While ordinary Russians are being denied the opportunity to obtain visas to the EU, sanctions are being lifted from two emblematic figures of Putin’s Russia. The negative consequences of this decision are clear. But are there any positive ones? 

#AlisherUsmanov #Analytics #VladimirPutin #WarinUkraine #doublestandards #EuropeanUnion #compromises #Luxembourg #MikhailFridman #oligarchs #sanctions #France #elites

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Today, one can observe increasing activity of Russian special operations in Europe and expect it to intensify, since Ukrainian resistance relies primarily on European aid. The Kremlin is looking for ways to undermine this alliance no less than for military victories.

#Analytics #droneextermination #WarinUkraine #Germany #hybridwar #sabotage #europe #EuropeanUnion #KseniaFedorova #aftertheUSSR #propaganda #Putin #Russia #specialservices #ultraright #France

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U.S. President Donald Trump signed the law on «hellish sanctions» against Russia on Friday, September 18. The law also took effect on that date. But are these sanctions really so terrible? Or is this just another declaration of intent without an effective enforcement mechanism?

#Analytics #WarinUkraine #Putin #Russia #sanctions #USA #shadowfleet #Trump #finance

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On the morning of September 19, 2023, Azerbaijani troops launched an offensive against the remnants of Karabakh, where Armenians were still living. Over the next couple of weeks, almost all of them left for Armenia along the long serpentine road known as the Lachin Corridor. And like almost everything in the Karabakh conflict, this event got two names. «Ethnic cleansing», according to the Armenian side, and «voluntary resettlement», according to the Azerbaijani side. The spectacle of a hundred thousand people leaving their homes forever shocked many. But for outside audiences, the shock was short-lived. Azerbaijan managed to convince everyone so quickly that what was happening was normal and inevitable that the topic disappeared from the agenda. It was also in Russia’s interest to sweep everything under the rug so that no one would ask an awkward question. The only thing left now is to make sense of what happened and not allow propaganda myths to take root.

#Azerbaijan #Analytics #Armenia #ArmenianAzerbaijaniconflict #lifeinexile #personalexperience #NagornoKarabakh #aftertheUSSR #Russia #RubenVardanyan #ethnicconflicts

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The news about the memorandum in support of the rights of the peoples of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to self-determination, signed by the leaders of the ruling national parties, caused an enthusiastic reaction in Russia. Pro-government media were filled with headlines like: «Britain is falling apart», «The breakup of Great Britain in 2026», and so on. Not surprisingly: in the understanding of the Russian authorities and many Russians, the departure of any regions from any country is «disintegration», «collapse», and generally «horror, horror, horror». In reality, there is no breakup of Britain yet, and none is expected in the near future. But there is still a serious topic for discussion.

#Analytics #UnitedKingdom #DonaldTrump #therightofnationstoselfdetermination #referendum #Russianpropaganda #NorthernIreland #separatism #Wales #Scotland

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Siberian farmers had barely recovered from the mass slaughter of livestock in the spring when slaughter teams appeared again. This time — in Irkutsk Oblast and Zabaykalsky Krai. Now they are seizing not only cows, but also pigs.

#Analytics #business #vaccination #veterinarycontrol #state #Livestock #lifeinRussia #animaldisease #Regions #Agriculture #scandal #Farmers #epizootic

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On the weekend, Russian news agencies enthusiastically reported the emergence of a new oil province in Russia. Rosneft head Igor Sechin even compared the commissioning of the Vostok Oil project in Taimyr with the discovery of West Siberian oil in Soviet times. Let’s find out whether this is true.

#VostokOil #Analytics #business #VladimirPutin #WesternSiberia #IgorSechin #oil #aftertheUSSR #Rosneft #sanctions #Taimyr #technology

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Soon after the AFU strikes on Ozon warehouses, it became known about Vladimir Putin’s decree on protecting infrastructure facilities. Its essence is simple: critical infrastructure facilities whose owners failed to ensure their security under conditions of external threats may be transferred to temporary state administration. The question of why business should perform the state’s duties does not even arise.

#Ozon #Analytics #droneattacks #business #Prigozhinsrebellion #VladimirPutin #WarinUkraine #state #retail #Russia #securityforces

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Last week, the Russian leader visited the Kuril Islands for the first time in the 26 years of his rule. This demonstrative trip sharply worsened Russian-Japanese relations. On the other hand, it was supposed to please the Chinese comrades

#Analytics #WarinUkraine #diplomacy #China #KurileIslands #aftertheUSSR #Russia #scandal #Taiwan #Japan

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Desperate pleas from Wildberries owners and sellers to the government are provoking a sluggish and chaotic response. And it seems the issue is not just a banal lack of money.

