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DECODING: Anchorage, Istanbul, MFA — decoding the Kremlin's three maximalist peace mantras
In diplomacy, words matter more than facts — at least for those who do not take the time to break them apart. Vladimir Putin…
ANALYSIS: Istanbul 2022, the trap — why Putin's peace is nothing but disguised capitulation
In diplomacy, ghosts are dangerous. They seem to offer a way out, a solution, a precedent to cling to. In June 2026, Vladimir Putin…
INVESTIGATION: Russian oil, the last lock — why the Baltics demand the embargo Brussels keeps deferring
Somewhere beneath the plains of Central Europe, millions of barrels of Russian crude oil continue to flow every month toward Hungarian, Slovak, and German…
EDITORIAL: Twenty-first sanctions package — Europe must stop bargaining with an aggressor
There is a word that surfaces too often in the corridors of Brussels when the conversation turns to sanctions against Russia: «pragmatism». Pragmatism, we…
REPORT: Russian regions drowning in debt — the hidden face of an economy sacrificed at the front
There is the Russia of the propagandists — the Russia of military parades on Red Square, of hypersonic missiles and Vladimir Putin's triumphant speeches.…
ANALYSIS: Russian bonds collapse — the debt market has already condemned the Kremlin's war
There are truths that missiles cannot tell, realities that Kremlin communiqués cannot mask, and verdicts that only money delivers with implacable coldness. The Russian…
COMMENTARY: Four to Five Trillion Extra Rubles: Moscow Is Burning Its Future to Hold the Front
Four to five trillion additional rubles. Let us take a moment to let this figure resonate in all its excess. According to Bloomberg, relayed…
DECODING: Structural Exhaustion: What the Kiel Institute Report Really Says About Russia's Economy
The Kiel Institute (IfW Kiel) is one of the most respected and widely cited economic institutes in Europe. Founded in 1914, it has earned…
ANALYSIS: Eighty Billion in Deficit: The Deadly Arithmetic of Putin's War
On June 23, 2026, United24 Media reported that Russia's budget deficit had exceeded 80 billion dollars, despite Kremlin declarations of stability. This figure is…