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In this issue, we delve into:
📌 The Russian leadership's perspective on the Biden-Xi talks in San Francisco, including Moscow’s primary concerns.
📌 The Kremlin’s motivations behind escalating tensions on the Russian-Finnish border.
📌 The…

Sobering The Wall Street Journal piece by a duet of my Carnegie Endowment colleagues, Andrew S. Weiss and Eugene Rumer. They wrote the best piece predicting the war back in November 2021, and explaining why Putin may pursue for such a reckless course. I'm afraid they may be right again this time.

Russian parliament today voted for the state budget, the most military in post-soviet history. In the long term the budget doesn't look sustainable, so changes to Russia’s tax rates after the presidential elections in 2024 are expected
apnews.com/article/russia…

Recently, Western media has been flooded with articles about a seemingly losing #Ukraine . Some call for tougher strategies against #Russia and in support of Ukraine, while others simply express pessimism and despondency. Frankly, the mood is becoming increasingly gloomy by the…

Recently, Western media has been flooded with articles about a seemingly losing Ukraine. Some call for tougher strategies against Russia and in support of Ukraine, while others simply express pessimism and despondency. Frankly, the mood is becoming increasingly gloomy by the day.…

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In this EDITION (rpolitik.com/the-bulletin/b…) we delve into pivotal topics shaping Russia's current landscape:

◽️ Putin's Visit to Kazakhstan
We dissect Putin's…

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In this EDITION:

📌 Russia's intentions to establish a military base in Libya;
📌 The Kremlin's view on Western attempts to seize Russian assets for Ukraine and its underlying concerns;
📌 The government's plan to swap Russian assets…

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We are excited to share our latest issue of the Weekly Digest!

In this EDITION:

📌 Russia's intentions to establish a military base in Libya;
📌 The Kremlin's view on Western attempts to seize Russian assets for Ukraine and its underlying concerns;
📌 The…

🇷🇺🇨🇳Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu meets Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission General Zhang Youxia for the second time in 10 days.

reuters.com/world/russias-…

A Russian fiber optic cable under the Baltic Sea was severed last month when a Chinese container ship passed over it, state company Rostelecom says. Reuters

reuters.com/world/europe/r…

Впечатлившись недавним выступлением певца Шамана с ядерной кнопкой, я задался вопросом: насколько на самом деле он популярен у российской молодежи? Складывается ведь впечатление, что он из каждого утюга. Его зовут во все шоу на федеральные каналы, он выступает на патриотических…

I’m taking off for Brussels— join me and the US Ambassador to NATO, Julie Smith, for a discussion tomorrow about US leadership and how we have ever more to gain from our partnerships and alliances!

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Delve into the nuances of Russian policy and power dynamics in this week’s issue:

- Gauge the Russian response to General Zaluzhny’s interview with The Economist.
- Unpack the layers behind the…

'The situation in relations with the US does not encourage dialogue on such sensitive issues,'
Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov to Kommersant - about the latest US initiatives in the field of reducing nuclear risks and arms control kommersant.ru/doc/6320528

The Latest Edition of the R.Politik Weekly Digest is Now Available for Free.

Delve into the nuances of Russian policy and power dynamics in this week’s issue:

- Gauge the Russian response to General Zaluzhny’s interview with The Economist.
- Unpack the layers behind the…

'When faced with threatening situations for which the system has not provided instructions, the authorities prefer to simply do nothing.'
Tatiana Stanovaya explains why Russian authorities failed to stop pogroms in the South Caucasus.
carnegieendowment.org/politika/90873

Kissinger's formula will not stop Putin, but rather will mostly likely reassure him and his chosen path.

Oleksiy Arestovich's recent political programme (t.me/O_Arestovich_o…) calls for Ukraine to seek NATO membership with the stipulation that the country renounces military…

US intelligence currently assesses Iran and its proxies are seeking to avoid a wider war with Israel | CNN Politics cnn.com/2023/11/02/pol…

'Both the Prigozhin mutiny and the pogroms in the North Caucasus show that no matter how brutal the Russian regime may seem, it is weak and indecisive as soon as it is confronted with any non-anti-Putin unrest.' Some sharp observations by Tatiana Stanovaya. carnegieendowment.org/politika/90873