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I'm on Putin's Terrorist List. I Wouldn't Care If the EU Weren't Helping Him
Last week I went to Brussels to testify before the European Parliament's new committee on foreign threats to European democracy. Here's what I told…
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No Tanks on Red Square: Putin's Victory Day Parade Stripped Down for First Time in Two Decades
Putin meets May 9 in a war longer than the one it commemorates.
May 5
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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April 2026
Frightened Putin Has Classified Half of What His Government Does
Half of presidential decrees in Russia are now classified: here's the list of what no one is allowed to read. There have been no precedents to this kind…
Apr 30
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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Is Russia winning the war in Ukraine? How much are oil prices helping Putin?
A ceasefire is likely coming. Whether it becomes lasting peace or just the runway for the next phase depends on what Ukraine's partners do the next…
Apr 28
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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The Kremlin's Internal Power Struggle Is Now Public
Unusual criticism of Russia’s economic performance has begun to surface, and it is not incidental.
Apr 21
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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Putin lost his "Trojan Horse" inside the EU
From secret sanctions leaks to energy blackmail: Inside the sophisticated ecosystem of influence that made Viktor Orban the Kremlin's most useful man in…
Apr 15
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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The Invisible Hand: Why Russia Doesn’t Need to "Meddle" in Armenia
It has something more effective.
Apr 10
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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Putin’s Loyalty Tax
Why Putin's 'voluntary' war contributions from Russian business are worth more to the Kremlin than the money
Apr 3
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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March 2026
Can Russia Invade Estonia?
What the social media campaign about the "Narva People's Republic" could mean while Washington is distracted by Iran.
Mar 30
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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Putin's Phantom Victories
How Putin and Russian generals claim victories that haven't happened, invent cities that don't exist, and encircle troops that aren't there
Mar 26
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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How Russia lost an entire division's worth of soldiers in a single year
Leaked internal records from the 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division reveal how Russia sustains its war
Mar 25
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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The Iran War Is Good for Putin — but Not Good Enough
Oil revenue, distracted West, and the enduring limits of Russia's army
Mar 20
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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