Jason Corcoran
@jasoncorcoran.bsky.social
Irish journalist/author/speaker covering Russia & CIS. Recent bylines: Sunday Times (UK), Business Insider (US), Moscow Times, Irish Independent. LFC🏆
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🎉 Exciting news!
I’ve launched my new website to showcase my journalism and share updates on my forthcoming book Leaving Russia.
It traces my 15 years reporting there and the human cost of Putin’s war — from exiled dissidents to displaced oligarchs. More anon.
👉 jasoncorcoranwrites.com
I’ve launched my new website to showcase my journalism and share updates on my forthcoming book Leaving Russia.
It traces my 15 years reporting there and the human cost of Putin’s war — from exiled dissidents to displaced oligarchs. More anon.
👉 jasoncorcoranwrites.com
Good to be back live on the The Hard Shoulder on @newstalkfm.bsky.social
with host Ciara Doherty to look at the prospects for peace in Ukraine as Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff heads back to Moscow.
● Spoiler: The odds are slim
with host Ciara Doherty to look at the prospects for peace in Ukraine as Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff heads back to Moscow.
● Spoiler: The odds are slim
November 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Good to be back live on the The Hard Shoulder on @newstalkfm.bsky.social
with host Ciara Doherty to look at the prospects for peace in Ukraine as Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff heads back to Moscow.
● Spoiler: The odds are slim
with host Ciara Doherty to look at the prospects for peace in Ukraine as Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff heads back to Moscow.
● Spoiler: The odds are slim
Russia's Central Bank y'day disclosed a 10 trillion ruble "time bomb" on banks' balance sheets.
👉 My MoscowTimes OpEd in July: Russian Banks Will Fall. The Question Is How Hard.
@themoscowtimes.com
👉 My MoscowTimes OpEd in July: Russian Banks Will Fall. The Question Is How Hard.
@themoscowtimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Russia's Central Bank y'day disclosed a 10 trillion ruble "time bomb" on banks' balance sheets.
👉 My MoscowTimes OpEd in July: Russian Banks Will Fall. The Question Is How Hard.
@themoscowtimes.com
👉 My MoscowTimes OpEd in July: Russian Banks Will Fall. The Question Is How Hard.
@themoscowtimes.com
New Peace Plan, really?
It’s just the Kremlin microwaving their previous fantastical notion and serving it up as diplomacy - anything to dodge the sanctions coming in hot.
It’s just the Kremlin microwaving their previous fantastical notion and serving it up as diplomacy - anything to dodge the sanctions coming in hot.
US and Russian officials draft new peace plan based on capitulation from Ukraine
US and Russian officials draft new peace plan based on capitulation from Ukraine
Unclear if Trump administration backs deal that would mean Kyiv giving up territory and slashing size of military
US and Russian officials have quietly drafted a new plan to end the war in Ukraine that would require Kyiv to surrender territory and severely limit the size of its military, it was reported on Wednesday as Russian drone and missile strikes killed at least 25 people in the city of Ternopil.
. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
New Peace Plan, really?
It’s just the Kremlin microwaving their previous fantastical notion and serving it up as diplomacy - anything to dodge the sanctions coming in hot.
It’s just the Kremlin microwaving their previous fantastical notion and serving it up as diplomacy - anything to dodge the sanctions coming in hot.
New Peace Plan, really?
It’s just the Kremlin microwaving their previous fantastical notion and serving it up as diplomacy - anything to dodge the sanctions coming in hot.
It’s just the Kremlin microwaving their previous fantastical notion and serving it up as diplomacy - anything to dodge the sanctions coming in hot.
The proposal envisions major concessions from Ukraine, and the Trump administration and Russian officials have urged President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept it. on.ft.com/47OH5RZ
November 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
New Peace Plan, really?
It’s just the Kremlin microwaving their previous fantastical notion and serving it up as diplomacy - anything to dodge the sanctions coming in hot.
It’s just the Kremlin microwaving their previous fantastical notion and serving it up as diplomacy - anything to dodge the sanctions coming in hot.
