Russia’s Deteriorating Internal Security

The assassinations of two generals have raised serious concerns among the ruling elite.

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On April 25, a lieutenant general in the Russian military was killed in Balashikha, a town located near Moscow. A few months earlier, the general in charge of the Russian military’s radiation, chemical and biological defense department was also killed. The assassinations shared certain hallmarks: Both featured explosives installed in vehicles that were detonated remotely, […]

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Ekaterina Zolotova
Ekaterina Zolotova is an analyst for Geopolitical Futures. Prior to Geopolitical Futures, Ms. Zolotova participated in several research projects devoted to problems and prospects of Russia’s integration into the world economy. Ms. Zolotova has a specialist degree in international economic relations from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. In addition, Ms. Zolotova studied international trade and international integration processes. Her thesis was on features of economic development of Venezuela. She speaks native Russian and is fluent in English.