Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Yakov Feygin @buddyyakov.bsky.social · 13hwww.youtube.com/live/drwh_ie...youtube.comLIVE: Inside the World of Russian ElitesYouTube video by Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center 081
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Stanimir Dobrev @delfoo.bsky.social · 11hMongolian authorities seem realistic in their estimates how long fuel deliveries from Russia will be disrupted by Ukrainian drone strikes by saying it could be 2-3 years. 27917
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Martin Sandbu @martinsandbu.ft.com · 11hWe have forgotten what budgets are for. as.ft.com/r/99bf6735-f...as.ft.comWe have forgotten what budgets are forThe biggest problem with public finances is when they cease to be tools for governance 051
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Half-Brick McCurdy @halfbrickmccurdy.bsky.social · 10hRussian mortgages: No relief for housebuilders after demand for new mortgages remained muted in August. Indeed, market rate borrowing fell compared to July, an argument against the proposed introduction of differentiated mortgage subsidies. Despite repeated rate cuts this year, August also saw a 163
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明András Tóth-Czifra @minczifra.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Kynev is one of the foremost experts on regional politics in Russia and has been publishing analysis from inside the country for the past years. Solidarity 21810
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Agathe Demarais @agathedemarais.com · 25/09/2026Russia is expanding uranium mining operations • Russia produced 5% of global uranium output domestically in 2024; share rises to 25% when accounting for Russian overseas mines • Rosatom aims at controlling entire supply chain, from mining uranium to running nuclear plants www.ft.com/content/b711... 0182
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Stanimir Dobrev @delfoo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I did an analysis of Russian and Ukrainian grain export data for the 2026-2027 season. When comparing to the prior 2025-2026 grain export season Ukraine's grain exports decreased noticeably but Russian grain exports outright collapsed. 28522
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Stanimir Dobrev @delfoo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Comparison of grain exports in September by Ukraine and Russia rounded to the nearest 1000 tons. Russian data is for September 1st to 20th, Ukrainian is for September 1st to the 18th. 3726
(Ben) 本记明 @ulyssecolonna.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Apps are so good at this. Everyone naturally tends to believe they have a a vicarious relationship with people they see on their phones. But now she’s asking me to meet her family! Guys I think she’s the one!!! 020
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Eye on the Arctic - Regard sur l'Arctique @eyeonthearctic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Russia adapts fertilizer, coal terminals in Baltic, Arctic ports to export Black Sea grain via @cbcnews www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-a...rcinet.caRussia adapts fertilizer, coal terminals in Baltic, Arctic ports to export Black Sea grainBy Gleb Stolyarov and Olga Popova Russian companies have been re-purposing fertilizer, coal, and other cargo terminals at Russia's Baltic and Arctic ports - including Ust-Luga and Murmansk - to handl... 161
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Half-Brick McCurdy @halfbrickmccurdy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Despite repeated rate cuts, the credit quality of MKB’s corporate loan book * continued to deteriorate in Q2 2026. Distressed assets recorded in the Bank's quarterly IFRS accounts increased from 23% in March to 28% in June. 2103
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Seems so, the current tempo is thousand officials and law enforcement officers a in a month. How will russian system survie this? theins.ru/news/297214theins.ruПо тысяче чиновников и силовиков осуждают за коррупцию каждый месяц, а объем изъятых за 1,5 года активов достиг 3 трлн рублей — генпрокурорБолее 60 тысяч должностных лиц были осуждены в России по делам о коррупции за последние пять лет. Об этом заявил генпрокурор Александр Гуцан на заседании… 1346
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Do business in russia, pay the price. Will they learn? Doubtful because Nestle* is the russia of international food companies but might scare other capital investment heavy industries? * killing babies and owning slaves since 1970s. Massive environmental damage is given 0445
(Ben) 本记明 @ulyssecolonna.bsky.social · 15/09/2026And @teoyaomiquu.bsky.social is over the line!!!! Amazeballs!!!! 1124
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Tochnyi @tochnyi.info · 10/09/2026Our latest piece at Tochnyi, by @edrotning.tochnyi.info, looks at the gap between Ukraine’s battlefield innovation ecosystem and Western defence industry habits. This x.com/7corpsDSHV interview captures 'the problem and the road to succeeding' in Ukraine remarkably well. 1/7 x.com/7corpsDSHV/s...x.com7th Rapid Response Corps of AAF (@7corpsDSHV) on XHow can defense business operate effectively in the Ukraine? Is it enough to simply bring a product and offer it to the military? Who helps bridge the gap between a prototype and battlefield deploymen... 1157
(Ben) 本记明 @ulyssecolonna.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Guys! (and gals, obviously) The fundraiser by @teoyaomiquu.bsky.social to fix the digging equipment for the troops in Kharkiv is basically one big lego set away from completion! Help the boys (and gals, obviously) to fix their toys! givebutter.com/engineering-... 040
