
Nine out of 10 Russians oppose concessions in exchange for end of sanctions
Russians' attitudes towards the US have nose-dived to their second worst level on record.
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Russia seeks ‘new Mariupol’ in the Donbas
Since mid-April, Russia has focused on capturing the Donbas. In the last week it seems as if Ukraine’s leadership is preparing the nation for a major defeat.
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MOSCOW BLOG: The calculus of war
Russia is making steady, but very slow, progress in taking control of the Luhansk region. Russia outnumbers the Ukrainian forces by 7-1 in Donbas, but Ukraine’s forces outnumber Russia’s by the same 7-1 countrywide.
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Russia’s CBR slashes key rate to 11% ahead of schedule
The Central Bank of Russia held an unplanned ahead-of-schedule policy meeting on May 26, at which the board of the regulator slashed the key interest rate by 300 basis points from 14% to 11%.
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EU’s credibility on the line over enlargement
Austria’s foreign minister calls enlargement the EU’s biggest geopolitical instrument – but will member states use it to encourage candidates and would-be candidates at the upcoming EU Council?
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KYIV BLOG: Pragmatic appeasement vs doing what is right
There have been several calls for Ukraine to give up territory to Russia and get a quick peace, including from French President Emmanuel Macron, Henry Kissinger and the New York Times.
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Russian bond defaults could soar after US lets payment exemption expire
The US won’t extend the General Licence 9A (GL9A), which has allowed the Russian state and its companies to make debt service payment in dollars to international investors.
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Ruble falls to below RUB60/$1, putting pressure on the Russian budget in 2022
Russia’s ruble continued to rally strongly, dropping below the psychologically important RUB60 to dollar barrier again this week, its strongest level in four years. Russia’s national currency has been on a wild ride that will hurt the budget.
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Sibur CFO O’Brien quits as sanctions decimate Russia’s foreign executive ranks
Peter O'Brien, chief financial officer of Russia’s largest petrochemical company Sibur, has left the company as sanctions decimate the ranks of Russia’s foreign executives, bne IntelliNews can reveal.
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