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OSW Commentary |
| Miłosz Bartosiewicz
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine has complicated the situation for the leadership of Russia’s regions. On the one hand, it has reinforced existing trends, including the Kremlin’s conservative personnel policy, which is characterised by…
OSW Commentary |
| Miłosz Bartosiewicz
Russian public services face chronic difficulties due to factors such as insufficient funding, staff shortages, and the country’s uneven socio-economic development. These problems have been exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with…
Analyses |
| Miłosz Bartosiewicz, Filip Rudnik
The Russian government has responded with significant delay to the worst environmental disaster in the Black Sea in years. The incident, which occurred in mid-December, was caused by a collision involving two tankers transporting heavy…
Analyses |
| Miłosz Bartosiewicz, Wojciech Górecki
On 25 December, an Embraer E190 aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) flying from Baku, Azerbaijan to Grozny crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, where it had been redirected by Russian airspace. The accident claimed the lives of 38…
Analyses |
| Miłosz Bartosiewicz, Katarzyna Chawryło
Kazan hosted the 16th BRICS summit from 22 to 24 October.
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota, Miłosz Bartosiewicz
On 18–19 August, Vladimir Putin paid his first state visit to Baku. Official statements published by Russia and Azerbaijan emphasised the “friendly and allied” nature of their relationship, mutual respect for their territorial integrity,…
Analyses |
| Miłosz Bartosiewicz
On 8–9 July, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid an official visit to Russia. During the 22nd Russian-Indian summit, the two states signed a declaration on the strategic directions of economic cooperation, which included a plan to…
OSW Commentary |
| Miłosz Bartosiewicz
Russia’s public services are facing chronic issues, stemming from insufficient funding, staff shortages and uneven socio-economic development. These challenges have been exacerbated by Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine, as the…
Analyses |
| Miłosz Bartosiewicz
On 23 June, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks took place in Dagestan, a republic in Russia’s North Caucasus region. The terrorists set fire to a church and a synagogue in Derbent, targeted a church and a traffic police post in the…
Analyses |
| Miłosz Bartosiewicz
On 10 April, an around 100-strong contingent of the Africa Corps arrived in Niger. This para-military formation is supervised by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, and it has replaced the so-called Wagner Group, (see ‘The…