In the eighteenth edition of the Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discusses the articles from four Russian newspapers: Kommersant, Novaya Gazeta, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, and Izvestia. He discusses the Obama Administration Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland’s resignation, the partial privatization of the Russian state-owned oil company “Rosneft,” the implications of the Trump-Putin phone conversation, the Russian military presence in Kyrgyzstan, and the increased violence in the Donbass.
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Show Notes
Kommersant - Jan 27, 2017
Novaya Gazeta - Jan 27, 2017
Izvestia - Jan 30, 2017
Nezavisimaya Gazeta – Jan 31, 2017
Izvestia – Feb 1, 2017