Russia

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...

Crimea is becoming an unsustainable burden for Moscow

Russia Oleksandr Levchenko - July 16, 2026.

The Crimean Peninsula has entered a severe energy crisis. According to media reports, following a Ukrainian drone attack, large parts of Crimea have been left...

Under pressure – why is the Kremlin changing its propaganda course?

Russia Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - July 13, 2026.

“It’s like we’re going in circles,” said Olga Skabeeva, one of the Kremlin’s leading propagandists, dissatisfied with the discussion in her TV studio, where the...

What might Putin do if he were backed into a corner?

Russia Ian Bremmer - July 4, 2026.

With Russia under pressure on multiple fronts, President Vladimir Putin finds himself in a tighter spot than at any other moment of his quarter-century in...

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