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Putin???s Domestic Pivot to the East
1+ week, 3+ day ago (766+ words) Putin’s Domestic Pivot to the East Riddle Russia Putin’s Domestic Pivot to the East Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (10−14 August) Vladimir Putin continues a series of working visits to Siberia and the Far East. Last week he travelled…...
The Life-Exchange Institution – Riddle Russia
1+ week, 4+ day ago (162+ words) By the end of July 2026, the joint project of Mediazona and the BBC Russian Service had confirmed by name the deaths of 236,066 Russian servicemen. This figure is, of course, only a minimum estimate: not every death becomes public knowledge, and…...
The Kremlin???s Red Line: Why Yabloko Had to Be Removed in a Hurry
1+ week, 6+ day ago (375+ words) Ksenia Smolyakova on why the authorities urgently struck Yabloko from the ballot On 7 August the Rodina party filed a lawsuit seeking to cancel the registration of Yabloko’s federal candidate list — the party that had entered the race with anti-war slogans....
The Economy of Intermediation and Its Limits: How the War in Ukraine Has Reshaped Russia-Georgia Relations
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (397+ words) Vakhtang Partsvania on how the war in Ukraine has forged a new model of economic ties between Russia and Georgia The Economic Dividend of War For Georgia, the economic impact of the war has unfolded through four main channels. Fig....
Pamfilova???s Draw
2+ week, 3+ day ago (284+ words) Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (3−7 August) Vladimir Putin met with Central Election Commission chair Ella Pamfilova on the day of the lottery that assigns places on the State Duma ballot. United Russia will take the top spot, Yabloko…...
Israel as Temporary Refuge or Permanent Home: The Fate of Russia???s Wartime Aliyah
2+ week, 3+ day ago (212+ words) Vladimir (Ze’ev) Khanin examines the dynamics of aliyah from Russia since 2022 Since the beginning of 2022, Israel has absorbed a major wave of aliyah from the countries of the former Soviet Union. The overwhelming majority of these new immigrants have come…...
Russia and Azerbaijan: From Balancing to Confrontation – Riddle Russia
2+ week, 4+ day ago (937+ words) Ruslan Suleymanov on how the war in Ukraine has reshaped relations between Moscow and Baku Both sides still have interests in one another, yet unresolved disputes and the broader erosion of Kremlin authority have accelerated a process of “separation.” Azerbaijan…...
Status Quo Under Pressure: Transnistria After 2022 – Riddle Russia
2+ week, 5+ day ago (334+ words) Denis Cenusa on how the war in Ukraine has changed relations between Russia and Transnistria Despite the border closure, Transnistria became one of the routes used by Ukrainian men seeking to evade conscription. In the first two years of the…...
Burn Warehouses, Crash Banks?
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (505+ words) Ukrainian forces continue to target facilities operated by Wildberries, Russia’s “answer to Amazon”. Drone strikes are mounting in intensity. Almost all key logistics hubs have come under attack, with several key warehouses damaged beyond repair. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claims…...
Prodding Open Wounds: Ukraine’s War on the Russian Oil & Gas Sector – Riddle Russia
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1393+ words) Prodding Open Wounds: Ukraine’s War on the Russian Oil & Gas Sector Riddle Russia Prodding Open Wounds: Ukraine’s War on the Russian Oil & Gas Sector Nicholas Trickett on how Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries are deepening the contradictions of the Kremlin’s…...