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New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 1d

"We found that we have an American president who is frustrated by his lack of progress on this question because he thought it'd be much easier, much quicker."

John Lough, NEST Centre Head of Foreign Policy, speaks to Ukrinform 🔗 www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polyt...

Trump ready to increase pressure on Putin – British expert

U.S. President Donald Trump has become frustrated by the lack of progress in ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, and a new phase of this conflict is now beginning, in which he will evidently in...

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New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 1d

At Liberale Moderne in Berlin, Ella Penyakh, Sergey Aleksashenko, Nikolai Petrov, John Lough, and Janis Kluge discussed how war is reshaping Russia's regime, economy and society.

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New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 2d

🔔 Join us for this timely discussion in an hour and a half (16:00 CET, 10:00 EST) 🔔

New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 3d

How has the Kremlin reacted to Trump’s Middle East diplomacy? Join our 30-minute briefing on Russia (16 Oct. 16:00 CET / 10:00 EST). Please register to attend: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Konstantin Eggert of Deutsche Welle will join NEST Centre’s Deputy Head of Foreign Policy, Katia Glod to discuss.

New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 3d

If Putin rejuvenates the system, the regime gets a second wind.

If not, two outcomes are possible:

1. The regime unravels as old and new elites clash – Putin may outlive the system.
2. Putin exits (naturally or otherwise) – but the regime adapts and survives without him.

New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 3d

Three new elite cohorts are rising:

- Putin’s former adjutants: personally loyal to Putin, now in top posts
- Children of senior figures: the next generation of the political-business elite
- Young technocrats: bureaucrats in their 30s–40s, tied to Putin’s system

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New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 3d

As Putin moves to set the system on “autopilot,” the State Council, not the prime minister, is taking the lead.

At the same time, the Kremlin is drafting strategies that run to 2035 and even 2050 – a planning horizon rare in Western democracies.

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New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 3d

Power is fragmenting at the top. The Kremlin is deliberately creating overlapping responsibilities to weaken the prime minister and stop any one elite group from gaining independence.

As a result: decision-making slows, but Putin’s personal role grows.

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New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 3d

Putin’s 2024–2025 reshuffles suggest the system is preparing for life after him. But this is not about naming a successor.

Instead, Putin is keeping power while stepping back from day-to-day management.

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New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 3d

Find key insights from the latest NEST Centre report by Vladimir Pastukhov and Nikolai Petrov 🧵⬇️

📰Read the full report: nestcentre.org/transition-w...

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New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 3d

How has the Kremlin reacted to Trump’s Middle East diplomacy? Join our 30-minute briefing on Russia (16 Oct. 16:00 CET / 10:00 EST). Please register to attend: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Konstantin Eggert of Deutsche Welle will join NEST Centre’s Deputy Head of Foreign Policy, Katia Glod to discuss.

New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 4d

📅 Don't miss John Lough, NEST Centre Head of Foreign Policy, at King's College London on 21 Oct as he discusses Germany & Russia's historical ties and future relations.

🔗 Register here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/germa...

Germany and Russia: Past, Present and Future - John Lough | King's College London

MACADAM BLDG MB1.1 or on TEAMS King’s Language Centre and Great Britain-Russia Society invite King’s staff and students to a series of talks on History culture & Politics.

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New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 4d

Russia is facing a strategic catastrophe: "three years on, its gains are tiny.”

John Foreman, Associate Fellow at the NEST Centre and former UK defence attaché in Moscow and Kyiv, lays out the state of the war.

▶️ Watch the interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH3G...

Putin is experiencing a ‘strategic catastrophe’ | John Foreman

YouTube video by Times Radio

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New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 5d

Our latest briefing note, 'Valdai 2025: Betting on a long war with the West,' is available now.

🔗 Read it here: nestcentre.org/valdai-2025/

▶️ Missed the Briefing? Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMrO...

Valdai 2025: Betting on a long war with the West

Putin’s Valdai speech framed Russia as a global power ready for a long confrontation with the West in a ‘post-global’ era

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New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you to those who joined us today at the
Hudson Institute for a discussion on the deepening Russia-China relationship.

▶️ If you we not able to attend, find the recording here: youtube.com/watch?v=-xaB...

#RussiaChina #ForeignPolicy

New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 9d

Join two NEST Centre experts tomorrow (10 Oct.) at the Hudson Institute in D.C. for this talk on the deepening Russia-China relationship. Register for the event: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-deepen...

If you are unable to join in-person, stream it live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xaB...

New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 11d

How deep is the Russia–China “no limits” partnership—and what can the West do about it?

On Oct 10, the Hudson Institute will host an in-person panel with NEST Centre’s John Lough and Sergey Aleksashenko on the rise of this authoritarian alignment.

Register now: www.hudson.org/events/deepe...

The Deepening Russia-China Partnership

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New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 9d

🔔 Join the NEST Centre in one hour for our mid-week briefing. Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#Valdai2025 #RussianForeignPolicy

New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 10d

Join us Thursday, 9 October at 16:00 CEST (10:00 EST) for our mid-week briefing, 'Valdai 2025: Putin’s world order.'

Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 11d

Just posted the recording of our Midweek Briefing on Russia: “How Russia Will Finance the War in 2026.”
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQp2...

Read more with our accompanying Briefing Note — “A budget without a future: How the Russian economy stays afloat.”
📄 nestcentre.org/a-budget-wit...

How Russia will finance the war in 2026

YouTube video by NEST Centre

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New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 11d

How deep is the Russia–China “no limits” partnership—and what can the West do about it?

On Oct 10, the Hudson Institute will host an in-person panel with NEST Centre’s John Lough and Sergey Aleksashenko on the rise of this authoritarian alignment.

Register now: www.hudson.org/events/deepe...

The Deepening Russia-China Partnership

www.hudson.org

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New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 12d

Russia’s economy is stagnating, but do not expect collapse.

Read out new briefing note here: nestcentre.org/a-budget-wit...

#Russia #RussianEconomy #Sanctions #DefenseSpending

New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 16d

Moldovans chose Brussels over Moscow. In her piece for
CEPA, Katia Glod of the NEST Centre explains how PAS held off Russian-backed forces and what it means for Europe's frontier.

🔗 cepa.org/article/mold...

New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 16d

Please join us in one hour for 'How Russia will finance the war in 2026.'

If you cannot make it, read the latest on the Russian economy from Sergey Aleksashenko:
📑 nestcentre.org/western-poli...
📑 nestcentre.org/russia-tread...

And, keep an eye out for our forthcoming briefing note.

New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 17d

How will Russia fund its war in 2026?

Tomorrow, 2 Oct | 16:00 CEST / 10:00 EST

Sergey Aleksashenko & John Lough break down the new Russian draft budget, tax hikes, and long-term war planning.

Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 17d

How will Russia fund its war in 2026?

Tomorrow, 2 Oct | 16:00 CEST / 10:00 EST

Sergey Aleksashenko & John Lough break down the new Russian draft budget, tax hikes, and long-term war planning.

Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

New Eurasian Strategies Centre (NEST Centre) @nestcentre.bsky.social · 17d

We’re the New Eurasian Strategies (NEST) Centre (nestcentre.org), based in London & DC. We analyse Russia and Eurasia’s political, economic, and societal shifts—and their global impact. Follow for expert insight, analysis, and commentary on the region’s changing dynamics.

New Eurasian Strategies Centre

Based in London and Washington, DC, NEST Centre brings together the best expertise on Russia and the surrounding region

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