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Putin Thinks Time Is on His Side. It Isn’t.
Sanctions alone will not end the war in Ukraine. But Russia is consuming its reserves and human capital just as Europe’s military industry begins to…
Aug 3
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July 2026
Putin’s "Special Electoral Operation"
What is happening before September’s “elections” in Russia and what is likely to come after
Jul 28
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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Why Hasn't the Russian Economy Collapsed? Inside Putin's War Machine
Why analysts waiting for an economic collapse are getting it wrong
Jul 6
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Why the Fuel Crisis Is Spreading Across Russia
Drone strikes cut the output by a quarter — what turned that into a national crisis is how Russia is governed
Jul 5
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Machine Guns on a Gazprom Gas Tanker
For the first time, Moscow has equipped a commercial gas carrier with heavy weaponry and FSB personnel
Jul 1
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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June 2026
What is Actually Happening in Crimea
Russian authorities prioritize protecting Putin's private residences over defending the heavily targeted peninsula
Jun 26
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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Putin Brought Back the KGB. It May Finish Him
The FSB has gone from counter-intelligence service to the only steering hand of the regime.
Jun 23
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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German Engines Powering Putin’s Fleet
Four years into Western sanctions, billions of rubles' worth of European and American equipment is still reaching Russia's shipyards
Jun 15
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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A Leaked Kremlin Report Reveals How They Fabricated Zelensky Dubai Apartment Story
A leaked internal briefing from the Kremlin-linked Social Design Agency takes credit for fabricating and seeding the viral 2025 claim that Zelensky…
Jun 2
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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Who Put Pig Heads Outside Paris Mosques? A Leaked Kremlin Document Claims Credit, Translated
A leaked after-action report shows the Social Design Agency, a Kremlin-contracted firm, claiming credit for the September 2025 desecration of ten…
Jun 2
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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"Projects 2026": A Leaked Blueprint for Moscow's Information War on Europe and Armenia, Translated
A leaked internal planning file from the firm the Kremlin contracts to inflame divisions across Europe and Armenia.
Jun 2
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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May 2026
What Ends Putin?
The NEST Centre pinpoints the real vulnerabilities of the Putin regime, and the picture that emerges flatters no one, least of all those of us who…
May 28
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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