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Rybakova: Despite high consumer confidence, living standards will fall due to sanctions; ‘Iranian scenario’ bad, but command economy worse; future sanctions will last longer, be harder to reverse; ruble, incomes will fall
Krivosheyev: Despite Medinsky’s remark, Russia not prepared to accept Ukraine’s terms on the Crimea, Donetsk Basin breakaways; Zelensky’s referendum proposal not logistically viable
Current Digest of the Russian Press, Letter From the Editors, Volume 74, Number 13 (March 28-April 3, 2022)
Gallyamov: ‘palace coup’ in Russia can’t be ruled out once Ukraine operation disaster sinks in
Current Digest of the Russian Press, Letter From the Editors, Volume 74, Number 12 (March 21-27, 2022)
Renmin Ribao: As the starter and the biggest driving force of the Ukraine crisis, the US should have some moments of introspection on its dishonorable roles, completely abandon the Cold War mentality and hegemonic practices, and make some meaningful contributions to maintaining global and regional peacekeeping.
RG: Patrushev comments on causes and progress of special operation: to keep WMDs from US-allied radicals; Russia committed to helping “brotherly people return to normal life” in freed Ukrainian land.
Current Digest of the Russian Press, Letter From the Editors, Volume 74, Number 11 (March 14-20, 2022)
Wan Lixin: Instead of ratcheting up the cold war rhetoric, the US and its allies would find it rewarding to revisit the assessment of Jack Matlock, former US diplomat to the USSR, who spoke of the crisis as “willfully precipitated, but easily resolved by the application of common sense.”
NG: Costs of economic, image losses for Russia do not outweigh existential threat it faces.