Tatyana Lanshina here looks at factors such as the current decline in global oil prices, potential tightening of Western sanctions, and Russia’s ability to sustain the war amid falling export revenues from energy sales ridl.io/fossil-fuel-of…

"If there is an eschatological logic to Russia’s summer offensive, it lies in an all-or-nothing push to secure the best possible terms before the recession in non-military sectors becomes unsustainable" Nick “Ferrous Bueller” Birman-Trickett for Riddle Russia ridl.io/all-or-nothing/

"As more veterans return, they will demand that their sacrifices yield tangible rewards. Russian regime’s only path appears to be escalation, but the summer strategy suggests it cannot sustain such efforts across the entire front" Nick “Ferrous Bueller” Birman-Trickett ridl.io/all-or-nothing/

5 years of Siarhei Tsikhanouski's imprisonment – 60 long months without seeing his beloved wife, son, and daughter. 812 days spent in complete isolation. 694 days since the Belarusian regime last showed us Siarhei behind bars. Freedom to all political prisoners in Belarus ✊

My heart goes for Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. For five years, she has not stopped for one day to fight for people of Belarus, criss-crossing the world. And she has to carry the portrait of her husband Siarhei, kidnapped by Lukashenka's thugs five years ago - all these long years.

Maksym Butkevych is a former prisoner of war, spending 28 months in Russian captivity. In his recent op-ed, Butkevych details the isolation experienced by POWs both during captivity and after release. kyivindependent.com/wars-unseen-is…

The thrill of interviewing 'Putin's Rasputin' ...

Среди новых иноагентов демограф Алексей Ракша. Человек, который наиболее трезво и аргументированно объяснял, как меняется состав общества, как меняется рождаемость и смертность, и где власть откровенно фальсифицирует статистику. Ракша остается в стране, а это означает, что с

U.S. Alternate Representative John Kelley at a UN Security Council Briefing on Ukraine: "The Russian Federation is expected to provide a term sheet broadly outlining its vision for a ceasefire. We will judge Russia’s seriousness towards ending the war not only by the contents of

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Putin increasingly makes public statements that undermine his civilian entourage’s efforts to improve the economy and maintain regime approval ratings. His views are steeped in ultra-optimism: he poorly tracks news, ignoring data on problems. ridl.io/putin-and-simp…

With 🇺🇸 increasing shale gas production and aiming to expand exports to the EU, 🇷🇺 cooperation with 🇨🇳 in Arctic LNG production and marketing offers opportunities to diversify LNG supplies for the long term, potentially strengthening 🇷🇺 position in the global energy market.

to my knowledge, the first appearance of DILL on an official flag... and yes, this is the actual color of the soup 😋

Lithuanian #PinkSoupFest is on it's pink mission in India!🩷🇱🇹🇮🇳 Today we join Go Vilnius in celebration of Pink Soup Fest in Delhi 🫜 with students of Indian School Of Hospitality who in a special session by Amb Diana Mickeviciene & Chef Zubin had great fun in learning recipe of the pink dish.🍽️

Hidden Bear: The GRU hackers of Russia's most notorious kill squad As The Insider discovered, Unit 29155, the Kremlin’s most notorious black ops squad, also fielded a team of hackers that tried to destabilize Ukraine before Russia’s full-scale invasion. theins.press/en/inv/281731

Here it goes theins.press/en/inv/281731

New publication💡The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) / Academic paper 🚩It explores the relevant actors’ (Russia, Iran, India, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates ) interests, expectations, challenges, and benefits in

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Tokayev’s solemn remembrance at ALZhIR contrasts sharply with Putin’s glorification of Stalin’s legacy. While Kazakhstan confronts its painful past with reforms and transparency, Russia rewrites history to bolster autocratic control and justify its aggressive stance.

Today is publication day for Our Dear Friends in Moscow. It’s a strange feeling. It’s our fourth book — but the first written in exile, with our characters on the other side of the wall. It’s also our most personal yet. With Irina Borogan. hachettebookgroup.com/titles/irina-b…