Anna Arutunyan Former Senior Analyst, Russia Moscow Please submit all media inquiries to aarutunyan@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 In The News 15 Apr 2020 To issue orders that people will not obey erodes one’s power. For Putin, that is existential. Politico Anna Arutunyan Former Senior Analyst, Russia 17 Mar 2020 Maybe there’s a shift in thinking about war [in Ukraine]. What is the point of fighting now? Maybe it’s better to self-isolate, rather than sit in trenches. New York Times Anna Arutunyan Former Senior Analyst, Russia 27 Aug 2018 [The rapprochement between Russia and Turkey] demonstrates a striking level of pragmatism in this relationship. Associated Press Anna Arutunyan Former Senior Analyst, Russia 5 Apr 2018 [The] assumption that [President Putin has] a grand evil plan only feeds the domestic myth of a Russia under siege. Newsweek Anna Arutunyan Former Senior Analyst, Russia Latest Updates Q&A / Europe & Central Asia 29 February 2020 Deadly Clashes in Syria’s Idlib Show Limits of Turkey’s Options A deadly attack on Turkish forces in Syria has brought Idlib’s crisis to a dangerous crossroads. In this Q&A, Crisis Group’s Turkey, Syria and Russia experts explain what happened and what’s at stake. Commentary / Europe & Central Asia 11 June 2019 Is Russia Changing Its Calculus in Eastern Ukraine? Amid expectations that Russia will test Ukraine’s new president with escalatory actions, it appears that its calculus is to wait for Kyiv’s administration to make the first move – while quietly helping the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics entrench themselves economically. Commentary / Europe & Central Asia 13 May 2019 Getting Aid to Separatist-held Ukraine The front lines in eastern Ukraine are slowly freezing in place, as is civilian deprivation in the conflict zone. An embargo, bureaucracy and distrust conspire to keep humanitarian aid out. Russia and Ukraine should find politically neutral ways to unblock the flow of assistance. Op-Ed / Europe & Central Asia 30 July 2018 Optics, Then Disappointment: Trump Can’t Deliver Much to Putin Originally published in Russia File Op-Ed / Europe & Central Asia 11 July 2018 No Matter What Happens in Helsinki, Putin Has Already Won Originally published in Time Load more