Articles with tag "Elites"

Sanctions and Kremlin controls on foreign travel are limiting options for Russian officials to domestic resorts, ex-Soviet countries and their dachas.

Russian officials appear to have largely ignored Putin’s rare public entreaty made last summer to tamp down on their alcohol consumption.

With sanctions set to stay, Russia's elites find themselves with little choice but to stay put and wait out the war.

The Kremlin's demand for active support, rather than mere acquiescence, marks a fundamental shift in its social contract with the Russian people.

If Russia's elites are not assured a place in the country's future, then it's naive to expect their support in deposing the Kremlin dictator.