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Analyses |
| Szymon Kardaś
In 2021, gas extraction in Russia amounted to 762.3 bcm, which is an annual increase of 10% compared to 2020 and of approx. 3.3% compared to 2019. Gazprom increased production to 514.8 bcm, which is 62.2 bcm more than in 2020 and a 13.6…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk
In mid-January, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (RF)’s extremely intensive training activity, which has been observed for several weeks, was expanded to include new elements. Preparations have begun for a series of extraordinary…
Analyses |
| Marek Menkiszak, Witold Rodkiewicz
A 1.5-hour meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov took place in Geneva on 21 January. After the talks, described by both sides as useful, concrete and frank, the parties reiterated…
Analyses |
| Marek Menkiszak
On 17 December, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation published a communiqué announcing that two draft agreements on security guarantees (one between Russia and the US and the other between Russia and the NATO member…
Analyses |
| Iwona Wiśniewska
On 10 December, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation published its ruling in a dispute between the Uraltransmash (a manufacturer of, among other things, trams and military equipment, covered by Western sanctions since 2014) and the…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk
In the first week of December, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation started to carry out testing ground exercises as part of the winter training period which has just begun, and which also mark the beginning of the new training year…
OSW Commentary |
| Maria Domańska
The dynamics of the domestic political situation in Russia in 2021 was determined by the authorities' crackdown on Alexei Navalny – the most important opposition figure – as well as on his associates and supporters. The aim was to destroy…
Analyses |
| OSW team
On December 7, a virtual US-Russian summit took place via a protected videolink, in which Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin conversed directly for about two hours. The US president was accompanied by Secretary of State Antony Blinken…
Analyses |
| Piotr Żochowski
On 7 December, Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) announced that Russia is strengthening its support for the armed forces of the so-called separatists. In the 1st and 2nd Army Corps (based in Donetsk and Luhansk respectively), training…
Analyses |
| Michał Kędzierski, Szymon Kardaś, Agata Łoskot-Strachota
On 28 November, the American news website Axios reported on a non-paper that was sent on 19 November by the German government, via the embassy in Washington, to members of the US Congress concerning the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Its…