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1 – 8 of 8On the back of his mercenaries’ success in Ukraine, he has used social media to berate the defence ministry, the general staff and Putin himself, albeit indirectly, as a doddery…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279603
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Leonid Volkov, among others, contend that imposing sanctions on critics of the war is unfair, and that other sanctioned elites might be encouraged to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278158
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Judging from Putin's remarks, no dramatic reforms are envisaged for the early part of his term. His promises of higher wages and better living standards rest on hopes of economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230143
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This removes formal impediments to a reform agenda focused primarily on the judiciary and corruption. Despite contesting the elections in coalition with the Communists, the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262813
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Belarus's leadership is navigating carefully between Russia and the EU, avoiding alignment with Moscow against the West and exploring ways of engaging Europe on trade. Cautious…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB232048
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The party has been in disarray since late May, after its founder Mikheil Saakashvili gave up his Georgian citizenship to become governor of Ukraine's Odesa province, and four…
RUSSIA: 'Undesirables' law will crush dissent further
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES199639
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A merger with Romania is unrealistic but is a subset of a broader pro-European agenda supported by the Democratic Party-led coalition government and bitterly opposed by President…