Update – Russia and the World,October 2018: The Autumn of Our Discontent?

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Interfax Website (2018), Путин назвал удар США по Сирии агрессией против суверенного государства [Putin Called the US Strike on Syria Aggression against a Sovereign State]’, Interfax, 07/04/2018. Available at https://www.interfax.ru/russia/557306 (Accessed 16/09/2018).

Kolesnikov Andrei (2018), ‘Why Putin's Approval Ratings Are Declining Sharply and What It Means for Russia's Political Future’, Foreign Affairs, 15/08/2018. Available at https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/russian-federation/2018-08-15/why-putins-approval-ratings-are-declining-sharply (Accessed 05/09/2018).

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Maas Heiko (2018), ‘Wir lassen nicht zu, dass die USA über unsere Köpfe hinweg handeln [We Would Not Let the US Trade above Our Heads]’, Handelsblatt, 21/08/2018. Available at https://www.handelsblatt.com/meinung/gastbeitraege/gastkommentar-wir-lassen-nicht-zu-dass-die-usa-ueber-unserekoepfe-hinweg-handeln/22933006.html?ticket=ST-2077419-0cpHykHLwW4SyicW1sfr-ap4 (Accessed 10/09/2018).

Moshes Arkady , and Nizhnikau Ryhor (2018), ‘Russian-Ukrainian Relations: the Farewell That Wasn't’, FIIA Briefing Paper, March 2018. Available at https://storage.googleapis.com/upi-live/2018/03/bp235_russia-ukraine.pdf (Accessed 21/09/2018).

Politico (2018), ‘Theresa May to EU Leaders: Russia Is a Threat to Us All’, 21/03/2018. Available at https://www.politico.eu/article/theresa-may-eu-leaders-russia-threat/ (Accessed 24/10/2018).

Rambler Website (2018), ‘Кто и почемуотказался высылать российских дипломатов [Who Refused to Expel Russian Diplomats and Why]’, Rambler, 27/03/2018. Available at https://news.rambler.ru/world/39462329/?utm_content=rnews&utm_medium=read_more&utm_source=copylink (Accessed 20/09/2018).

RBC (2018a), ‘Европейская комиссия выделила €1 8 млн финансовой помощи Ирану [The European Commission Has Allocated € 18 Million in Financial Assistance to Iran]’, RBC, 23/08/2018. Available at https://www.rbc.ru/politics/23/08/2018/5b7e90e69a79474ced0b0f3f (Accessed 04/10/2018).

RBC (2018b), ‘США введут санкции против России из-за « дела Скрипалей» [The United States Will Impose Sanctions against Russia Because of the Skripal Case]’, RBC, 08/08/2018. Available at https://www.rbc.ru/politics/08/08/2018/5b6b3fc29a79479aa22cd7a8 (Accessed 01/10/2018).

RIA Novosti Website (2018), ‘В Госдуме назвали цель американских санкций против России [The State Duma Called the Goal of US Sanctions against Russia]’, RIA Novosti, 21/08/2018. Available at https://ria.ru/world/20180821/1526969032.html (Accessed 01/10/2018).

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