Mayday to the Royal Navy as the Russian spy ship Yantar heads again to Ireland's largely unprotected waters
Russian spy ship on course for Irish waters, with UK threatening ‘military options’
Russian spy ship on course for Irish waters, with UK threatening ‘military options’
Vessel has automated tracker turned off but is being followed by RAF aircraft patrolling Scottish coast
www.irishtimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Mayday to the Royal Navy as the Russian spy ship Yantar heads again to Ireland's largely unprotected waters
🎉 Exciting news!
I’ve launched my new website to showcase my journalism and share updates on my forthcoming book Leaving Russia.
It traces my 15 years reporting there and the human cost of Putin’s war — from exiled dissidents to displaced oligarchs. More anon.
👉 jasoncorcoranwrites.com
I’ve launched my new website to showcase my journalism and share updates on my forthcoming book Leaving Russia.
It traces my 15 years reporting there and the human cost of Putin’s war — from exiled dissidents to displaced oligarchs. More anon.
👉 jasoncorcoranwrites.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
🎉 Exciting news!
I’ve launched my new website to showcase my journalism and share updates on my forthcoming book Leaving Russia.
It traces my 15 years reporting there and the human cost of Putin’s war — from exiled dissidents to displaced oligarchs. More anon.
👉 jasoncorcoranwrites.com
I’ve launched my new website to showcase my journalism and share updates on my forthcoming book Leaving Russia.
It traces my 15 years reporting there and the human cost of Putin’s war — from exiled dissidents to displaced oligarchs. More anon.
👉 jasoncorcoranwrites.com
Ticking time-bomb 💣
Russian companies are spending 40% of their profits paying just the interest on their debt, according to a Kremlin think tank.
Source: @themoscowtimes.com
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/17/r...
Russian companies are spending 40% of their profits paying just the interest on their debt, according to a Kremlin think tank.
Source: @themoscowtimes.com
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/17/r...
Российские компании отдают почти 40% прибыли на проценты по долгам - Русская служба The Moscow Times
www.moscowtimes.ru
November 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Ticking time-bomb 💣
Russian companies are spending 40% of their profits paying just the interest on their debt, according to a Kremlin think tank.
Source: @themoscowtimes.com
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/17/r...
Russian companies are spending 40% of their profits paying just the interest on their debt, according to a Kremlin think tank.
Source: @themoscowtimes.com
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/17/r...
Oh my days !! Coybig. Feel sorry for my Hungarian barber Gabor
November 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Oh my days !! Coybig. Feel sorry for my Hungarian barber Gabor
Reposted by Jason Corcoran
My @themoscowtimes.com OpEd: Rich Russians with multiple passports or 'golden visas' can open doors with their money, while ordinary Russians become increasingly alienated
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/11/v...
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/11/v...
Visa Bans Don't Hurt the Russians With True Power - The Moscow Times
Opinion | The European Union has just banned Russians from obtaining multi-entry Schengen visas, billing the move as tightening the screws on the Kremlin.
www.themoscowtimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
My @themoscowtimes.com OpEd: Rich Russians with multiple passports or 'golden visas' can open doors with their money, while ordinary Russians become increasingly alienated
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/11/v...
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/11/v...
#Lukoil's value has plunged by 19%, losing $10 billion since US sanctions were surprisingly imposed on Oct 23.
● The sanctions have also sabotaged the Russian oil producers' plans to sell foreign assets to Putin's allies.
#OOTT
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/12/s... www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/12/s...
● The sanctions have also sabotaged the Russian oil producers' plans to sell foreign assets to Putin's allies.
#OOTT
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/12/s... www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/12/s...
Стоимость «Лукойла» рухнула на $10 миллиардов после санкций США - Русская служба The Moscow Times
www.moscowtimes.ru
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
#Lukoil's value has plunged by 19%, losing $10 billion since US sanctions were surprisingly imposed on Oct 23.
● The sanctions have also sabotaged the Russian oil producers' plans to sell foreign assets to Putin's allies.
#OOTT
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/12/s... www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/12/s...
● The sanctions have also sabotaged the Russian oil producers' plans to sell foreign assets to Putin's allies.
#OOTT
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/12/s... www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/12/s...
Putin allows Citigroup to sell uts Russian bank: Bloomberg
● Preferential treatment for a
US bank by Putin? European lenders still present in Russia claim to be seeking exits for the past few years...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
● Preferential treatment for a
US bank by Putin? European lenders still present in Russia claim to be seeking exits for the past few years...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Putin Allows Citigroup to Sell Its Russian Bank
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order allowing Citigroup Inc. to sell its bank inside the country to Renaissance Capital.
