? And how to manage its relations between Russia, Ukraine and the West? So far, Ankara’s policy towards Moscow consists of … making it necessary to define the role of not only Russia but also Turkey in any European design for a new security …

Economic stagnation and demographic change in Russia are putting intense pressure on the government budget. Tax … revenues have been declining since the late 2000s. Meanwhile, the oil dependency of Russia’s budget has in …

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally changed the terms of Russia-China economic relations …. Economic cooperation with China has become vital for the Russian economy. Trade turnover between Russia and China has increased … significantly since February 2022. However, Chinese companies remain hesitant about investing in Russia. Energy cooperation remains …

and illegitimate. But even more importantly, contacts with critics of the war inside Russia must be maintained. …

Russia pushes for the "Russification" of the territories it occupies in Ukraine. Its policy is aimed at turning them … current Russia. In the absence of tangible military successes, it is also the Kremlin's most important propaganda project. The … Kremlin's actions in the occupied territories of Ukraine are like a second front in this war. Studying Russia's occupation …