Alexander Kolyandr
@kolyandr
Nonresident Senior Fellow Center for European Policy Analysis All views are mine, not the company’s. Ex Credit Suisse, WSJ, BBC
China Thanks ‘Gas Station Manager’ Putin | "Whatever the theatrics on Red Square, Russia is becoming ever-more dependent on China." @kolyandr cepa.org/article/china-…
Russia and China are being driven further into one another’s arms. This thwarts the ‘Reverse Nixon’ strategy some have suggested Trump might be trying – an attempt to decouple Russia from China, similar to Nixon’s move to split China from the USSR spectator.co.uk/article/trumps…
in the middle of the night putin refused the ceasefire offer and proposed na non-starter talks under fire in an attempt to make Ukraine guilty in the US eyes. looks like Xi has offered him enough support to go on.
Suddenly, there is an avalanche of predictions of Russia's imminent economic collapse, probably by Tursday, or so. The rabbi appointed Moishe as the village watchman. 'I sit here on the road all day watching for the messiah. The pay is not too good, but it’s steady work.’
What is the fate of Russia’s economic future? A new report by @kolyandr analyzes Russia’s wartime economy and explores how sanctions can be effectively aimed to bring Russia’s looming economic crisis forward.
"Joe Biden’s outgoing administration has provided the Trump presidency with the perfect carrot and stick combination on Russian oil sanctions." cepa.org/article/trump-…
