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Leonid Bershidsky

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Bloomberg News Innovation Lab. Columnist in my spare time. This account is for retweeting my columns. I see no point in debating anything on this platform
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Nicholas Kristof: Russia's not what it used to be, thanks to Vladimir Putin

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By Leonid Bershidsky, Bradley Bordiss
| Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Verified
Vladimir Putin has compared himself to the czar Peter the Great. But to travel through Eastern Europe is to see how much he has instead caused Russian influence to shrink. I’ve been on a road trip through Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic countries of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — and it’s clear that Putin has managed to unite nearly everyone against Russia. Even Russian speakers who often used to feel loyalty to Moscow are now fundraising for Ukraine.
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Analysis | The Ruble’s Fall Points to Pain but Not Collapse

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By Leonid Bershidsky
| The Washington Post Verified
Comment on this story Comment When the Russian ruble stabilized soon after Russian invaded Ukraine last year, the currency’s immunity to war was often cited as evidence of Russia’s economic resilience. Now, the ruble at its lowest level since March 2022, and it doesn’t seem to have anywhere to go but down.
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Wagner coup cost Russia suspiciously little money

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By Leonid Bershidsky
| AsiaToday
Within the aftermath of the failed mutiny by the Wagner Group mercenary military and its chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, dissatisfaction with Russia’s army and political management will proceed to brew with the combating in Ukraine.
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