In occupied Ukraine, upcoming elections highlight the Kremlin’s limited room for maneuver following its declared annexation of parts of Ukraine last year: a costly decision forcing it to pretend that everything is going according to plan. Amid the Ukrainian counteroffensive, the Kremlin is seeking to shore up its position in …

In the current political system, Prigozhin can only be against the elite so long as he is for Putin. It would take the slightest sign from the president for the Wagner boss to disappear.No one in Russia embodies the anti-elite essence of populist politics today like Yevgeny Prigozhin, formerly known …

Iran’s goal is to modernize its transport infrastructure using Russian money, and Moscow has little choice but to foot the bill.The North–South Corridor, a planned railway route that will connect Russia to the Indian Ocean via Iran, is gaining relevance as a means for Moscow to move goods around freely. …