Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Tatiana Mitrova, a global fellow at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, to discuss how the latest series of drone attacks and the Middle East conflict have affected the Russian energy industry, and whether they amount to a lethal blow to Putin’s war chest.
Following waves of Ukrainian attacks against energy infrastructure in 2024 and 2025, Russia managed to recover quickly. But the most recent drone strikes on Russian refineries were more calculated and impactful. Are they enough to finally topple the goliath of Russian oil revenues that has fed the Russian war machine? What tools does the Kremlin have to mitigate the looming fuel crisis? Will gasoline shortages prove to be the last straw that pushes the Russian public to oppose the war?
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Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Andrew Weiss, vice-president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to discuss the renewed efforts to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, the trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi, and what they mean for Trump, Putin, and Zelensky.
Alexander Gabuev, Andrew S. Weiss
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Max Seddon, Moscow bureau chief at the Financial Times, to discuss the latest peace talks around the Ukraine war and whether the Kremlin is genuinely interested in a peace deal.
Alexander Gabuev, Max Seddon
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Nate Reynolds, a senior fellow at the Russia Eurasia Program, to discuss how Russia is raising the stakes in its attempts to stop Europe from helping Ukraine.
Alexander Gabuev, Nate Reynolds
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Farida Rustamova, author of the Vlast newsletter dedicated to Russia’s domestic politics, to discuss the 2026 State Duma elections, what’s new, and what to expect next.
Alexander Gabuev, Farida Rustamova
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Hiski Haukkala, director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs and former chief of cabinet to the Finnish president, to discuss the growing Russia threat to Northern Europe, Finland's unique way of managing the Russia problem, and potential ways to build a more stable and predictable relationship between Europe and the Kremlin.
Alexander Gabuev, Hiski Haukkala
