Russia

The day after Kadyrov - can Putin withstand the departure of his infantryman?

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - September 18, 2023.

It is hard to overstate Ramzan Kadyrov's significance in Putin's internal repressive organisational apparatus. Kadyrov's departure from the scene will have a devastating impact, not...

Russia is camouflaging its imperial expansion with anti-fascist sentiments

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - September 10, 2023.

Vladimir Putin once again resorted to anti-Semitism and a bizarre rewriting of  Second World War history when he recently accused the Ukrainian leadership of being...

Being defeated in a war - the greatest fear for Russians and an opportunity for Putin's elite

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - September 3, 2023.

Russian people are manically afraid of losing a war. Retreating from Ukrainian territory will cause many problems in Russia, not only for the elites but...

There is no happy ending in Russia, where Prigozhin was a hero and its life story

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - August 27, 2023.

If today’s Russia could be compared with a human, Russia is definitely Yevgeny Prigozhin. His life story is the life story of contemporary Russia and...

Prigozhin's assassination - Did Putin cross the line of rule by fear?

Russia The Editorial Board - August 24, 2023.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had a difficult task at the end of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg. He had to provide at least some...

The digital ruble - a means of control, but also capital redistribution

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - August 20, 2023.

Russia announced the successful pilot release of the digital ruble on August 15. According to the announcement, as the initial step, it will start selectively...

Not an ordinary oligarch - should Putin be afraid of the founder of Russian Google?

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - August 13, 2023.

Arkady Volozh, the former head, co-founder and one of the principal shareholders of Yandex, the Russian search engine company rightfully referred to as the Russian...

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