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MOSCOW BLOG: Operation Spiderweb will harden, not soften, Putin’s resolve to defeat Ukraine
June 5, 2025
Ukraine’s supporters cheered the audacious Operation Spiderweb attack on Russia’s strategic bomber fleet at the weekend. They argue that it was “Russia’s Pearl Harbour” and “gives Zelenskiy some cards” in talks with Trump.
MOSCOW BLOG: A muted V-day parade on Red Square
May 10, 2025
I have just been watching the Victory Day parade on Red Square. A few observations.
MOSCOW BLOG: Little common ground as Russia prepares to offer ceasefire conditions
March 13, 2025
Bankova opened the bidding in the peace talks by calling for a 30-day ceasefire and withdrawing from Russia’s Kursk region as an act of “good faith”. But both sides have adopted harder lines with little common ground as starting positions.
MOSCOW BLOG: In Trump we "cautiously" trust, say Russian entrepreneurs
March 12, 2025
As high-stakes negotiations continue between the Trump administration and the Kremlin over a potential ceasefire or peace deal in Ukraine, middle-class Russian professionals and small business owners are seeking improvements in their working lives.
MOSCOW BLOG: A new pan-European security deal would unblock Ukraine ceasefire talks
February 21, 2025
The White House has come back with a revised mineral deal for Ukraine that softened some of the harshest clauses, but while the details have not been released it appears that the crucial inclusion of a US security deal is still missing.