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Tuesday 5.29.12 - JRL 2012-98
> Averting a new NATO-Russian arms race - Hall Gardner/opendemocracy.net 5.28.12
> Hague, Lavrov Smooth Over Syria - MT 5.28.12
> Russian president meets business elite — official transcript Meeting with representatives of business organizations - kremlin.ru 5.24.12
> Putin backs business watchdogs: A team of prosecutors and an ombudsman will oversee entrepreneurial rights - MN 5.28.12
> More crackdowns likely - MN 5.28.12
> Foreign Ministry Blasts U.S. Ambassador - MT 5.28.12
> Fridman Leaves TNK-BP, Setting The Stage For a New Maneuver - Interfax 5.28.12
> Russian Premier's Spokeswoman Sees No Point In Responding To 'People's Strolls' - Interfax 5.28.12
> Government privatization plans move ahead in contradictory fashion - BNE 5.28.12
Monday 5.28.12 - JRL 2012-97
> Opposition Set For New Rally on June 12 - RIAN 5.28.12
> Warning Signals: The Russian Government Has Made Enormous Social Commitments That It Can Neither Pull Nor Implement - RP 5.28.12
> Michael McFaul: U.S. values cooperation with Russia on Iran on both diplomatic and pressure paths - Interfax 5.28.12
> US-Russia Relations in Holding Pattern, Analysts Say - VOA 5.25.12
> Internet Shows Signs of Challenging TV for Attention - MT 5.25.12
> Former Russian Finance Minister Urges New Cabinet To Take 'Unpopular Steps' - Interfax 5.25.12
> Russian Party Leaders Sceptical On Medvedev's One Russia Reform Plan - Interfax 5.25.12
> Reserves Will Enable Russia to Overcome Possible Crisis — Kudrin - Interfax 5.27.12
> Medvedev Appointed Chairman of United Russia - MT 5.28.12
Friday 5.25.12 - JRL 2012-96
> Russian Internet Resource Overtakes Most Popular TV First Time - Interfax 5.25.12
> Protest and Chaos Seen in Kudrin-Ordered Study - MT 5.25.12
> Tensions Rise as Opposition Leaders are Freed - MT 5.25.12
> Where's the beef? - MN 5.24.12
> More Public Figures Accused of Flouting Road Rules - Interfax 5.24.12
> Former Russian Minister Sees No Reform Under PM Medvedev, Putin Holding Reins - Interfax 5.24.12
> In the Kremlin, a shadow Cabinet - MN 5.24.12
> Medvedev Unlikely to Modernize United Russia — Analysts - Interfax 5.24.12
> Medvedev Divides the Burden Amongst His Deputies - MT 5.25.12
> Russian PM Says New Government Must Display 'Openness And Transparency' - Interfax 5.24.12
> Russian Public Not Split Over Reforms — Study - RIAN 5.24.12
> Russian Think Tank Sees No Convincing New Leader In Current Crop Of Politicians - RIAN 5.24.12
> Medvedev Calls to Democratize Ruling Party - RIAN 5.25.12
Thursday 5.24.12 - JRL 2012-95 - site modified 5.23.12 15:22
> Russia May Toughen Foreign Policy to Boost Domestic Support — Report - RIAN 5.23.12
> Made (badly) in Russia - BNE 5.23.12
> Medvedev Meets Cowboys in Bryansk Region - Interfax 5.22.12
Wednesday 5.23.12 - JRL 2012-94
> More privatisation doubts - bne 5.23.12
> Sechin Headed Back to Rosneft - MT 5.23.12
> Econ Development Min Should Focus on Modernization, New Directions in Foreign Trade — Shuvalov - Interfax 5.22.12
> Sberbank Crowned Most Valuable Russian Brand Globally - MT 5.23.12
> Putin's Cabinet Cronies Follow Him to Kremlin - MT 5.23.12
> Musical Chairs In The Kremlin - RFE/RL 5.22.12
> Kremlin Rights Council to Ask Putin to Veto Protest Law - RIAN 5.23.12
> Cabinet changes fail to impress investors - MN 5.23.12
Newslinks
> Russians Back Protests, Political Freedoms And Putin, Too - NEWSLINK - Pew Global Attitudes Project
