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Point of View |
| Iwona Wiśniewska
The Western sanctions have proved painful for the Russian elite not only in terms of finance, but also of image and prestige. However, thanks to the EU's much softer sanctions policy compared to the US, the Russian oligarchs have still…
OSW Commentary |
| Iwona Wiśniewska, Jadwiga Rogoża
The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia has become the most expensive World Cup in history, with its cost standing at more than US$ 13 billion.
Analyses |
| Iwona Wiśniewska
On 14 June, Russia opened the FIFA World Cup and won the first game. On the same day, the Russian government announced unpopular bills.
Analyses |
| Iwona Wiśniewska
On 22 May, the Russian State Duma adopted a law on measures to counter the hostile actions of the United States and other countries (the so-called counter-sanctions law).
Analyses |
| Iwona Wiśniewska, Jan Strzelecki
On 15 May, Vladimir Putin officially opened the bridge connecting Russia with the Crimean Peninsula via the Kerch Strait.
Analyses |
| Iwona Wiśniewska
The Russian oligarchs Ziyavudin and Magomed Magomedov, who control the Summa holding were arrested on 31 March.
OSW Commentary |
| Iwona Wiśniewska
On 29 January, the US administration sent Congress a batch of documents which provide the basis for a possible further expansion of sanctions against Russia.
Analyses |
| Iwona Wiśniewska
On 15 December, the district court in Moscow found Alexey Ulyukaev, the former Russian minister for economic development, guilty of accepting a bribe of US$2 million.
OSW Commentary |
| Szymon Kardaś, Iwona Wiśniewska
Much seems to indicate that the Ulyukaev case is an element of the rivalry of opposing groups of interest inside the Russian ruling elite.
Analyses |
| Iwona Wiśniewska
Suleiman Kerimov, a Russian senator (representing Dagestan) and billionaire, was arrested on 20 November at Nice airport.