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Ukraine War Brief Podcast @ukrainewarpod.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Rostec received another 67 billion ruble bailout from the NWF last month 👀 minfin.gov.ru/ru/press-cen... 0314
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Jacopo Iacoboni @jacopoiacoboni.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Questa notte, per respingere l'attacco balistico iraniano, le basi americane in Giordania hanno utilizzato circa tra 70 missili Patriots, secondo diversi analisti. L'Ucraina ne ha chiesti 300 per tutto l'inverno 78733
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Tomasz Woźniak @tomaszwozniak.bsky.social · 09/09/2026💙💛 We have a plan! ...for the All about bpvars Workshop for Ukraine! Have a look! 💙 data prep 💛 panel VARs 💙 estimation 💛 missing observations 💙 forecasting labour markets 💛 reporting forecasts 💙 forecast performance evaluation 💛 Register: bit.ly/3wBeY4S #IsupportUKR #bpvars #rstats #forecasting 023
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Economists for #Ukraine is planning a series of free public policy forums on Ukraine-related issues. If you're interested, please fill out this form. And please spread the word! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comEconomists for Ukraine Policy Forums 266
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明leoskyview.bsky.social @leoskyview.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Rough estimate of Ukraine's drone campaign effect on Russian federal revenues: last month, Russia paid out about 150bn rub more in fuel subsidies than I would have expected. In past years: higher oil prices = higher oil extraction tax + higher subsidies. 2193
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明(Ben) 本记明 @ulyssecolonna.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Guys! The foundraiser of @teoyaomiquu.bsky.social is just $1000 away from closing. Please share wide and large to help these amazing guys get over the line. givebutter.com/engineering-...givebutter.comEngineering Equipment RepairsExcavators, loaders, cranes, and other heavy machinery play a critical role in humanitarian response - clearing debris after attacks, restoring access to damaged communities, and helping emergency tea... 064
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026russian wheat exports fell more than 50% in August from the same month last year, sinking to their lowest level since 2010. “It’s an unprecedented scenario,” said Sizov, managing director of SovEcon. He predicted a wave of farm bankruptcies in russia in the coming months. www.wsj.com/world/russia... 35919
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Stanimir Dobrev @delfoo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Russian farmers are considering entirely abandoning the winter crops sowing saying that at the current prices they won't even break even and due to the inability to export there will be a huge carryover they will have to deal with. 610419
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Stanimir Dobrev @delfoo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I will explain the Russian civil aviation industry the following way. While it does indeed show signs of life the scale at which it is proving capable of operating is one that will cover the needs of Belarus and not Russia. And this is only after immense state subsidies. 28618
(Ben) 本记明 @ulyssecolonna.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Bloody hell!!!! And no one is mentionning how hard it is not to drawn in the Amazon when sporting gigantic brass balls! 171
(Ben) 本记明 @ulyssecolonna.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Guys! The foundraiser of @teoyaomiquu.bsky.social is just $1000 away from closing. Please share wide and large to help these amazing guys get over the line. givebutter.com/engineering-...givebutter.comEngineering Equipment RepairsExcavators, loaders, cranes, and other heavy machinery play a critical role in humanitarian response - clearing debris after attacks, restoring access to damaged communities, and helping emergency tea... 064
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The sanctioned Russian Ro-Ro cargo ship LADY MARIIA, IMO 9220641, was struck by multiple drones in the Mediterranean while sailing from Oran, Algeria, toward the eastern Mediterranean. Footage circulating online shows a series of strikes on the vessel, with claims of up to 12 hits. 938953
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明(Ben) 本记明 @ulyssecolonna.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Hey! The foundraiser of @teoyaomiquu.bsky.social is 95% done! They need less than $2000 to close that bugger! Give them some butter for their oh-so-important toasts! (not sure where this metaphore is going) givebutter.com/engineering-...givebutter.comEngineering Equipment RepairsExcavators, loaders, cranes, and other heavy machinery play a critical role in humanitarian response - clearing debris after attacks, restoring access to damaged communities, and helping emergency tea... 04513
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Stanimir Dobrev @delfoo.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Kazakhstan is aiming to protect its market from an oversupply of wheat from Russia due to the closure of the Black Sea and the Azov sea by introducing a 6 month ban on the import of wheat in any form from Russia. This closes off the country also as a transit route. 411016
