Bulletin No. 21 (173) 2025
December 09, 2025Witkoff–Kushner Talks in Moscow; Putin in India and Bishkek; Orbán’s Energy Deals; Banks vs Marketplaces; The Dolina Case
OVERVIEW OF KEY TRENDS
IN FOCUS
Talks In Moscow
The Context
The Meeting
SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS
Putin’s Visit To India
Financial Riddles
Unbalanced Trade
Putin’s Visit To Bishkek
Energy And Military
The CSTO Summit: The Military Dimension
Orbán In Moscow
Banks vs Marketplaces
The Problem
The Political Reaction
“The Dolina Effect”
INDICATORS
Deficit Above Plan
Corporate Debt Burden
R.Politik RECOMMENDS
Kremlin.ru
Brief presentation
Kushner and Witkoff brought a revised US peace proposal to Moscow, structured into four thematic documents. While Putin rejected several elements, he used the visit to reshape the format of the talks themselves. Russia now treats the US as its main negotiating counterpart, with Europe sidelined and Ukraine expected to engage on terms that are essentially unacceptable for Kyiv.
Much now depends on whether the US is ready to commit to institutional, inter-agency negotiations with Russian counterparts.
SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS
Putin’s visit to India: Attempting to untangle financial riddles in bilateral trade.
Putin’s visit to Bishkek: Russia offers nuclear power and weapons to reinforce CSTO influence.
Orbán in Moscow: Hungary eyes Lukoil assets and signals readiness to host US–Russia talks.
Banks vs marketplaces: A sharp conflict erupts between major banks and marketplaces.
The Dolina case: A property dispute becomes a rare, high-level confrontation involving the courts and political elites.
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