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Analyses |
| Piotr Żochowski
On 8 October the Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed that an Iskander-M missile complex had been transported to the territory of the Kaliningrad region.
Analyses |
| Piotr Żochowski
On 19 September, the Kommersant daily newspaper published an article suggesting a large-scale reorganisation of the Russian law enforcement system.
Analyses |
| Maria Domańska
United Russia has gained a constitutional majority as a result of an election to the State Duma which was characterised by the lowest voter turnout in history.
Tokyo declared willingness to intensify its economic cooperation with Moscow without waiting to find a solution to the dispute over the Northern Kurils.
Russia wants to place part of the responsibility for the deterioration of air safety in the region on NATO member states.
Analyses |
| Jan Strzelecki
Moscow received the IOC’s decision not to suspend the whole Russian national team from the Olympics with considerable relief.
OSW Commentary |
| Marcin Kaczmarski, Witold Rodkiewicz
Russia has ultimately opted for the strategy of joining a stronger partner instead of choosing the strategy of counterbalancing the rising power of China.
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski, Agata Łoskot-Strachota
Gazprom’s announcement of the deal with Eustream fits in with the Russian diplomatic and propaganda offensive linked to the Nord Stream 2 project.
Analyses |
| Maria Domańska
The privatisation of Alrosa was most likely aimed at gauging the appetite of foreign investors for Russian assets.
Analyses |
| Marek Menkiszak, Piotr Żochowski
Political reactions from Russia have so far been negative, if rather moderate.