(Ben) 本记明 @ulyssecolonna.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Hey! The foundraiser of @teoyaomiquu.bsky.social is 95% done! They need less than $2000 to close that bugger! Give them some butter for their oh-so-important toasts! (not sure where this metaphore is going) givebutter.com/engineering-...givebutter.comEngineering Equipment RepairsExcavators, loaders, cranes, and other heavy machinery play a critical role in humanitarian response - clearing debris after attacks, restoring access to damaged communities, and helping emergency tea... 04513
(Ben) 本记明 @ulyssecolonna.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Hey @leoskyview.bsky.social what do you make of this? I assume the numbers are high because many soldiers are reaching their 4 or even 5 years on the frontline and have to be let free and be replaced but still… what if we followed Ukrainian numbers as closely? www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...pravda.com.uaUkraine needs to mobilise at least 30,000 people every month – Head of President's OfficeKyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President, has said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine need 30,000 people to be mobilised every month and called for mobilisation to be accepted "as it is". 382
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Stanimir Dobrev @delfoo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026It seems that now a single trip from Rostov to Crimea with a semi truck now pays 345 000 rubles. Truck driver salaries are 150-200 000 rubles a month. 6588
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Ukraine War Brief Podcast @ukrainewarpod.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Zelenskyy issued a clear warning to airlines servicing Russia: you in danger girl. Aeroflot stock plummeted 4% after his speech. 36713
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026“This is the sixth suspected shadow fleet vessel boarded by our EU operations in recent months.” www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/31/e...themoscowtimes.comEuropean Forces Intercept Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker in Mediterranean - The Moscow TimesA European naval mission boarded a Russia-linked oil tanker suspected of sailing under a false flag in the Mediterranean over the weekend, the EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Monday. 092
(Ben) 本记明 @ulyssecolonna.bsky.social · 01/09/2026hmmmmm www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.com‘Winter panic’: EU gas stores at their lowest level in 13 yearsAs one of Europe’s biggest consumers of gas the UK may be particularly exposed to heightened price volatility 050
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 01/09/2026‼️ I’m worried that this might be overlooked I haven’t seen Moscow Times or Kommersant report on it yet. Just Interfax 713620
(Ben) 本记明 @ulyssecolonna.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Uuuuuuuuh that’s delicious. Now, borrowing from banks is not necessarily bad (hello Germany) but it has been the Russian way since the 1860s. But since the early 2000s VVP had pushed for the development of a municipal bond market. The idea was to orient local savings and foreign investment to the 180
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Bad news. Massive detonation at a Ukrainian ammunition depot in Kyiv Oblast following russian strikes. Worse news, by the color of the fire, rocket propellant, so likley AD missiles. Worst news 4th depo in so many days, looks like serious intelligence breach, nobody is just that lucky. 1113340
(Ben) 本记明 @ulyssecolonna.bsky.social · 28/08/2026LOL buying the White House is cheaper than buying a single F-35. 0101
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明leoskyview.bsky.social @leoskyview.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Fascinating and creative analysis. 1172
(Ben) 本记明 @ulyssecolonna.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Laughing in Corsicanstatic.klipy.comJoaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte SalutesALT: Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte Salutes 070
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Ukraine War Brief Podcast @ukrainewarpod.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Wow. Russia had a liquidity crisis in April and was forced to slash spending on non-war expenses by 35%, per Bloomberg. Russia kept this secret. 🤐 Treasury balances fell to -5.5 trillion rubles. If that happened in April, I can’t imagine how bad the situation is now! archive.is/2026.08.27-1... 15412
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明Ukraine War Brief Podcast @ukrainewarpod.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The Ministry of Finance bailed out Wildberries, but the bailout is being kept secret. I wonder if we’ll see a drawdown from the NWF this month 🤔. That’s exactly what it’s there for now. www.rbc.ru/business/27/... 0428
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明leoskyview.bsky.social @leoskyview.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Please help Liberty Ukraine Foundation prepare people for winter. They have a great deal on power kit to use your money very efficiently. I just sent in my donation match - they have another donor who will generously double whatever you send and they're 501c3 for US folks. 0123
Reposted by (Ben) 本记明RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Our latest paper by Dr Sidharth Kaushal and Sam Cranny-Evans presents a detailed account of how Russia’s precision strike capabilities have evolved, from a chaotic and under-resourced opening campaign to a more potent precision strike capability. Read the paper: bit.ly/4xlYUCj 04718