michael Kofman, Strong or weak, bully or buffoon? Will the real Russia please stand up?
24. The Economist editorial: Russia and the rouble. As ye sow, so shall ye reap. The collapse in the rouble is caused by Vladimir Putin’s belligerence, greed and paranoia.
25. Paul Goble: Window on Eurasia: Russia’s Increasing Alienation from West ‘Only Partially’ Result of Putin’s Actions, Bunin and Makarkin Say.
26. The National Interest: Nicholas Gvosdev, Russia’s Moment of Crisis: Moscow Might Be Down, but Not Out. Sanctions, falling oil prices and a plummeting currency will put tremendous strain on the Russian government. But to assert that Russia is on the verge of collapse seems a bit premature.
27. The Brookings Institution: Around the Halls: Has the Ruble Gone to Rubble? (with Clifford G. Gaddy, Fiona Hill, Steven Pifer, Jeremy Shapiro and Lilia Shevtsova)
28. Ivan Katchanovski: An Interview with Telepolis Magazine (Germany) Concerning “”The Snipers’ Massacre” on the Maidan in Ukraine” Study.

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