Oleg Ignatov Senior Analyst, Russia Please submit all media inquiries to [email protected] 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 Dec 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 Nov 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 Nov 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 Oct 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 Feb 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 Oct 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 17 June 2024 Ukraine on the Diplomatic Front Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 23 April 2024 Moldova’s Restive Separatists, Russia Worries, and EU Aspirations Event Recording / Europe & Central Asia 16 February 2024 The War in Ukraine Two Years on: Today’s Challenges and Europe’s Future Event Recording / Europe & Central Asia 15 September 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh: Prospects for De-escalation (Online event, 15 September 2023) Q&A / Europe & Central Asia 29 June 2023 Assessing the Wagner Group’s Aborted Run on Moscow: What Comes Next? Event Recording / Europe & Central Asia 28 June 2023 Wagner Rebellion Explained (Online event, 28 June 2023) Load more