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Xi Jinping has no other option than to support Vladimir Putin—or someone like him
What China’s Growing Regional Ambitions Mean for Moscow
A recent revolt has exposed significant flaws in the Russian system—but won’t keep the Kremlin from responding with yet more repression.
However murky and ill conceived, Prigozhin’s mutiny did manage to do one critical thing: it poked a hole in the Kremlin’s campaign to assure Russians that everything is fine — that the economy is booming, the military is focused on winning, and the war in Ukraine won’t come for them.
Putin will have to either continue to act in the precarious role of protector of the “corrupted elite” or, under pressure from the events of last weekend, embark on a purge of that elite.
Andrei Kolesnikov reflects on the current state of the Putin regime, the Russian elite, and systemic liberals in government, as well as the possibility of civil war in Russia. In his opinion, the prevailing scenario in post-Putin Russia will be an exceedingly difficult, but relatively peaceful transition to normalcy.
Alexandra Prokopenko focuses on whether ordinary Russians believe the government’s claims that the economy is on the right track. She also looks at Putin’s latest nuclear rhetoric and Ukraine’s calls to further isolate Moscow from the global financial system.
n conversation with Michael Radunski, the expert talks about China’s arms supplies to Russia, China’s stance on Ukraine – and explains how dangerous the partnership between Beijing and Moscow can yet become for the West.
Regardless of how worn-out Russians may be, therefore, Putin will stick to his selective perception of reality, looking for reasons for and ways to further escalate his addictive crusade against the current world order.
In conversation with Michael Radunski, the expert talks about China’s arms supplies to Russia, China’s stance on Ukraine – and explains how dangerous the partnership between Beijing and Moscow can yet become for the West.