#Wildberries #Analytics #business #WarinUkraine #elections #state #capitalism #acrisis #mobilization #society #Putin #retail #Russia #elites

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Speaking in Kazan on August 6, 1990, the head of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR, Boris Yeltsin, uttered the classic phrase: «Take as much sovereignty as you can swallow». Back then, at the end of Perestroika, the Supreme Soviets of all the union and autonomous republics of the USSR proclaimed their state sovereignty. And some later declared independence as well. But does anyone really think that this experience can be repeated today?

#Analytics #WarinUkraine #2026StateDumaelections #Empire #UnitedRussiaparty #politicalemigration #aftertheUSSR #Regions #Russia #tatarstan

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All mass migrations always have completely specific causes: war, mass famine, natural disasters, and the like. Is any of that happening in Morocco right now? Obviously, nothing.

#Analytics #EuropeanUnion #Spain #Morocco #migrants #Ceutamigrantcrisis #provocation

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At the beginning of July, historian Konstantin Pakhalyuk’s book «In Search of »Russian Antiquity«» was included in the longlist for the «Provetitel» prize. With the kind permission of the publisher Chișinău: The Historical Expertise, which republished the book after its de facto ban in Russia, we are publishing the chapter «State Memory Policy in the Conditions of the ‘Conservative Turn’ (2012 — early 2022)», which explains why cynical Russian politicians and bureaucrats needed events from long ago.

#Analytics #VladimirMedinsky #VladimirPutin #power #ideology #Study #Russianhistory #conservativeturn #rent #RussianMilitaryHistoricalSociety #SergeyNaryshkin

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In the tenth year of Emmanuel Macron’s rule, French society is deeply disappointed in him, and the political system is destabilized. Many voters now see voting for Marine Le Pen and her «National Rally» as the only way to express anger and distrust toward this system.

#Analytics #elections #JeanLucMélenchon #JordanBardella #MarineLePin #politicalcrisis #populism #rightandleft #France #EmmanuelMacron

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Measures that can protect European cities from extreme heat are well known to scientists, governments, and business alike. Many of them are already working successfully in individual countries and cities. But why do these solutions still remain the exception rather than the rule?

#Analytics #business #Globalwarming #state #europe #heat #catastrophe #Climate #Thescience #urbanism

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The escalation of mutual threats between Lukashenko and Zelensky has been steadily intensifying over the past three months. And it has not been only words: things are quite serious

#Analytics #Belarus #WarinUkraine #ArmedForcesofUkraine #Zelensky #acrisis #Lukashenko #Putin #Russia

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In 2025, Russian internet resources in the «News and Media» category lost up to 15% of their views and visitors in Yandex and Google. According to Kokoc Performance, organic traffic in the first half of 2025 fell by an average of 30% (in some cases — by up to 60%). This reflects a global trend: people are tired of bad news and simply unable to process the huge volume of incoming information.

#Analytics #theInternet #information #capitalism #acrisis #mediabusiness #Russia #Digitaleconomy

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What makes Musk’s business model turn technological ambition into record-breaking value? And what does this phenomenon tell us about an economy where hopes for the future increasingly outweigh profits «here and now»?

#spacex #tesla #Xcom #Analytics #businessmodel #future #elonmask #capitalism #Space #forecasts #finance #Digitaleconomy

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Continuation of hybrid warfare, direct invasion, or a deterrent strike: we examine three of the most realistic scenarios.

#Analytics #WarinUkraine #hybridwar #europe #Latvia #NATO #forecasts #Russia #Balticcountries #USA #Estonia #nuclearweapons

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The daughter of Uzbekistan’s first president, Islam Karimov, is once again in the spotlight of the world’s media. She has been summoned to a Swiss court in a corruption case. Bringing this case to a close would make it possible to return about a billion dollars to the country’s state budget. But in Tashkent they refused even to temporarily release Karimova from prison. The reason may not be only about money: many representatives of today’s Uzbek elite began their careers back under Islam Karimov and were, in one way or another, connected to his daughter. Her testimony is more dangerous for them than the loss of a billion.

#Analytics #power #GulnaraKarimova #notKarimov #corruption #aftertheUSSR #successors #SaidaMirziyoyeva #uzbekistan #CentralAsia #ShavkatMirziyoyev

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