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Analysis | Mar 15, 2024
Some Western Russia experts agree that despite Putin's inevitable victory, the election can still offer clues about the challenges the Kremlin faces, as well as the extent of anti-war sentiment among Russians.
Analysis | Feb 29, 2024
Aleksey Dyumin, Putin's former bodyguard and governor of the Tula oblast—which Dyumin has called Russia's "weapons capital"—will likely be one of the top contenders to succeed Putin thanks to his proximity to the Russian leader and his versatile experience.
Analysis | Dec 20, 2023
The election is meant to showcase Putin’s mastery of the political system, and therefore his legitimacy; by extension, it will serve as a referendum on the war in Ukraine itself.
Analysis | Dec 13, 2023
Putin wants the 2024 elections to confirm that he is the only option for seeing the Ukraine conflict to a successful close.
Analysis | Sep 19, 2023
What has the CIA director said on Russia? Check out our compilation for some of Burns' observations and policy ideas regarding Russia.
Analysis | Sep 01, 2023
In one shape or another, the Wagner Group is likely to continue operating in the interests of Putin’s regime outside Russia, regardless of whether it comes under MoD command and the costs of doing so.
Analysis | Aug 11, 2023
Given what we know about mutinies around the globe, we should not assume Prigozhin’s rebellion will be a one-off, an expert argues.
Analysis | Jul 26, 2023
Russia Matters has put together a timeline of the real-time daily developments throughout June 2023, including reactions to the mutiny, which has posed the greatest security threat to Vladimir Putin’s Russia in 23 years.
Analysis | Jun 29, 2023
Deus ex machina or not, we should be thankful that this struggle for power within the Russian ruling elite did not acquire a nuclear dimension.
Analysis | Feb 22, 2023
The main question now: How far will the escalation go?