Analysis

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  Analysis

  2023-08-01

  Russia fails to deliver Su-35s to Iran, triggering speculation over health of alliance

  Amid the commotion surrounding the delivery of Su-35s, it became clear in July that the long-awaited fighters would not arrive, with neither government offering an explanation.

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  Analysis

  2023-07-10

  Prigozhin's failed rebellion exacerbates national security fault lines in Russia

  The conflict of interests between Russia's elites will ultimately lead to the complete collapse of the Russian regime, observers are predicting. The current troubles are 'just the beginning'.

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  Analysis

  2023-05-26

  Fears of civil war loom as Kremlin factions battle each other for influence, resources

  Amid the failing military campaign in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin's entourage has become embroiled in internal squabbles, and the prospect of civil violence is now a reality.

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  Analysis

  2023-05-24

  Russian officials call for migrants to be sent to front in Ukraine

  Russian officials want Central Asian migrants to pay a 'blood tax' -- if they have been granted dual citizenship with Russia, they need to go the front and fight for the Kremlin.

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  Analysis

  2023-05-22

  Leaked Kremlin documents uncover sham protest effort across Europe

  The Kremlin is mobilising agents across Europe and staging sham protests aimed at causing political instability. The effort is the latest iteration in a long history of Russian hybrid warfare.

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  Analysis

  2023-05-18

  Russia's demographic troubles worsen as source of labour migration runs dry

  Migrants in Russia are heading home, potentially putting the nation on track for a 'demographic doom loop'. The country was already suffering from a shrinking labour force due to low birth rates.

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  Analysis

  2023-05-02

  Naval decay: kleptocracy turns Russian navy into dangerous joke

  Money goes into the pockets of corrupt contractors and Kremlin officials, leaving ships of Russia's allegedly vaunted navy unable to fight or sail, oftentimes with deadly consequences.

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  Analysis

  2023-05-01

  'Depends': ambassador's statements expose Beijing's view of ex-Soviet states' sovereignty

  Many are wondering what's next after a Chinese official said there is nothing confirming the legal sovereignty of the ex-Soviet states, as the alliance between Beijing and Moscow grows deeper.

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  Analysis

  2023-04-26

  Invasion of Ukraine gives Russia no right to celebrate Victory Day, say Central Asians

  'Putin is celebrating a great victory over Nazism while his army destroys Ukrainian cities and kills civilians and children,' said one observer.

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  Analysis

  2023-02-13

  Amputating 'Moscow's finger': Baltic states continue removal of Soviet monuments

  The Baltic states have no 'place for monuments to the Soviet -- in reality, Russian -- occupation', says one observer.