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Putin’s cabinet reshuffle hints to his panic over strategic limbo

Vladimir Putin has yet again raised eyebrows by seriously reshuffling the government military and security leadership

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War

Russia’s Escalating Use of Terrorism Charges Against Ukrainians

By Free Russia Foundation

War

Russia’s Weaponization of Terrorism Charges Against Ukrainians

A Systematic Tool of Repression

By Free Russia Foundation

Economics

Russia’s Budget Crisis, Explained

And what it means for the war in Ukraine

By Vladimir Milov

War
Civil Society

Ukraine: Russia’s Continuing Violations of International Law Against Civilians and POWs

Updates for 2024–2025

By Free Russia Foundation

Economics
Sanctions

What’s Happening to the Russian Economy?

By Vladimir Milov

Economics
Sanctions

The evolution of the US–Russia sanctions regime

Structure, composition and ways to improve effectiveness

By Vladimir Milov

War
Civil Society

The Russian Orthodox Church and the War 

By Ksenia Luchenko

Economics
Sanctions

Record deficits, inflation, recession fears—a moment of reckoning?

Russian Economy and Sanctions Brief—May 2025

By Vladimir Milov

Economics
Sanctions

Russian Economy and Sanctions Brief – March 2025

By Vladimir Milov

Economics
Sanctions

The U.S. Political Factor in Russia’s Economic Future

Economy and Sanctions Brief — February 2025

By Vladimir Milov

Economics
Sanctions

The Russian Economy and Sanctions Brief — January 2025

More Uncertainty Follows as the Central Bank Yields to Pressure

By Vladimir Milov

Economics
Sanctions

Russian Economy and Sanctions Brief — November 2024

Between inflation and stagflation, lobbyists versus bankers, and the need for sanctions control

By Vladimir Milov

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