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OP-ED/NOTE: why Rosneft and Lukoil under US sanctions matter more than it seems
On October 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury confirmed sanctions targeting Rosneft and Lukoil directly, the two largest Russian oil companies, a…
FACT CHECK: the Russian oil price cap extended to 2027, in five numbers
A Russian presidential decree has confirmed the extension of the oil price cap mechanism through the end of 2027, a decision that mirrors the…
PORTRAIT: field notes on jet fuel that vanished from the shelves
On June 1, 2026, the Moscow Times reported that a ban on exporting Russian jet fuel had just taken effect, extended through the end…
COMMENTARY: Russia Bans Its Diesel Exports, the Questions Few Are Asking
On July 8, 2026, Reuters confirmed that a Russian deputy prime minister had just announced a ban on diesel exports for the entire month…
COLUMN: Novak and the Import Gamble, What This Power Shift Reveals
When an oil-exporting country publicly announces it is considering importing fuel, something important has just shifted in a balance of power it thought it…
EDITORIAL: Simferopol in the Dark, a Week Later, the Reckoning
A week after the strike that plunged Simferopol into darkness, it is time to take stock of what this attack actually changed, beyond the…
INVESTIGATION: Western Sanctions, What the Numbers Actually Confirm
On October 22, 2025, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia's two largest oil companies, a decision presented at the time as a…
REPORT: A Third of Russian Refining Capacity Is Offline, and the Context Everyone Forgets
The figure is enough to surprise even the most attentive observers of this conflict: roughly a third of Russia's refining capacity is now offline,…
DECODING: the Kremlin and the diplomacy of waiting in three parts
On June 18, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Russia to take concrete diplomatic steps to end the war, according to a report…