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Estonian Information Board | 31Dec2016 | Mike Marran
https://www.teabeamet.ee/pdf/2017-en-c482143c.pdf
[W.Z. The situation in Ukraine is described on pages 48 to 52.]
Preface 4
Mike Marran, Director
General, EIB 31 December 2016
Russia: foreign policy 7
Russia: domestic policy 11
Reshuffle at the top 11
State Duma elections 12
Arrest of the Minister of Economic Development 14
Influence activities
vis-à-vis the European Union 16
Cooperation with
extremists and populists 18
Influence activities vis-à-vis the Baltic states 19
Nord Stream 2 and influence activities 21
Harassment of foreign
diplomats in Russia 22
The Russian economy 27
Influence of sanctions on
Russia 30
The situation in Russia’s regions 32
Budgets in the regions 32
Regional disparities in standard of living 34
Spread of protests 35
Cyber threats 36
Threats originating from
Russia 36
Curbs on Internet freedom 37
Increased spread of ransomware and malware 38
Signs that you are at risk 38
Russian armed forces in
the Western theatre of operation 40
Russia’s
military-industrial complex 44
Importance in the
geopolitical context 46
Russian armed forces in
Ukraine 48
Political situation in
occupied eastern Ukraine 49
Socioeconomic situation in eastern Ukraine and Crimea 51
Russian intervention in
Syria 53
Russia’s foreign policy
interests in Syria 55
Decline of the Islamic
State’s “caliphate” 56
Threat posed to Europe by
the “Islamic State” 57
The Islamic State’s Libya and Sinai branches 58
The security situation in
East Asia 60
South China Sea 61
East China Sea 63
North Korea 63
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