Tag: Putin
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‘Getting Russia Off Its Knees:’ How Putin Ensures His Legacy Far Beyond 2024
A major watershed is coming in 2024, when Putin is required to step down as president. Dr Alexander Titov analyses new proposals put forward by Putin that will divide political authority between the president and other collective institutions.
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What would Russia prefer to happen in the UK election?
Although Russian diplomats and officials are always careful to stress that Brexit is an internal matter for the UK, the logic of international relations as seen from Moscow shows that a loss of British influence over the EU will be beneficial to Russia says Dr Alexander Titov.
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Russia’s Pension Reform: Beginning of the End of Putin’s Regime?
With Putin’s approval ratings falling, losses in the local elections, and street protests taking place across Russia, Dr Alexander Titov asks whether the pension reform was really worth it for the authorities.
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Russia’s loss of credibility
Dr Alexander Titov looks at why Russia doesn’t deserve a ‘presumption of innocence’ over the Skripal affair, and why it’s dangerous for everyone else
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Putin is sure to win, so what’s the point of elections in Russia?
Dr Alexander Titov takes a look at the forthcoming elections in Russia and the enduring appeal of Vladimir Putin.
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What’s behind Russia’s withdrawal from Syria?
Dr Alexander Titov talks to TRT World about Putin’s visit to Cairo and the partial withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria.
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The timing is just right for Navalny to challenge Putin’s regime
With less than a year to the 2018 Presidential election in Russia, Dr Alexander Titov looks at the ongoing rise of Alexei Navalny and how he has consolidated his role as the sole leader of opposition.
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Trump and the cyclical nature of US-Russian relations
If history continues to repeat itself, a possible honeymoon period in U.S.-Russia relations at the start of Trump’s presidency could turn into a new crisis by the end of it says Dr Alexander Titov.
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Fact Check: does Vladimir Putin really want a Brexit from the EU?
With less than a day to go before the polls open, Dr Alexander Titov questions the received wisdom in the Brexit debate that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in favour of Britain leaving the EU and asks is this really the case?
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Why Putin has pulled Russia out of Syria
Dr Alexander Titov looks at Putin’s recent decision to withdraw Russia’s military forces from Syria and how Russia has emerged as a key player in the Middle East.