Dear friends,
We are pleased to announce the publication of our the last bulletin before the August vacation: Bulletin No. 16 (56) 2020.
In accordance with tradition, this is one of two bulletins every year that we make freely available to all.
Just click below to access. Enjoy!
Table of Contents
EVENTS
Risks Rise For Nord Stream
US Government Competes With Itself On Sanctions
Russia To Finish Pipeline On Its Own
ACTORS
Countering The Protests In Khabarovsk
Degtyaryov Who?
Kremlin vs. Liberal Democrats
Trutnev’s Role
Moscow Against The Regions
PROCESSES
Russia Wants to Win The Coronavirus Vaccine Race
Develop But Spy
Russia’s Domestic Vaccine Race
In Brief
(i) Moving The Goal Posts
(ii) No Jobs, No Savings — But Satisfied
R.POLITIK RECOMMENDS
R.Politik is on holiday in August. The next bulletin is published on 8 September, 2020.We are also excited to announce the launch of a new English-language Telegram channel — @rpolitik — where we will cover news and provide analysis on the most important events and issues in Russian politics. If you follow Russia, our channel will be your main guide to what is really going on. Be sure to subscribe, share posts, and tell your friends!
Writing and analysis: Tatiana Stanovaya
Editing: Howard Amos, Ben Tavener