Tag: Ukrainian News

RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#199 table of contents with links :: Wednesday 10 September 2014

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[check back for updates, including more links; links also posted to facebook and twitter] Johnson’s Russia List JRL 2014-#199 :: Wednesday 10 September 2014 E-Mail: davidjohnson@starpower.net A project of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George  Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs: www.ieres.org JRL homepage: russialist.org JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist  JRL on Twitter: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php 4 DJ: This is the last issue of JRL before the September […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#198 table of contents with links :: Tuesday 9 September 2014

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[check back for updates, including more links; links also posted to facebook and twitter] Johnson’s Russia List JRL 2014-#198 :: Tuesday 9 September 2014 E-Mail: davidjohnson@starpower.net A project of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George  Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs: www.ieres.org JRL homepage: russialist.org JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist  JRL on Twitter: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php  Ukraine 1. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Fyodor Lukyanov: Russia’s relations with the […]

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Arming Ukraine: Arming Ukraine will lead to a widening of the conflict, more death and destruction, and a far more aggressive Russian policy.

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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(opendemocracy.net – Daniel Kennedy – September 5, 2014) Daniel Kennedy is an Associate Editor at oDR. He is an Associate at Global Partners Digital, a social purpose company working to protect and promote human rights values online. As Ukraine struggles to combat domestic insurgents and what appears to be a Russian invasion in all but name, numerous commentators have argued […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#197 table of contents with links :: Monday 8 September 2014

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[check back for updates, including more links; links also posted to facebook and twitter] Johnson’s Russia List JRL 2014-#197 :: Monday 8 September 2014 E-Mail: davidjohnson@starpower.net A project of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George  Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs: www.ieres.org JRL homepage: russialist.org JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist  JRL on Twitter: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php  Ukraine 1. Moscow Times: Mark Adomanis, The West Needs to Start Facing […]

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Interfax: Over 100,000 Ukrainians granted refugee status in Russia – deputy PM

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(Interfax – September 8, 2014) Gorki, 8 September: Some 105,000 Ukrainian citizens have been granted the refugee status, some 500 people apply every day for participation in the programme for voluntary resettlement of compatriots from abroad, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitriy Kozak has said. “I would like to remind you that the (refugee – Interfax) status has been currently granted to […]

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Interfax: War did massive damage to Donetsk – city mayor

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KYIV. Sept 8 (Interfax) – Donetsk Mayor Oleksandr Lukyanchenko says the military action has done “massive” damage to the city. “It’s in the billions [hryvni]. If we take the industrial sector, residential; buildings, social infrastructure, energy facilities, and railway, it will be a colossal amount of damage. It will take the city’s economy a lot of time to return to […]

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VIDEO: Will the cease-fire between Ukraine and Russian separatists last?

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From PBS, Jeffrey Brown interviews Michael McFaul, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Nicholas Burns, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO, about unfolding events in Ukraine and the Western response. Click here for transcript: pbs.org/newshour/bb/will-cease-fire-ukraine-russian-separatists-last/    

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#196 table of contents with links :: Saturday 6 September 2014

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[check back for updates, including more links; links also posted to facebook and twitter] Johnson’s Russia List JRL 2014-#196 :: Saturday 6 September 2014 E-Mail: davidjohnson@starpower.net A project of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George  Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs: www.ieres.org JRL homepage: russialist.org JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist  JRL on Twitter: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php  1. Reuters: Putin is under Satan’s influence – leader of Kiev […]

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Russia Beyond the Headlines: Ukrainian conflict: What exactly is Russia trying to achieve in the east?

