EVENTS
Withdrawal From Kherson
September’s Lessons
The Retreat And Putin’s Position
Withdrawal And Russian Society
ACTORS
Russia’s Patriotic Camp And The War
The Official Media Line
The Realistic Approach
Ideological Hardliners
Putin’s Friends And Domestic Affairs
Prigozhin’s Political Plans
The Kovalchuk Brothers
PROCESSES
Peace Talks – A Deceptive Mirage
In Brief
(1) Economic Mobilisation – Only Partial
(2) Gazprom To The Rescue!
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Writing and analysis: Tatiana Stanovaya
Editing: Francis Kirk, Aliide Naylor
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