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Articles with tag "government"

opinion Andras Toth-Czifra

Why Does Putin Fiddle While Russia Burns? That's How the System Works.

Prioritizing the security services over civilians and deflecting accountability are the product of a system built to protect those at the top.

Russia Weighs 10% Budget Spending Cuts as Revenues Slump – Reuters

The final decision will depend largely on how long the current oil price increase triggered by the Iran war lasts, Reuters' sources said.
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Russia Stops Publishing Officials’ Salary Data

Rosstat has also removed data on the share of women among municipal employees.
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opinion Andras Toth-Czifra

The Kremlin’s Cost-Benefit Calculations Sell Kursk Residents Short

Ending payments to locals displaced by Ukraine's incursion into their home region speaks volumes about how little they matter to Moscow.
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Putin Names Antitrust Official as Acting Governor of Tver Region

Vitaly Korolyov joined Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service in 2005 and became deputy chief in 2015.
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opinion Andras Toth-Czifra

A Push For Local Government Efficiency in Russia Is Really About Kremlin Control

Reforms sweeping Russia will hit the levels of government Russians are most likely to interact with and strengthen the power of local elites.
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Putin Replaces Head of Partly Occupied Kursk Region

“Crisis management is in demand there now,” Putin told Khinshtein, highlighting his two-year stint as an advisor to Russia’s National Guard director...
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Russia Preparing Mass Government Layoff

Vladimir Putin ordered the territorial branches of federal government agencies to cut staff by 10% no later than July 1, 2025.
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