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Alexander Kolyandr

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The Iran war is just what Putin’s depleted coffers need

The Iran war is just what Putin’s depleted coffers need

Of all the parties watching the chaos in the Middle East unfold, one should be rubbing its hands together with particular satisfaction. Russia has not...

11.03.2026 10

The Spectator

Alexander Kolyandr

The Iran war is just what Putin’s depleted coffers need

Of all the parties watching the chaos in the Middle East unfold, one should be rubbing its hands together with particular satisfaction. Russia has not...

10.03.2026 9

The Spectator

Alexander Kolyandr

What Putin learned from Iran's crackdown

01.02.2026 10

The Spectator

Alexander Kolyandr

Brute force / What Putin learned from Iran's crackdown

31.01.2026 9

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Alexander Kolyandr

Protests / What Iran’s brutal crackdown taught Vladimir Putin

31.01.2026 10

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Alexander Kolyandr

Grim outlook / It’ll be anything but a happy new year in Putin’s Russia

29.12.2025 10

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Alexander Kolyandr

It’ll be anything but a happy new year in Putin’s Russia

29.12.2025 10

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Alexander Kolyandr

Putin is mortgaging Russia’s future to pay for Ukraine

02.10.2025 5

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Alexander Kolyandr

Can Putin extract an economic victory from Trump?

15.08.2025 10

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Alexander Kolyandr

Russia / Putin’s economic alchemy can’t last forever

04.08.2025 20

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Alexander Kolyandr

Why Putin thinks Trump’s Russia tariffs are a bluff

20.07.2025 10

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Alexander Kolyandr

Has Putin pushed the Russian economy to its limits?

20.06.2025 7

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Alexander Kolyandr

Trump’s trade war is driving Russia further into China’s arms

13.05.2025 5

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Alexander Kolyandr

Russia can’t escape the fallout of Trump’s tariff war

08.04.2025 6

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Alexander Kolyandr

Why Putin needs sanctions lifted on Russia

31.03.2025 5

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Alexander Kolyandr

Why won’t the West use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine?

09.03.2025 10

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Alexander Kolyandr

Global pariah / Could Russian sanctions soon be lifted?

12.02.2025 10

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Alexander Kolyandr