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EU’s 20th Sanctions Package: Third Countries in the Crosshairs?

Vakhtang Partsvania on the EU’s latest bid to tighten the screws on sanctions-evasion infrastructure — and how far this new strategy can realistically go
Riddle Political News Week
A Harsh Warning from United Russia
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (4−8 May)
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (4−8 May)
By Andrey Pertsev
Riddle Economic News Week
Expecting less
Nicholas Trickett’s economic summary of the week (May 3 — 8)
Nicholas Trickett’s economic summary of the week (May 3 — 8)
By Nicholas Trickett
How Russia’s Parliamentary Parties Are Preparing for the 2026 State Duma Elections: New People, LDPR, and A Just Russia

Ksenia Smolyakova examines the current standing of three parliamentary parties as they head into the 2026 State Duma campaign
Russia’s Digital Crackdown

Oleg Loginov on the Kremlin’s push for full control over Russia’s internet
The ‘Dry Sponge’ of the Russian Economy

Vladislav Inozemtsev on whether Russia can meaningfully revitalize its economy using windfall oil and gas revenue
No place to hide a deficit

Andras Toth-Czifra: the growing pain points in Russia’s regional budgets
Dividends of Chaos: Why the Crisis Around Iran Is Both Beneficial and Dangerous for Russia

Nikita Smagin on how the war with Iran is reshaping Moscow’s regional strategy
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  • How Russian Parties Are Preparing for the State Duma Elections: United Russia

    Ksenia Smolyakova on the state United Russia finds itself in as it approaches the launch of the 2026 State Duma election campaign

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    Roman Chernikov on what Putin and Pashinyan actually said to each other during the Armenian prime minister’s latest trip to Moscow

  • De-Orbanisation of Hungarian Foreign Policy vis-à-vis Moscow

    Denis Cenusa on what to expect from Péter Magyar’s Russia policy

  • The ‘Dry Sponge’ of the Russian Economy

    Vladislav Inozemtsev on whether Russia can meaningfully revitalize its economy using windfall oil and gas revenue

  • Whose War Is This?

    Alexey Uvarov on Western politicians' approach to engaging with Russian civil society and the opposition, 2022−2026

  • No place to hide a deficit

    Andras Toth-Czifra: the growing pain points in Russia’s regional budgets

  • Dividends of Chaos: Why the Crisis Around Iran Is Both Beneficial and Dangerous for Russia

    Nikita Smagin on how the war with Iran is reshaping Moscow’s regional strategy

  • Russia’s Digital Crackdown

    Oleg Loginov on the Kremlin’s push for full control over Russia’s internet

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