In the ninetieth edition of the Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discuss es front page articles from four Russian newspapers: Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Izvestia, Kommersant, and Komsomolskaya Pravda Moscow Edition. Professor Kovacevic discusses the implications of the recent meeting between the Russian president Vladimir Putin and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the grand geopolitical chessboard of Eurasia. He stresses the elements of what he sees as an emerging Eurasian axis between Germany, Russia, and Turkey. In addition, Professor Kovacevic discusses the exclusive interview of the former Russian ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak, about the state of the U.S.-Russia relations and the case of the alleged Russian spy Maria Butina. He also covers the massive military exercises to be held by the Russian military in Siberia and the eastern part of the country. Lastly, Professor Kovacevic chronicles the ongoing escalation of tensions between Ukraine and Russia linked to the announced Ukrainian ban on all direct train and bus traffic to Russia. Do not miss this exclusive edition of the Russian Newspapers Monitor!

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Show Notes

Rossiyskaya Gazeta – August 20, 2018

Izvestia – August 20, 2018

Kommersant – August 21, 2018

Komsomolskaya Pravda Moscow Edition – August 18, 2018