Oleg Ignatov Senior Analyst, Russia Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role As Crisis Group’s Senior Analyst for Russia, Oleg Ignatov focuses on the country’s domestic affairs as well as Moscow’s role in conflicts around the world. Professional Background Oleg has previously worked as a leading expert at the Center for Current Policy in Moscow, as a political consultant, and in various roles at the United Russia party. He also holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Moscow State University. He specialises in Russia's foreign and domestic policy, Russian elites, Russian policy and conflicts in the post-Soviet space, and Russian-Ukrainian relations. Languages Russian English Publications Ukraine at a Crossroads: Scenarios for the Reintegration of Donbas, Carnegie Moscow Center (March 2018) In The News 9 Դեկ 2023 [Putin’s] goal is to force the West to negotiate on Moscow's terms … on the entire post-Soviet space. He wants to divide the world into spheres of influence again. The Moscow Times Oleg Ignatov Senior Analyst, Russia 20 Նոյ 2023 Russia wants negotiations … because it thinks that it can get … what it wants from this war … It doesn't mean that Russia is ready to accept any compromise. Newsweek Oleg Ignatov Senior Analyst, Russia 14 Նոյ 2023 Myanmar needs Russia because it doesn't want to be isolated ... and they also need an alternative to China in the region. Newsweek Oleg Ignatov Senior Analyst, Russia 13 Հոկ 2023 If, as a result of the long conflict between Israel and Palestine, the US has to cut military support to Ukraine … the consequences won’t be until next summer. Anadolu Agency Oleg Ignatov Senior Analyst, Russia 20 Փետ 2023 I think they [the Kremlin] will use this [Biden's Kyiv trip] to repeat the line that this is a conflict between Russia and the West, not between Russia and Ukraine. Newsweek Oleg Ignatov Senior Analyst, Russia 4 Հոկ 2022 There is an official narrative that Russia is not at war ... and that everything is evolving according to plan. But if Putin has declared mobilization, it means the plan ... Newsweek Oleg Ignatov Senior Analyst, Russia Latest Updates Event Recording / Europe & Central Asia 16 Փետրվար 2024 The War in Ukraine Two Years on: Today’s Challenges and Europe’s Future (Online Event, 16 February 2023) Event Recording / Europe & Central Asia 15 Սեպտեմբեր 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh: Prospects for De-escalation (Online event, 15 September 2023) Q&A / Europe & Central Asia 29 Հունիս 2023 Assessing the Wagner Group’s Aborted Run on Moscow: What Comes Next? Event Recording / Europe & Central Asia 28 Հունիս 2023 Wagner Rebellion Explained (Online event, 28 June 2023) Q&A / Europe & Central Asia 22 Մայիս 2023 New Troubles in Nagorno-Karabakh: Understanding the Lachin Corridor Crisis Commentary / Europe & Central Asia 02 Մայիս 2023 Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud: Russia’s New Vision for Taking on the West Load more