5.23.12
> Putin supports controversial anti-protest bill - NEWSLINK - AP 5.23.12
> In poll, Russians see wide gap between democratic ideals and reality - NEWSLINK - WP 5.23.12
> Spinning Medvedev's Government - NEWSLINK - MT 5.23.12
> Russia’s new government shows continuity with predecessor - analysts - NEWSLINK - ITAR-TASS 5.22.12
> Russia Today: Russians want ‘father of the nation’ - NEWSLINK - RT 5.23.12
> Sergei Ryabkov: “BRICS is a catalyst for global governance reform” - NEWSLINK - RBTH 5.23.12
Tuesday 5.22.12 - JRL 2012-93
> Lawmaker: Georgia to Join NATO During Next Enlargement Wave - Interfax 5.21.12
> Russian Parliament Approves Huge Increase in Protest Fines - RIAN 5.21.12
> New Cabinet Has Familiar Cast of Characters - MT 5.21.12
> New faces dominate Cabinet - MN 5.21.12
> Blue-Flame Apocalypse - RP 5.21.12
> NATO Summit Russia's Defeat But Not Final — German Expert - Interfax 5.21.12
> Russia's Surprisingly Liberal New Cabinet - NEWSLINK - Anders Åslund/Foreign Policy 5.21.12
> Russia's Putin shifts former ministers to Kremlin - NEWSLINK - Reuters 5.22.12
> Russia's Shuvalov survives despite whiff of scandal - NEWSLINK - Reuters 5.21.12
> Russian smokers to face hard times - NEWSLINK - ITAR-TASS 5.21.12
Monday 5.21.12 - JRL 2012-92
> New book: Is Russia's foreign policy authoritarian & expansionist? - from Andrei P Tsygankov - 5.18.12
> The National Conversation: Putin's Return & US-Russian Reset - Kennan Institute - 3.15.12 re: 5.23.12 event
Thursday 5.17.12 - JRL 2012-90
> Russian Funds Flee as Anti-Putin Demonstrators Dig In - Bloomberg 5.14.12
> Safety, Cost Meet Head On in Arctic Oil Race - MT 5.17.12
Wednesday 5.16.12 - JRL 2012-89
> Russian Police Break Up Anti-Putin Camp, Activists Relocate - RIAN 5.16.12
> Court Orders Protest Camp Dismantled - MT 5.16.12
> One Russia MP Urges Crackdown On Social Networks Over Recent Unrest - Interfax 5.14.12
Tuesday 5.15.12 - JRL 2012-88
> Dreams of Leaps: Economists See Hard-to-Overcome Hurdles in the Implementation of President Vladimir Putin's Economic Agenda - RP 5.14.12
> Russian Govt Discussing How to Slash Share of State Property to Third By 2020 — Shuvalov - Interfax 5.14.12
> Mentor's tone of Western politicians with regard to Russia impermissible — Foreign Ministry - Interfax 5.14.12
> Russia Tries to Turn Tables on Human Rights - MT 5.15.12
Monday 5.14.12 - JRL 2012-87
> Vector of Russia-U.S. Relations Under Putin to Remain Basically Unchanged — U.S. Ambassador - Interfax 5.12.12
> Kudrin Believes Street Protests Help Persuade Govt of Need For Changes - Interfax 5.11.12
> Big-Name Writers Lead Protest Rally of 10,000 - MT 5.14.12
> Russia's Anti-Putin Camp Gets Case of Jitters - RIAN 5.14.12
> Medvedev Starts Implementing Presidential Orders - MT 5.14.12
Friday 5.11.12 - JRL 2012-86
> City Hall Will Clamp Down on Rallies - MT 5.11.12
> Putin's decrees fail to convince investors - MN 5.10.12
> Chechnya is becoming an Islamic republic under Moscow's watch: Moscow Is Trying To Outsmart The Salafis In Chechnya - EDM 5.10.12
> Will the real Vladimir Putin please stand up? - MN 5.10.12
> Medvedev's Legacy as President - RP 5.11.12
Wednesday 5.9.12 - JRL 2012-84
> The cosmonauts have landed: tales from an occupied Moscow - Lev Rubinstein/opendemocracy.net 5.8.12
> Hundreds of Arrests Set Grim Backdrop for Victory Day Celebrations - MT 5.9.12
> Russia's Power Elite 'Not Regenerating' Sufficiently — MP - Interfax 5.8.12
> Medvedev accused by Just Russia of "imitation" of reforms - Interfax 5.8.12