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(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Gevorg Mirzayan, special to RBTH – September 4, 2014) Moscow has a vital interest in maintaining a unified Ukraine in which the pro-Russian south-eastern regions will have a distinct voice. The main goal of Russia’s support for the militants in the Donbass region is to ultimately prevent Ukraine’s entry into NATO and to […]

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Interfax: OSCE mission in Ukraine may be increased to 500 observers – Russian envoy to OSCE

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MOSCOW. Sept 5 (Interfax) – The OSCE intends to increase the number of its observers in Ukraine to 500, which may be enough for monitoring a ceasefire observance in eastern Ukraine, in the nearest future, Russian permanent envoy to the OSCE Andrei Kelin said. “We will begin recruiting in the nearest future. We may increase the mission [in Ukraine] to […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#195 table of contents with links :: Friday 5 September 2014

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[check back for updates, including more links; links also posted to facebook and twitter] Johnson’s Russia List JRL 2014-#195 :: Friday 5 September 2014 E-Mail: davidjohnson@starpower.net A project of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George  Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs: www.ieres.org JRL homepage: russialist.org JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist  JRL on Twitter: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php  1. The Times (UK): Neo-Nazis give Kiev a last line of defence […]

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Ukraine Looks To Stalin Era To Root Out Spies

Spies, Spy Allegations, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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(RFE/RL – rferl.org –  Luke Johnson – September 03, 2014) Kyiv appears to have taken a page from Stalin’s book in a bid to root out pro-Russian spies looking to weaken Ukraine’s defenses from within. Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey has announced the creation of a Special Service, similar to a counterintelligence organization that existed during Josef Stalin’s rule, to deal with subversive […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#194 table of contents with links :: Thursday 4 September 2014

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[check back for updates, including more links; links also posted to facebook and twitter] Johnson’s Russia List JRL 2014-#194 :: Thursday 4 September 2014 E-Mail: davidjohnson@starpower.net A project of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George  Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs: www.ieres.org JRL homepage: russialist.org JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist  JRL on Twitter: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php  Ukraine & Russia 1. Moscow Times: Poll: Most Russians Would Sacrifice Booze […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#193 table of contents with links :: Wednesday 3 September 2014

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… 31. Wall Street Journal editorial: Deterring a European War. Putin wants to break NATO, and his next move may be against the Baltic states. 32. New York Times editorial: NATO’s Urgent Challenges. 33. NATO: NATO and Russia: a new strategic reality. Remarks by NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Alexander Vershbow at the conference on “NATO after the Wales Summit” ….

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Russian Orthodox Church Risks Schism Over Conflict in Ukraine

Religion, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Alexey Eremenko – September 3, 2014) On the last day of summer, a Russian Orthodox priest imposed against his parishioners who had fought in Ukraine’s “fratricidal war” a 20-year ban on receiving communion. Those deemed to have only promoted the conflict raging in Ukraine’s east, either verbally or in writing, will be hit with an […]

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Interfax: Eastern Ukrainian militia mistrust Poroshenko ceasefire declaration

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DONETSK. Sept 3 (Interfax) – Oleh Tsaryov, the chairman of the common legislature of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), is skeptical about the Ukrainian presidential press service’s declaration on reaching agreements on a ceasefire in Donbas. “This is not the first time that the Ukrainian authorities declare halting of combat activities. The previous such […]

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Business New Europe: Ukraine’s Poroshenko orders “permanent ceasefire” in Ukraine following Putin conversation

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(Business New Europe – bne.eu – September 3, 2014) Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko permanent ceasefire in eastern Ukraine firing a conversation this morning with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Poroshenko made the announcement on Twitter account. “Mutual understanding was achieved concerning the steps which will enable the establishment of peace,” a statement said after Poroshenko and Putin spoke by phone. The […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#192 table of contents with links :: Tuesday 2 September 2014

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[check back for updates, including more links; links also posted to facebook and twitter] Johnson’s Russia List JRL 2014-#192 ::Tuesday 2 September 2014 E-Mail: davidjohnson@starpower.net A project of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George  Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs: www.ieres.org JRL homepage: russialist.org JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist  JRL on Twitter: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php  1. Paul Grenier: A Remarkable Interview: Ukraine General Regarding the East Ukraine […]

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Interfax: Kremlin rows back from Putin’s talk of “statehood” for southeast Ukraine

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(Interfax – August 31, 2014) The Kremlin’s press spokesman has clarified remarks made by President Vladimir Putin about “statehood” for the separatist parts of southeast Ukraine. Dmitriy Peskov “explained that when he was talking about the need for Kiev to start talks with the militias in Novorossiya, Vladimir Putin was talking not about the region’s status but an inclusive dialogue […]