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Putin allows Citigroup to sell uts Russian bank: Bloomberg
● Preferential treatment for a
US bank by Putin? European lenders still present in Russia claim to be seeking exits for the past few years...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
● Preferential treatment for a
US bank by Putin? European lenders still present in Russia claim to be seeking exits for the past few years...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reposted by Jason Corcoran
#OpEd Rich Russians with multiple passports or golden visas can open doors with their money, while ordinary Russians become increasingly alienated, argues Jason Corcoran.
Visa Bans Don't Hurt the Russians With True Power - The Moscow Times
Opinion | The European Union has just banned Russians from obtaining multi-entry Schengen visas, billing the move as tightening the screws on the Kremlin.
www.themoscowtimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#OpEd Rich Russians with multiple passports or golden visas can open doors with their money, while ordinary Russians become increasingly alienated, argues Jason Corcoran.
My @themoscowtimes.com OpEd: Rich Russians with multiple passports or 'golden visas' can open doors with their money, while ordinary Russians become increasingly alienated
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/11/v...
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/11/v...
Visa Bans Don't Hurt the Russians With True Power - The Moscow Times
Opinion | The European Union has just banned Russians from obtaining multi-entry Schengen visas, billing the move as tightening the screws on the Kremlin.
www.themoscowtimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
My @themoscowtimes.com OpEd: Rich Russians with multiple passports or 'golden visas' can open doors with their money, while ordinary Russians become increasingly alienated
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/11/v...
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/11/v...
Russians are complaining en masse about mobile internet outages across the country.
Source: Kremlin Telegram Baza
● The most severe outages are occurring in Putin's hometown St. Petersburg, Sochi, Tula, Voronezh, Ryazan, Krasnodar, Saratov, Nizhny Novgorod, and Ufa.
Source: Kremlin Telegram Baza
● The most severe outages are occurring in Putin's hometown St. Petersburg, Sochi, Tula, Voronezh, Ryazan, Krasnodar, Saratov, Nizhny Novgorod, and Ufa.
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Russians are complaining en masse about mobile internet outages across the country.
Source: Kremlin Telegram Baza
● The most severe outages are occurring in Putin's hometown St. Petersburg, Sochi, Tula, Voronezh, Ryazan, Krasnodar, Saratov, Nizhny Novgorod, and Ufa.
Source: Kremlin Telegram Baza
● The most severe outages are occurring in Putin's hometown St. Petersburg, Sochi, Tula, Voronezh, Ryazan, Krasnodar, Saratov, Nizhny Novgorod, and Ufa.
The EU Bans Russians from Multi-Entry Schengen Visas, but I wonder who it will hurt the most.
● Many oligarchs and senior Putin officials still retain 'golden passports' and 'golden visas' to continue their travel on their private jets to the West.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/07/e...
● Many oligarchs and senior Putin officials still retain 'golden passports' and 'golden visas' to continue their travel on their private jets to the West.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/07/e...
EU Bans Russians from Multi-Entry Schengen Visas - The Moscow Times
The European Union will no longer issue multi-entry visas to Russian citizens residing in the country, its latest move to raise pressure on Moscow over its nearly four-year war on Ukraine. “From now o...
www.themoscowtimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The EU Bans Russians from Multi-Entry Schengen Visas, but I wonder who it will hurt the most.
● Many oligarchs and senior Putin officials still retain 'golden passports' and 'golden visas' to continue their travel on their private jets to the West.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/07/e...
● Many oligarchs and senior Putin officials still retain 'golden passports' and 'golden visas' to continue their travel on their private jets to the West.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/07/e...
Kremlin's chief sociologist warned of the threat of civil war in Russia
● Alexander Kharichev also cited loss of political, territorial, and cultural sovereignty, depopulation, loss of public trust, and collapse of the political system as main challenges www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/05/v...
● Alexander Kharichev also cited loss of political, territorial, and cultural sovereignty, depopulation, loss of public trust, and collapse of the political system as main challenges www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/05/v...
