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Briefing Papers

The Black Sea Initiative: an unbalanced outcome

Black Sea talks yield an uneven outcome. While framed as mutual restraint, the arrangement strengthens Russia’s position without imposing meaningful limits on its actions

NEST Centre
NEST Centre
Briefing Papers

Russian-American negotiations: the Kremlin’s crossroads

Putin seeks negotiations on his terms while using conflict to weaken the West. A ceasefire remains distant, but the Kremlin aims to maximise its leverage

NEST Centre
NEST Centre
Briefing Papers

Ceasefire as an opportunity for Russia

Putin views a ceasefire as a tool for securing Western concessions. Moscow seeks to weaken Ukraine through negotiations while keeping the option of war open

NEST Centre
NEST Centre
Briefing Papers

Have Western Sanctions Against Russia Been Effective?

Western sanctions against Russia have had mixed results, hitting finance and technology but failing to halt the war or isolate Russia due to global loopholes

Sergey Aleksashenko
Sergey Aleksashenko

New Eurasian Strategies Centre (c) 2025

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