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Business New Europe: Sabre rattling vs. progress towards peace in Ukraine

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(Business New Europe – bne.eu – Ben Aris – September 2, 2014) September 1 saw more sabre rattling in Berlin and Brussels with more demands that “Russia must be made to pay,” while in the Belarusian capital Ukrainian rebel leaders made a few key concessions necessary for an eventual peace. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was strident in her comments that […]

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Re: A Remarkable Interview: Ukraine General Regarding the East Ukraine Separatists, “I don’t consider them enemies”

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Subject: A Remarkable Interview: Ukraine General Regarding the East Ukraine Separatists, “I don’t consider them enemies” Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 From: Paul Grenier <psgrenier@gmail.com> A Remarkable Interview: Ukraine General Regarding the East Ukraine Separatists, “I don’t consider them enemies” Paul Grenier The war in Ukraine, like virtually every war, depends for its continuation on demonization of the enemy. A […]

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Interfax: Ukraine Foreign Ministry tentatively agrees to Russia’s next aid convoy – Lavrov

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MOSCOW. Aug 29 (Interfax) – The Russian Foreign Ministry has received a response from Kyiv which tentatively agreed to the possible dispatch of Russia’s second Ukraine-bound humanitarian aid convoy, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. “We have received a response note from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, which gave its tentative agreement to a proposal to send humanitarian aid to […]

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Interfax: Poroshenko says strayed Russian paratroopers to be repatriated – Putin

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SELIGER, Tver region. Aug 29 (Interfax) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that an agreement has been reached with Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko about the handover of Russian airborne troops held in Ukraine. “We spoke about it with Petro Poroshenko, and he reassured me that the Russian military servicemen will be handed over to Russia just like we have […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#191 table of contents with links :: Saturday 30 August 2014

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[check back for updates, including more links; links also posted to facebook and twitter] Johnson’s Russia List JRL 2014-#191 :: Saturday 30 August 2014 E-Mail: davidjohnson@starpower.net A project of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George  Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs: www.ieres.org JRL homepage: russialist.org JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist  JRL on Twitter: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php  1. Buzzfeed: 21 Photos That Show The Growing Conflict In East […]

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RIA Novosti: Russian Invasion Claims Sparked by Minsk Talks, Kiev’s Military Failure – Russian Diplomat

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BRUSSELS, August 28 (RIA Novosti) – Thursday’s claims of a Russian military invasion of Ukraine were sparked by Kiev’s attempts to justify its military setbacks in the east and downplay the results of recent talks in Minsk, Russia’s EU envoy said. “I think that this is related to the launch of the Minsk process, which, I believe, someone did not […]

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Business New Europe: Russia invades Ukraine (not)

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(Business New Europe MOSCOW BLOG – bne.eu – Ben Aris – August 28, 2014) “Russia invades Ukraine” screamed a banner headline in the Huffington Post on August 27 after it was reported that 100 Russian tanks had crossed the border into Ukraine. Let’s get one thing straight at the outset. Russia did not invade Ukraine on Wednesday. An invasion is […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#190 table of contents with links :: Friday 29 August 2014

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[check back for updates, including more links; links also posted to facebook and twitter] Johnson’s Russia List JRL 2014-#190 :: Friday 29 August 2014 E-Mail: davidjohnson@starpower.net A project of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George  Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs: www.ieres.org JRL homepage: russialist.org JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist  JRL on Twitter: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php  1. Business New Europe: Ukraine on the verge of financial collapse. […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#189 table of contents with links :: Thursday 28 August 2014

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[check back for updates, including more links; links also posted to facebook and twitter] Johnson’s Russia List JRL 2014-#189 :: Thursday 28 August 2014 E-Mail: davidjohnson@starpower.net A project of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George  Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs: www.ieres.org JRL homepage: russialist.org JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist  JRL on Twitter: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php  Ukraine 1. Euromaidan PR: Daniel Centore, Ukraine for Dummies – Part 1: […]

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Anders Aslund: RE: Response [re: Ukraine, Russia, Putin, Media, JRL]