Главный социолог Кремля заявил об угрозе гражданской войны в России - Русская служба The Moscow Times
www.moscowtimes.ru
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Kremlin's chief sociologist warned of the threat of civil war in Russia
● Alexander Kharichev also cited loss of political, territorial, and cultural sovereignty, depopulation, loss of public trust, and collapse of the political system as main challenges www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/05/v...
● Alexander Kharichev also cited loss of political, territorial, and cultural sovereignty, depopulation, loss of public trust, and collapse of the political system as main challenges www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/05/v...
Russian gas exports to Europe have hit rock bottom and their lowest since the Brezhnev era
50 years ago.
source: Reuters
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/03/e...
50 years ago.
source: Reuters
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/03/e...
Экспорт российского газа в Европу пробил «дно» со времен Брежнева - Русская служба The Moscow Times
www.moscowtimes.ru
November 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Russian gas exports to Europe have hit rock bottom and their lowest since the Brezhnev era
50 years ago.
source: Reuters
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/03/e...
50 years ago.
source: Reuters
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/03/e...
Russia's Red Wings Airlines has experienced a breakdown in nearly all of its long-haul aircraft, leaving several thousand Russians stranded abroad. #sanctions
Source: Shot Telegram
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/29/u...
Source: Shot Telegram
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/29/u...
У авиакомпании Red Wings сломались почти все самолеты для дальних рейсов. За границей застряли несколько тысяч россиян - Русская служба The Moscow Times
www.moscowtimes.ru
October 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Russia's Red Wings Airlines has experienced a breakdown in nearly all of its long-haul aircraft, leaving several thousand Russians stranded abroad. #sanctions
Source: Shot Telegram
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/29/u...
Source: Shot Telegram
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/29/u...
Putin's regime brings the hammer down on an 18-year-old busker from St Petersburg. Who's next ?
Diana Loginova, 18, was sentenced to 13 days in jail shortly after finishing a previous 13-day sentence for her band's performances of anti-war songs.
St. Petersburg Street Musician Jailed Again Over Viral Anti-Putin Performance - The Moscow Times
A Russian court has sentenced 18-year-old street musician Diana Loginova to 13 days in jail for a second time this month over her viral performances of anti-Kremlin songs.
www.themoscowtimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Putin's regime brings the hammer down on an 18-year-old busker from St Petersburg. Who's next ?
Firesale for Lukoil's foreign assets after Russia's second-largest oil producer was hit by US #sanctions
● Lukoil’s value sank by 7.2% in just a few days, causing nearly $4 billion in losses. #OOTT
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/27/r...
● Lukoil’s value sank by 7.2% in just a few days, causing nearly $4 billion in losses. #OOTT
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/27/r...
Russia's Lukoil to Sell Overseas Assets After U.S. Sanctions - The Moscow Times
Russian oil giant Lukoil will sell its overseas assets, the company said late Monday, after it was hit with U.S. sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
www.themoscowtimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Firesale for Lukoil's foreign assets after Russia's second-largest oil producer was hit by US #sanctions
● Lukoil’s value sank by 7.2% in just a few days, causing nearly $4 billion in losses. #OOTT
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/27/r...
● Lukoil’s value sank by 7.2% in just a few days, causing nearly $4 billion in losses. #OOTT
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/27/r...
AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok all regularly cite
Russian propaganda.
Source: @WIRE
www.wired.com/story/chatbo...
Russian propaganda.
Source: @WIRE
www.wired.com/story/chatbo...
Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda
ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok all regularly cite
Russian propaganda.
Source: @WIRE
www.wired.com/story/chatbo...
Russian propaganda.
Source: @WIRE
www.wired.com/story/chatbo...
A third of Russians report a lack of money for food as pessimism about the economy reaches a record high in 20 years of research: Gallup Research
@MoscowTimes_ru
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/27/t...
@MoscowTimes_ru
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/27/t...
Треть россиян заявили о нехватке денег на еду - Русская служба The Moscow Times
www.moscowtimes.ru
October 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
A third of Russians report a lack of money for food as pessimism about the economy reaches a record high in 20 years of research: Gallup Research
@MoscowTimes_ru
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/27/t...
@MoscowTimes_ru
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/27/t...
Reposted by Jason Corcoran
One for your collection, @electionlit.bsky.social!
October 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
One for your collection, @electionlit.bsky.social!