🚨 New R.Politik bulletin out (No. 14 — 166)

IN FOCUS
We examine the suicide of Roman Starovoit, who took his own life shortly after being dismissed as Minister of Transport. His political downfall, managed quietly by the Kremlin, underscores how elite networks recalibrate by distancing themselves from compromised figures, while the attendance of senior officials at his funeral reflects a discreet display of solidarity from parts of the elite.

SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS
📌Trump’s 50-day ultimatum to Putin: Moscow sees a carte blanche to intensify its offensive in Ukraine
📌New bill penalises online searches for extremist content: is the Kremlin divided?
📌Omnipresent mobile internet disruptions: a socio-political challenge for the authorities
📌Vladimir Kekhman under investigation for fraud: a case study in the survival strategies of the Russian elite
📌Quiet reshuffling in the Constitutional Court: further neutralisation of the judiciary

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