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👀 Has anyone seen Putin?

The Russian leader is appearing less frequently in public

Mar 27 • Farida Rustamova and Margarita Liutova

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🇮🇷 🇺🇸 Putin prioritizes his relationship with Trump over Iran

And how high oil prices impact the Russian economy

Mar 13 • Farida Rustamova and Margarita Liutova

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February 2026

⛓️ The FSB and Russia’s fading memory of the Gulag

Also: the looming problem of returning Ukraine war vets

Feb 27 • Farida Rustamova and Margarita Liutova

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🦠 Need to see Putin? Now, you don’t have to quarantine

And how fragile Russia’s banking system actually is

Feb 13 • Farida Rustamova and Margarita Liutova

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January 2026

⚔️ Europe’s doomed effort to unite the Russian opposition

What we know about the Council of Europe’s attempt to establish an official organ to represent the exiled, anti-Putin Russian opposition.

Jan 30 • Farida Rustamova and Margarita Liutova

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💰 Financial pressures could push Putin to end the war

Oil-and-gas revenues fell to a record low in 2025

Jan 22 • Maxim Tovkaylo

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🔇Putin’s revealing reticence on Iran and Venezuela

Hello and welcome to your essential guide to Russian politics and economics!

Jan 16 • Farida Rustamova and Margarita Liutova

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📌 5 key challenges for the Kremlin in 2026

In our first newsletter of 2026, we look at five pressing issues facing Russia’s rulers

Jan 5 • Farida Rustamova and Margarita Liutova

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❄️ Holiday reading: top Russia stories of 2025

We’ve selected our top three most-read Russia stories from 2025 – and made them free to read.

Jan 1 • Farida Rustamova and Margarita Liutova

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December 2025

🪖 Why Putin thinks wearing camouflage will impress Trump

Hello and welcome to your essential guide to Russian politics and economics!

Dec 22, 2025 • Farida Rustamova and Margarita Liutova

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⚡ Kremlin signals compromise on $280bln frozen assets

Russia still regards the confiscation of the assets as an act of war

Dec 5, 2025 • Farida Rustamova and Margarita Liutova

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November 2025

⛔️ Putin’s internet firewall has arrived

Hello and welcome to your essential guide to Russian politics and economics!

Nov 21, 2025 • Farida Rustamova and Margarita Liutova

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