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Analyses | | Maria Domańska, Katarzyna Chawryło

Russia regional pseudoelections in the shadow of war

On 11 September, the annual so-called ‘single voting day’, elections were held at various levels in the Russian regions. These included votes for governors in 14 regions (including the Sverdlovsk and Kaliningrad oblasts and Buryatia), for…
Analyses | | Marek Menkiszak, Maria Domańska, Piotr Żochowski

Russia announces the annexation of four regions of Ukraine

On the afternoon of 30 September, President Vladimir Putin signed ‘agreements’ to annex four Ukrainian oblasts to Russia: Donetsk (the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, DPR), Luhansk (the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, LPR),…
Analyses | | Maria Domańska

Medvedev escalates anti-Ukrainian rhetoric

On 5 April, Dmitri Medvedev, Vice-Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, posted a post on his Telegram channel entitled “On Fakes and True History”. The text included the following phrases: - reports of Russian war…
Analyses | | Maria Domańska

Public reactions in Russia to the invasion of Ukraine

The military aggression against Ukraine has not provoked significant protests in Russia. Since 24 February, small anti-war demonstrations have been held in dozens of Russian cities; these have largely been spontaneous in nature, including…
OSW Commentary | | Maria Domańska, Katarzyna Chawryło

War dictatorship power and society in Russia

With the start of the war against Ukraine, the Putin regime is taking on more and more features of a totalitarian system. The authorities are aiming for a total information blockade and a ‘rally around the flag’, including through the use…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Maria Domańska

Russia attacks Ukraine

On the night of 23/24 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a message to the nation, during which he announced the beginning of a special military operation aimed at defending the people of Donbas against ‘genocide’, and at…
OSW Commentary | | Katarzyna Chawryło

Weapons of mass deception Russian television propaganda in wartime

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is not being delivered solely along military lines but also along information lines. The Kremlin’s main weapon in this information battle is its elaborate propaganda apparatus which Vladimir Putin’s…
OSW Commentary | | Iwona Wiśniewska

The economic consequences of the war a profound crisis looming for Russia

In retaliation for its military aggression against Ukraine Russia has been sanctioned by around 50 countries, which accounted for half of Russia’s foreign trade and were of key importance to the stability of its capital market. The…