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Following the launch of air strikes on Iran on February 28, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a joint U.S.-Israeli military operation. Several other key political and military figures were also eliminated. Despite these significant losses, however, the regime remains in power. Moreover, Iran has retaliated by striking Israel as well as military and ...


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In February 2026, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree that formally regulated the Headquarters of the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardiya) as a separate command body. The decree solidified Rosgvardiya’s position as a standalone domestic security...


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The closest associate of Sergei Shoigu, Ruslan Tsalikov, has been detained and placed under house arrest. He is accused of creating a criminal community using his official position, as...


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It came as little surprise to me—though perhaps more jarring for market observers who rely on topline figures—that the Russian economy appears to be officially entering recession. MinEkonomiki let slip that, in annualized terms, GDP f...


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Two and a half years ago, my first article on «deathonomics» appeared in Riddle Russia — that uniquely Putin-era invention which, in 2022−2023, may not have altered the course of the war against Ukraine but certainly transformed its very nature. What began as the Kremlin’s


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