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Russian President Putin delivered a geopolitical rant last week, which appeared to crystallize a new foreign policy direction. These were Putin’s first public comments on foreign affairs for several weeks, and he made it abundantly clear that Europe—not the US—is now Russia’s primary adversary

❓What lies behind the resignation of Putin confidante Dmitry Kozak
❓How a sluggish economy has forced the Russian government to raise taxes
❓Why it will be even harder to gauge what Russians think about the war in Ukraine

Find out in our latest issue faridaily.substack.com/p/fewer-unco...

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📌 Newsletter alert! Our main political story is about the draconian online censorship law requested by the security services.
We also discuss the Central Bank announcing its deepest interest rate cut since 2022 as fears grow that the economy is cooling too fast faridaily.substack.com/p/online-cen...

Our second edition is out! The main story focuses on an extraordinary event for post-Soviet Russia—the suicide of a government minister. We have spoken to our sources in the Russian elite to gauge their response faridaily.substack.com/p/ministers-...

🟥 please welcome the first edition of our new English-language newsletter—your essential guide to Russian politics and economics. this time our main stories are about why Putin picks Trump over Iran and DME airport ownership saga

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New biweekly English-language newsletter coming from @faridaily.bsky.social, Margarita Liutova, and co. The focus will be Russian politics and economics. open.substack.com/pub/faridail...

hi there, the change is coming. stay tuned!

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on Thursday will be talking to the great Keith Gessen about Russian politics and journalism harriman.columbia.edu/event/talkin...

wow, this is exactly what our sources in the Russian elite were feared of – when two old men will piss each other off. from our latest faridaily.substack.com/p/putin-sign...

Hi there! New piece here faridaily.substack.com/p/putin-sign...

Putin has indefinitely postponed his State of the Nation address, which is supposed to happen by the end of February. Sources tell @faridaily.bsky.social that it's because he's too busy with the U.S. negotiations and prep for Trump's visit to Moscow. t.me/faridaily24/...

The latest newsletter from @faridaily.bsky.social offers an excellent breakdown of changes unfolding in Russia’s system for issuing mobilization exemptions. If Putin orders another round, these new rules could make the war in Ukraine profoundly more “felt” back home. meduza.io/en/feature/2...