Russia Reform Monitor No. 2543
Cracks in the Kremlin consensus;
Western tech still fuels Putin's war machine;
Iran and the Russian war effort;
Putin consolidates power over Moscow-claimed territories
Cracks in the Kremlin consensus;
Western tech still fuels Putin's war machine;
Iran and the Russian war effort;
Putin consolidates power over Moscow-claimed territories
Rumblings in the military ranks;
...As ethnic minorities protest conscription;
Exploiting Africa to fund the Ukraine campaign;
Nationalizing Eastern energy;
Putin's newest conscripts
Nord Stream explosions revive European energy debate;
Old Russian armor rolls onto the battlefield;
Conscripts as cannon fodder;
Stealing Ukraine's grain
The penalties for failing to fight;
Putin's unwilling recruits;
Helsinki turns a cold shoulder;
A post-mobilization exodus;
...Prompts the Kremlin to shore up Russia's creative class
Putin plans "Partial Mobilization";
...Fake referendums...;
...And threatens nuclear war...;
...As other officials follow suit;
A warning from Washington