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Russians Want Peace, But on Their Own Terms

Margarita Zavadskaya on the format and conditions under which Russians would like to end the war in Ukraine

Riddle Political News Week
The Broken Social Contract
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (October 6−10)
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (October 6−10)
Riddle Economic News Week
Down to Brass Tax
Nicholas Trickett with the economic summary of the week (September 29 — October 3)
Nicholas Trickett with the economic summary of the week (September 29 — October 3)
AfD’s Pro-Russian Tilt: Genuine Pivot or Tactical Feint?

Dmitri Stratievski assesses whether the far-right Alternative for Germany can sever ties with Moscow to bolster its political legitimacy

Political Fixers: How Russia’s Election Results Get Cooked

Ksenia Smolakova on the art of rigging outcomes—even in elections that were never free to begin with

Frozen Russian Assets: From Calls for Confiscation to a Reparations Loan

Alexey Uvarov on how to seize Russian assets without actually confiscating them

Chinese Pragmatism

Alexey Chigadaev on Why Russia Cannot Influence Chinese Drone Supplies to Ukraine

Moldova’s Pro-EU Path Unchanged After Elections: What Are Russia’s Next Steps?

Denis Cenușă on What a More Empowered Opposition in Parliament Means for Moldova’s Pro-EU Movement

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Authors
  • Margarita Zavadskaya

    Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs

  • Dmitri Stratievski

    Political scientist and historian (FU Berlin), and director of the Berlin Center for East European Studies (Osteuropa-Zentrum Berlin e.V.).

  • Ksenia Smolyakova

    Political Scientist, expert of the «Election Atlas» project

  • Alexey Uvarov

    Political Scientist

  • Aleksei Chigadaev

    Sinologist, Postgraduate researcher, Free University of Berlin

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