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🚨NEW: Leaked corporate documents reveal Putin crony Roman Abramovich’s previously unreported ties to key “enablers” of Georgia’s ‘pro-Russian’ Ivanishvili regime. Long 🧵on my latest for Byline Times👇1/ bylinetimes.com/2025/03/31/mos…

It’s official- the new commander of the Russian ground forces is Mordvichev. Previously op group center commander (Donetsk front & longest in post as op group commander). It signals a few things about the next phase for the Russian army 🧵 /1

While I don’t think I’m anything like a Labour spinner, I have written not only a defence but a thorough endorsement of this deal. conflictandcredit.substack.com/p/sovereignty-…

This is like a 1% immediate GDP hit for Guatemala

Terrible news to see that will neal (@willneal.bsky.social) has been barred from Georgia after his excellent reports on money and power in the country rsf.org/en/between-har…

SCOOP: Turkey taps Austrian bank for Russian gas payments to skip sanctions • Ankara turns to Raiffeisen Bank to maintain billions in energy imports after US sanction exemption on Russia’s Gazprombank expires middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-ta…

🧵A HUGE thank you to Bakyt Beshimov, Temur Umarov 马铁木 & #NargisKassenova for being on the final episode of Majlis Podcast to take a good look at:(rferl.org/a/majlis-russi…)

Honestly, fuck these guys. This is absolute malpractice. Whoever penned this drivel in 2025 must be fired from any job remotely related to anything that involved analysis. The braindead repetition of long discredited “explanations” — now supported with mountains of direct

Wow, Giorgi Bachiasvhili, a former aide to Georgia's de facto ruler Bidzina Ivanishvili arrested near border with Azerbaijan a day after the Guardian published a big interview on his claims against Ivanishvili civil.ge/archives/683774 theguardian.com/world/2025/may…

Things you see in south west London…

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace will host a webinar on my report 'How Eastern Europe Overhauled Its Natural Gas Market' next Thursday June 5th at 17:00 CET (11AM New York Time, 4PM UK Time). Join us by registering at the link below! carnegieendowment.org/events/2025/05…

We share Czechia’s deep concern about the increased scale & severity of malicious cyber activity by state-affiliated actors. We are deeply troubled by the activity Czechia has reported. We stand in solidarity with Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs against malicious cyber activity by state actors

More US action against Ivanishvili increasingly likely, MEGOBARI act may well pass the Senate with this messaging from Trump administration

Ukraine says it will miss payment on its GDP warrant on Monday 2 June. IMO they should be worthless but have attracted a lot of interest from traders

⚡️ Senate to 'start moving' Russia sanctions bill next week, Graham says. The proposed bill would impose 500% tariffs on imports from countries purchasing Russian oil, gas, uranium, and other products kyivindependent.com/82-us-senators…

“My street”

"To be asked if your credit is good is to have it found wanting"

New deal, same as old deal

🗓️ | While nearly all of Eastern Europe has cut its reliance on Russian gas, rising costs test the continent's energy security. On Thursday, Maximilian Hess, Sergey Vakulenko, & Thomas de Waal will discuss how to secure Europe's energy future. Register ➡ carnegieendowment.org/events/2025/05…