Leonid Bershidsky is a columnist at Bloomberg News. He focuses on topics such as the Russia-Ukraine War, Vladimir Putin, and inflation, exploring the intricate dynamics of these issues. His work has been featured in prominent publications including Bloomberg-Quint, The Washington Post, and The Australian Financial Review.
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The 200-plus day siege may be over but what comes next isn’t exactly to Moscow’s benefit.
Bringing the war to Russian soil may have a short-term military upside. But high civilian casualties could cause a “Chechnya effect” that works to Putin's long-term advantage.
The counteroffensive is coinciding with peak infighting among the most notorious of the Russian not-quite-regulars — and a nadir of their military strength.
The evolution of military technology confers a natural advantage on the much-ridiculed Russian troops as they face the current Ukrainian onslaught.
Ukraine and the West are smart to take Russia’s nuclear doctrine at face value: No nukes will fly until and unless Russia faces an existential threat. So far, it hasn’t.
By: Leonid Bershidsky
The would-be putsch shows Russia’s fatigue with Putin and his war. Sooner or later another courtier will try on the emperor’s clothes.
Russia’s predatory system of bureaucrats, officers, managers and media personalities won’t object to change at the top — as long as they can count on getting fed.
If Putin’s defense spending numbers are correct, it’s likely that Prigozhin overstated the size of his army.
If Vladimir Putin’s defense spending numbers are correct, it’s likely that Yevgeny Prigozhin overstated the size of his mercenary army.
Thanks to the ingenuity of finance officials and entrepreneurs, Russia remains economically resilient and can still fund its wartime budget.
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