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Subject: RE: Response Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 From: Anders Aslund <AAslund@PIIE.COM> Dear David, Thank you for your inordinate attention you have given to my personal words to you. I appreciate your kind consideration. At the same time, I am surprised that anybody can object to me calling your list biased in favor of Putin. Whenever you get a chance, […]

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Interfax: RPD claims up to 7,000 Ukrainian soldiers trapped in east Ukraine “pockets”

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MOSCOW. Aug 26 (Interfax) – Militiamen of the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DPR) claim that up to 7,000 Ukrainian army servicemen have been trapped in three “pockets” in Ukraine’s eastern regions. “We have managed to drive the adversary into three “pockets”. One of them is located outside of Ilovaysk, the second one near Lutuhyne, and the third one near Stepanivka […]

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Interfax: Ukrainian situation deteriorating, Russians say in poll

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(Interfax – August 26, 2014) Eighty percent of Russians are monitoring the political events evolving in Ukraine; 32 percent of them are doing so on a regular basis and 48 percent learn the news from time to time, the Russian Public Opinion Study Center (VTsIOM) said. The interest in the Ukrainian events has been high (over 70 percent) since February, […]

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Interfax: Russia could lose over 100 billion rubles from EU-Ukraine association – Putin

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MINSK. Aug 26 (Interfax) – The association agreement signed between the European Union (EU) and Ukraine could cost Russia billions and force it to introduce protective measures, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Due to Ukraine adopting zero duties on EU imports (which is to take effect almost immediately after the ratification of the agreement and will affect 98% of the […]

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Ukraine reloaded: Poroshenko calls snap parliamentary elections for October

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(Business New Europe – bne.eu – Graham Stack in Kyiv – August 26, 2014) Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has dissolved parliament and called snap elections for October 26, in a move he says aims to “reload” Ukraine’s political elite. The move was widely anticipated and could help Poroshenko and his allies in the Rada clear the political decks and move […]

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Interfax: Federation Council expects no breakthroughs from Minsk meeting, humanitarian issues to be emphasized

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MOSCOW. Aug 26 (Interfax) – No serious breakthroughs are expected with regard to a peace settlement in eastern Ukraine at the possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Minsk because Poroshenko is guided by the U.S. stance, the Russian Federation Council international affairs committee said. “Washington is not represented at this meeting in Minsk […]

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Meeting in Minsk

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(Business New Europe – bne.eu – Ben Aris – August 26, 2014) Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian peer Vladimir Putin are due to sit down in Minsk on August 26 for their first formal meeting since the fighting in eastern Ukraine kicked off. Expectations for a peace deal are low, but what exactly can each side put on the […]

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The Grad system: A hot hail of cluster-fired rockets

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(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Alexander Korolkov, special to RBTH – August 25, 2014) Currently in the headlines for its use by both sides in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the Grad BM-21 multiple launch rocket system has a history that goes back all the way to the early 1960s, when it succeeded the legendary Katyusha rocket battery. […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#188 table of contents with links :: Wednesday 27 August 2014

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[check back for updates, including more links; links also posted to facebook and twitter] Johnson’s Russia List JRL 2014-#188 :: Wednesday 27 August 2014 E-Mail: davidjohnson@starpower.net A project of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George  Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs: www.ieres.org JRL homepage: russialist.org JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist  JRL on Twitter: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php  1. Financial Times: The right stomach for sanctions. Muscovites seem happy to sacrifice […]

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Russia Beyond the Headlines: Distribution of Russian humanitarian assistance begins in Lugansk

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(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Alexandra Trifonova, Nikolai Litovkin, RBTH – August 26, 2014) The issuing of provisions of Russian humanitarian aid in Lugansk has begun after the controversial arrival of the aid convoy from Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says another convoy is planned and insists that on this occasion delivery terms will be fully negotiated. […]

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Ukraine: Cool the Rhetoric; Focus on the Outcome

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(jackmatlock.com – Jack Matlock – August 26, 2014) Jack Matlock is a career diplomat who served on the front lines of American diplomacy during the Cold War and was U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union when the Cold War ended. This article is part of Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Carnegie Forum: Rebuilding U.S.-Russia Relations – perspectives.carnegie.org/us-russia/?utm_source=hero&utm_medium=carnegiewebsite&utm_campaign=USRussia082014 In his interview with Thomas Friedman […]