> Putin Scowls After Duma's Underwhelming Vote for Medvedev - MT 5.9.12
> Only A Fifth Of Ministers To Keep Jobs — Russian MP, Citing Medvedev - RIAN 5.9.12
> Third Term, Second Wind: Putin is Inaugurated as Russia's Opposition Finds Its Second Wind - RP 5.9.12
> [TRANSCRIPT: Putin at] State Duma plenary session - kremlin.ru 5.8.12
> Pentagon Defends Buying From Russia Trader Aiding Assad - Bloomberg 5.9.12
> The Man Without A Plan - RFE/RL 5.8.12
> Medvedev: Putting Off Ratification of WTO Accession Deal Unnecessary - Interfax 5.6.12
> Executive Order on measures to implement foreign policy - kremlin.ru 5.7.12
Tuesday 5.8.12 - JRL 2012-83
> Russian visas harder, not easier to get - from Arch Getty 5.7.12
> Protesters Play Cat-and-Mouse With Police, Scores Detained - MT 5.8.12
> Putin Entices Oil Investors to Bankroll Kremlin Return: Energy - Bloomberg 5.8.12
Monday 5.7.12 - JRL 2012-81
> Russia's Last Warnings to Washington - MT 5.5.12
> On Eve of Inauguration, Mass Protest Ends in Violence - MT 5.7.12
> Medvedev's Promise Largely Falls Short - MT 5.7.12
> Opposition Provocations, Police Flaws Led to Bolotnaya Square Clashes — Lukin - Interfax 5.6.12
> Putin Returns to Kremlin Amid Protests - RIAN 5.7.12
> TRANSCRIPT: Vladimir Putin inaugurated as President of Russia - kremlin.ru 5.7.12
Friday 5.4.12 - JRL 2012-81 - site modified 5.6.12 17:35
> Consumer Spending Spree Dampens Down Russia's Pro-Democracy Movement - EDM 5.3.12
> Putin Purging Elites Through Medvedev — Pundits - RIAN 5.4.12
> Chaos predicted as opposition split - MN 5.3.12
> Another Putin-Medvedev Swap: Does the Russian Tandem Have a Future? - RP 5.4.12
> Castling in the sand - MN 5.3.12
> Medvedev Decorates Gorbachev With Highest Russian Order - Interfax 5.3.12
> Kremlin looks to Nicholas II for Putin's inauguration - MN 5.4.12
> Tchaikovsky, Bells, and 5,000 Bottles of Champagne for Putin's Inauguration - MT 5.4.12
> Russian President Sees Chance to Sort Out AMD Problem With U.S. - Interfax 5.3.12
> Russia Will "still need" Nuclear Weapons — Medvedev - Interfax 5.3.12
> ARA National Convention in New York on May 6 - American Russian-Speaking Association for Civil & Human Rights 5.3.12 communication about 5.6.12 event
> NATO Hopeful as Missile Shield Tension Builds - MT 5.4.12
> RUSSIAN-SPEAKING AMERICANS IN FLUX: WHAT CHANGES DO WE SEEK? - from Dmitri Glinski 5.4.12
Thursday 5.3.12 - JRL 2012-80
> Possible Magnitsky Sanctions Similar to Measures Imposed on Other Countries — McFaul - Interfax 5.3.12
> Russia Mulls Far Eastern Economic Revival - EDM 5.3.12
> Putin Thanks Cabinet and Hikes Taxes - MT 5.3.12
> Targeting Promises: Some Federally Funded Programs Meant to Improve the Quality of Life for Russians - MT 5.3.12Monday 4.30.12 - JRL 2012-79
> Russian president endorses environmental development policy - Interfax 4.30.12
> Panfilova Quits Human Rights Council - Interfax 4.28.12
> On judging the judges: The Moscow courts need their moral authority back — or else public anger will grow - MT 4.28.12
> Bloggers replacing bureaucrats - MN 4.28.12
> Medvedev Accepts Top Party Job - MT 4.28.12
> Politicians Believe One Russia's Days Are Numbered; Pundit Disagrees - RIAN 4.29.12
> Self-defense in Moscow - Sergei Roy 4.30.12
> Join Russia and USA by Rail Tunnels under the Bering Strait? - VOA 4.28.12
> [TRANSCRIPT: Medvedev] Interview to Russian TV networks - kremlin.ru 4.26.12
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