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Gelman: Neither the president nor the prime minister would like to take responsibility for the coronavirus response

(RFE/RL) There he was, riding down the escalator at one of Russia’s leading infectious disease hospitals alongside Vladimir Putin as the president toured the facility and its preparations for the coronavirus…

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Masked Diplomacy: Xi and Putin Seek Advantage and Cover from the Pandemic

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) In the United States, President Donald Trump claims to be a wartime president, while denying any responsibility as the country proved unprepared to confront its most serious…

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Putin’s Leadership Damaged by Chain of Recent Blunders

(EDM) Russian society appears sharply divided regarding the indefinite extension of President Vladimir Putin’s “reign”—with 48 percent in favor and 47 against. Yet, amidst the present-day confusion and separate crises monopolizing…

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Snegovaya: We should not trust the data that comes from authoritarian regimes

(The Globe & Mail) Russia and China have launched what experts say are disinformation campaigns against the West, seeking to change the global narrative about where the coronavirus pandemic originated, and…

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The 2020 Oil Crash: Is Russia Still An Energy Superpower?

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) This month saw the dramatic outbreak of an oil price war launched by Saudi Arabia that caused the price of oil to plunge from $55 to $25…

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How the Opportunist in the Kremlin Took Advantage of Coronavirus

(Globe Post) Russian President Vladimir Putin took advantage of the coronavirus outbreak to announce his support for a proposal that allows him to evade constitutional term limits for a second time. Under this constitutional “reset,”…

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Sonin: The Russian government should distribute 10,000 rubles (about $125) to every Russian citizen

(Meduza) U.S. lawmakers and executive officials are considering an emergency policy that would issue $1,000 to each of the country’s adult residents regardless of economic status. Some politicians, such as Democratic…

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Russia’s Arctic Policy: A Power Strategy and Its Limits

(IFRI) Despite the deterioration of its relations with the West and economic stagnation limiting its room for maneuver, Russia continues to have an ambitious policy for the Arctic region. Moscow sees the…

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Taming the Leviathan: How Russians Learn to Counter the State

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Among the distinctive features of Vladimir Putin’s 20 years in power, the resurgence of the state stands apart. Considered necessary after the turbulent transition from communism in…

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Russia’s Cossacks Battle Coronavirus and Promote Kremlin’s Foreign Policy

(EDM) As fears of the COVID-19 pandemic grip much of Russia, the country’s Cossacks have been enlisted to help contain the deadly virus. In the city of Ekaterinburg, Ataman Gennady Kovalev…

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Gelman: Neither the president nor the prime minister would like to take responsibility for the coronavirus response

Masked Diplomacy: Xi and Putin Seek Advantage and Cover from the Pandemic

Putin’s Leadership Damaged by Chain of Recent Blunders

Snegovaya: We should not trust the data that comes from authoritarian regimes

The 2020 Oil Crash: Is Russia Still An Energy Superpower?

How the Opportunist in the Kremlin Took Advantage of Coronavirus

Sonin: The Russian government should distribute 10,000 rubles (about $125) to every Russian citizen

Russia’s Arctic Policy: A Power Strategy and Its Limits

Taming the Leviathan: How Russians Learn to Counter the State

Russia’s Cossacks Battle Coronavirus and Promote Kremlin’s Foreign Policy