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Boris Bondarev
Russia's Nuclear-Powered Missile Test Was More for Show Than Substance
Using the Burevestnik missile would not help Russia win an actual war. But its testing is supposed to warn the West that Russia will fight back.
Andrey Pertsev
Why Is the Russian Elite So Keen to Cozy Up to Trump?
The main audience for all these proposals from the Russian elite is not in fact Trump, but Putin, who still seeks an agreement with Washington.
5 Min read
Andrei Malgin
Here's Why Plans for a Tunnel Between Russia and Alaska Are Insane
Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev thinks a tunnel will boost trade and bring peace. It isn't a new idea — and has never been built for good reasons...
4 Min read
Jason Corcoran
Can Russians Be Trusted With Dollars? The Finance Ministry Doesn't Think So.
A proposed law to grant Putin powers over Russians' foreign currency transactions would suffocate personal freedom and the economy.
4 Min read
Olga Abramenko
How the Kremlin's 'Foreign Agents' Law Strangled Freedom in Russia
The "foreign agents" law was never fair. But in recent years, it has been turned into a more effective tool to stifle Russian society.
5 Min read
Dmytro Zhmailo
The Kremlin Bets on Terror Tactics as it Faces Autumn Dilemma
Putin's recent boasts about Russia's supposed progress show how out of touch he is with the reality on the ground.
4 Min read
Arshak Makichyan
A Russian Billionaire Was Fined for Environmental Damage. It’s Fake Accountability.
The Kremlin only cares about the planet when it sees an opportunity to keep the elites and ordinary people in line.
5 Min read
Valery Panyushkin
Meet Russia's Most Harmless Terrorists – The Most Decent People You Could Meet
The FSB has branded the Anti-War Committee a terrorist group.The real threat they pose? Having a conscience.
3 Min read
Pippa Crawford
A Former EU Politician Pleaded Guilty to Bribery. How Widespread Is the Problem?
The EU’s own rules and lethargy make it hard to investigate wrongdoing.
4 Min read
Alexander Baunov for Carnegie
By Sending Drones Into NATO States, Russia Is Repeating the Mistakes of 2022
In 2022, the Kremlin was counting on Ukraine to prove weak and futile. Now it is counting on NATO to be weak, divided and indecisive.
6 Min read
Vladimir Slivyak
How Russia Tried to Con the U.S. Out of Money for Plutonium Disposal – and Why It Didn’t Work
The headline that Russia withdrew from a plutonium disposal agreement with the U.S. sounds very serious, but it doesn’t tell the whole story.
3 Min read
Temur Umarov
Why Is Central Asia Buying Trump’s Attention?
The region no longer needs to distance itself from Russia or commit to democratic reforms to court American investment.
5 Min read
Tatyana Rybakova
How the Kremlin Decided to Sacrifice Small Business to Pay for War
Desperate to fund the war as the economy flags, the Kremlin is piling pressure on entrepreneurs. Here's the story of one man pondering his future.
4 Min read
Sergei Vakulenko
Have Ukrainian Drones Really Knocked Out 38% of Russia’s Oil Refining Capacity?
Kyiv’s strike campaign against oil refineries has inflicted serious — but likely not critical — damage to the country’s fuel production.
4 Min read
Alexander Nikitin
How Russia Is Turning a Captured Nuclear Power Plant into a Propaganda Piece
A blackout at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant coincided with World Atomic Week and an IAEA visit, suggesting Moscow is trying to project control.
4 Min read
Mikhail Komin
Is Russia’s Justice System Reshuffle an Attempt to Rein in the Security Forces?
It seems that Putin chose to curb Krasnov’s enthusiasm and protect the system from his FSB comrades and a young wolf with ideas above his station.
6 Min read
Sergei Chapnin
How Putin's Spiritual Adviser Uses Charlie Kirk to Court U.S. Conservatives
When Metropolitan Tikhon hails Charlie Kirk as a Christian model, it’s less theology than geopolitics.
5 Min read
Saahil Menon
China's Visa-Free Policy for Russians Isn't the Win Moscow Says It Is
Russia trumpets any chance to cozy up to China. But for Beijing, Russia is not top of the priority list.
4 Min read
Jason Corcoran
Putin Can't Hide Russia's Gasoline Crisis
Fuel rationing hits ordinary Russians directly. Though state media blames bad weather, history shows that excuses can only go so far.
5 Min read
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