Russia

Putin needs the Russian people's blank card, just like in 1999 when he started a war against Chechnya

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - March 23, 2024.

The recent horrific terrorist attack on Moscow's Crocus City Mall had a striking resemblance to the 1999 apartment building bombings in Russia. Chechen rebels were accused...

Macron's determination over Ukraine has shaken the foundations of Putin's myth of Russia's strength

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - March 17, 2024.

Emanuel Macron’s recent interview forced the Russian political class to recollect 1812 when the French army conquered Moscow.   It completely altered the way Vladimir Putin...

Putin's pre-election investment - $50 for loyalty until the end of the war  

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - March 10, 2024.

Bill Browder was right when he said that Vladimir Putin was probably the wealthiest person on the planet. He has so much wealth, which could allow...

The sum of all Putin’s fears

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - March 3, 2024.

European countries understand that they cannot stop Russia quietly or diplomatically. Those that had been at war with Russia in the past know how to...

Putin's fear of a corrupt army - the case of the murder of Maxim Kuzminov

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - February 25, 2024.

In the days when the Kremlin persistently refused to hand over the body of Alexei Navalny to his mother, it is good to take a...

Putin is raising the stakes to permanently weaken US support for Ukraine

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - February 18, 2024.

After enormous success related to Carlson Tucker’s visit to Moscow and blockade of the Ukrainian aid bill in the US Congress, Vladimir Putin will raise...

Je suis Alexei Navalny

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - February 16, 2024.

The Kremlin convinced leaders of 2011-2013 Moscow’s mass protests, Alexei Navalny and Boris Nemtsov, that intensifying pressure on the Kremlin was not good.  The authorities convinced...

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