Head of @EBUMoscow, ex AP and Reuters; advisor @rorypecktrust + fan of new-generation journalists @FalJournalism; writer on contemporary art and culture
Today’s Russian papers on Pavel Durov’s detention in Paris:
* “The blow to Telegram threatens to become a blow to Russia.”
* “Telegram might become a tool of Nato…”
* “If Telegram crashes, how will [our army] fight?"
#ReadingRussia
Even some of the most pro-Kremlin Russian newspapers admit today that Ukraine’s cross-border attack has achieved some success. One paper says Kyiv “made a strong move with unpleasant consequences for our side.” Another: “the enemy is acting skilfully & daringly…” #ReadingRussia
Summing up 25 years of Putin for the Russian economy with @dwnews team. Now, the economy is overheated. Chances for a soft landing aren't high as long as Putin continues the war and spending spree. Structural limitations ie labor force, and transactions problems are mounting
Long-overdue public service announcement:
I am no longer with the Telegraph, and I have relocated back to Istanbul.
Available for assignments, ✏️ and 📻.
The new sanctions package will be extremely painful for the Russian economy, but it’s 2yrs late to be a gamechanger. In a global context, it increases the risk of the fragmentation of the financial system, as I argue for my new @CEIP_Politika piece
https://t.co/iHkB15tDRo
Nice article by @PjotrSauer in @guardian on the flood of Western goods going to Russia via Central Asia. German exports to Kyrgyzstan are up 1200% vs before the invasion. This isn’t rocket science. This stuff goes to Russia and helps Putin. https://t.co/7nQTGC4GJZ
Evan Gershkovich's case is going to trial in Ekaterinburg.
Prosecutors claim he was on a secret CIA mission to get "secret information" about a major tank factory when arrested last year.
Russia has produced no evidence for these ludicrous accusations.
https://t.co/OIMDiHe3TV
Gazprom has been devastated by western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, according to a report commissioned by… Gazprom! It won’t recover its lost sales for a decade and any new exports will make much less money.
New, with @NastyaStognei@xtophercook https://t.co/vYoItK0qDr
As governor of Russia’s central bank, Elvira Nabiullina put liberal economic theory into practice. Now, she’s maintaining Putin’s war machine—but how long can she keep things afloat? From 1843 magazine https://t.co/8FizKJREpz
Illustrations: Ewelina KarpowiaAs governor of Russia’s central bank, Elvira Nabiullina put liberal economic theory into practice. Now, she’s maintaining Putin’s war machine—but how long can she keep things afloat? From 1843 magazine https://t.co/8FizKJREpz
Illustrations: Ewelina KarpowiaAs governor of Russia’s central bank, Elvira Nabiullina put liberal economic theory into practice. Now, she’s maintaining Putin’s war machine—but how long can she keep things afloat? From 1843 magazine https://t.co/8FizKJREpz
Illustrations: Ewelina KarpowiaAs governor of Russia’s central bank, Elvira Nabiullina put liberal economic theory into practice. Now, she’s maintaining Putin’s war machine—but how long can she keep things afloat? From 1843 magazine https://t.co/8FizKJREpz
Illustrations: Ewelina KarpowiaAs governor of Russia’s central bank, Elvira Nabiullina put liberal economic theory into practice. Now, she’s maintaining Putin’s war machine—but how long can she keep things afloat? From 1843 magazine https://t.co/8FizKJREpz
Illustrations: Ewelina Karpowiak
"Putin is at once engaged in the construction of a warfare state and a welfare state. His promise to Russians is that for the next six years, the beneficiaries of his regime’s largesse will be those parts of society directly linked to the war in Ukraine."
One terrible year. ‘He would want to be doing what he was doing before his detention which was telling the story of wartime Russia to the wider world’. With thanks to @polinaivanovva and @PjotrSauer#FreeEvan