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Minsk peace talks make little progress as shelling in Ukraine continues

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(Business New Europe – bne.eu – Ben Aris in Moscow – August 27, 2014) There was little concrete progress in bringing about a ceasefire in the conflict ravaging eastern Ukraine, following a two-hour tete-a-tete between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko behind closed doors at a regional summit held in the marble-clad presidential palace in the Belarusian […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#186 table of contents with links :: Monday 25 August 2014

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… 29. Moscow Times: Alexey Eremenko, On Independence Day, Ukraine’s Existence Questioned.
30. www.opendemocracy.net: Rodric Braithwaite, Review: Serhii Plokhy, ‘The Last Empire.’ When the Soviet Empire collapsed, Ukraine was the key.
31. Financial Times: Susan Glasser, Putin profits politically from wars and western apologists. The west is told what it wants to hear and turns a convenient blind eye. …

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@Fu-kingPutin; The rhetoric of hatred describing the situation in Ukraine misses the point – Ukraine has problems that are not derived from Russia or the Putin presidency

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(opendemocracy.net – David Marples – August 22, 2014) David Marples is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of History and Classics, University of Alberta, Canada. For summer 2014 he is Visiting Professor at the Slavic and Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University, Japan. [DJ: Just to clarify: One word in this article has been tweaked so that spam filters do not reject this […]

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Interfax: Moscow ready for transparency in delivering second aid batch for eastern Ukraine – Lavrov

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MOSCOW. Aug 25 (Interfax) – Russia is ready for complete openness in its actions in issues relating to the delivery of humanitarian aid to south-eastern Ukraine and urges against speculation on this topic, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a news conference in Moscow. “We have an absolutely open approach here and we are ready for complete transparency, as […]

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RE: 2014-#184-Johnson’s Russia List/Russian lies

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Subject: RE: 2014-#184-Johnson’s Russia List/Russian lies Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 From: Anders Aslund <AAslund@PIIE.COM> David: Why do you run so many obvious Russian lies, such as this one? RIA Novosti: Shelling Kills Hundreds in Besieged Luhansk in East Ukraine. Frankly, I have stopped reading your list as I see little but Putin propaganda in it. I am sure many […]

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Interfax: Poroshenko will not agree to peace in exchange for Ukraine’s sovereignty and integrity

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(Interfax – August 25, 2014) Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that peace in the zone of the armed operation will not be achieved at the expense of Ukraine’s sovereignty or territorial integrity. “Steps to peace cannot be unilateral. They should not be taken at the expense of the sovereignty, territorial integrity or independence of Ukraine,” he said at festivities […]

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Ukrainians Now Almost Unanimous in Supporting Independent Ukraine

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(Window on Eurasia – Paul Goble – Staunton, August 24, 2014) Vladimir Putin’s Crimean Anschluss which was intended among other things to highlight or promote divisions among Ukrainians about the status of their country has had exactly the opposite effect: It has boosted the share of supporters of independent statehood from 83 percent to 90 percent, the highest ever. In […]

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Five Reasons Why This Weekend Might Be The Start Of The Endgame In Ukraine

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(RFE/RL – rferl.org – Daisy Sindelar – August 21, 2014) It’s a risky business, attempting to predict the outcome of the conflict in Ukraine. But this weekend’s Kyiv visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stirred hopes that a resolution to the Ukraine-Russia standoff and the bloody fighting in Donbas may finally be near. We look at five of the key factors in play. […]

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RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2014-#185 table of contents with links :: Sunday 24 August 2014

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[check back for updates, including more links; links also posted to facebook and twitter] Johnson’s Russia List JRL 2014-#185 :: Sunday 24 August 2014 E-Mail: davidjohnson@starpower.net A project of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George  Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs: www.ieres.org JRL homepage: russialist.org JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist  JRL on Twitter: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php  1. Anders Aslund: RE: 2014-#184-Johnson’s Russia List/Russian lies 2. JRL Helpful Guide to […]

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