Russia

The Russian connection – sabotage against Europe’s defence industry

Russia Oleksandr Levchenko - September 15, 2026.

The Russian intelligence-linked organisation Global Citizens Against War 1984 may, according to journalistic investigations, be connected to a series of acts of sabotage targeting defence...

Does Moscow believe Ratcliffe's warning and the consequences behind it?

Russia Sean Wiswesser - September 5, 2026.

There is something inherently counterintuitive about a U.S. intelligence chief secretly flying to Moscow to talk to the Russian intelligence services.  At a time when the...

Is Russia nationalizing critical infrastructure?

Russia TA | AP Insight - August 25, 2026.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed that the state can temporarily seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from...

No good options for Russian war economy

Russia Anders Åslund - August 18, 2026.

The broad consensus among Russia-watchers is that the country is facing a prolonged bout of stagflation. Growth this year is unlikely to exceed 1%, and inflation...

No anti-war parties in Russia’s parliamentary elections

Russia TA | AP Insight - August 11, 2026.

Russia’s highest court on Monday ordered the only party opposing the Kremlin’s military action in Ukraine to be removed from the ballot in next month’s...

The pressure of the war economy is becoming unbearable for the Russian corporate sector

Russia Oleksandr Levchenko - July 29, 2026.

The prolonged war against Ukraine and the Kremlin's economic policy miscalculations have led to a sharp deterioration in the financial condition of Russia's corporate sector.  In...

How Russia’s intelligence services will respond to the war’s changing tides

Russia Sean Wiswesser - July 24, 2026.

Russia’s intelligence services are entering a more uncomfortable phase of the war.  For years, success within the Kremlin’s security apparatus was measured less by objective reality...

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