JRL #5584 Contents:
1. AFP: NATO foreign ministers start meeting in Brussels.
2. Interfax: Chechnya takes precedence over Afghanistan for
Russia, says defence minister.
3. BBC Monitoring: Russia warns of negative impact of US
withdrawal from ABM Treaty.
4. Luba Schwartzman: ORT Review.
5. Peter Lavelle: Untimely Thoughts - The Putin Enrollment
(re What moves Kremlin politics)
6. Wall Street Journal Europe editorial: Lesin's Laser.
7. Moscow Times: Andrei Illarionov, Economic Policy vs. Oil
Prices.
8. Washington Times editorial: Veto the Russian-North
Atlantic Council.
9. The Jamestown Foundation PRISM: Elena Chinyaeva, RUSSIA:
NEVER AS GOOD AS ONE HOPES, NEVER AS BAD AS ONE FEARS.
10. Gazeta: PUTIN: RUSSIA IS NOT ANGRY, NOR IS IT LEAVING
- IT IS CONCENTRATING. Excerpts from Vladimir Putin's interview with the Greek
media.
11. The Russia Journal: John Helmer, Gem of conspiracy
from LUKoil’s Alekperov. An everyday tale of alleged fraud, conspiracy and
unjust enrichment.