Richard Connolly
Richard Connolly is a military expert affiliated with the Royal United Services Institute in London. He specializes in defense and foreign policy analysis, particularly concerning Russia's military actions and economic strategies. Recently, he commented on the absence of effective economic measures that could compel Russia to cease hostilities in Ukraine, emphasizing that the current threats from the U.S. lack novelty.
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Richard Connolly wrote that the Russian economy is poorer and less efficient but still capable of sustaining the war.
De ce pacea în Ucraina este încă dificil de atins. Presiunile din partea SUA se lovesc de cereri contradictorii
Romania· 2026-02-23
Richard Connolly is a former director of the Centre for Russian Studies who analyzed the impact of sanctions on the Russian elite.
20. EU-Sanktionspaket gegen Russland: Wirkung umstritten
Switzerland· 2026-02-21
Richard Connolly comments on the Kremlin's narrative regarding the war and its economic implications.
Why Russia’s economy is unlikely to collapse even if oil prices fall | Phillip Inman
United Kingdom· 2026-01-11
Richard Connolly stated that Western sanctions have not inflicted enough pain on Russia’s economy to change Moscow’s plans for the war.
Russia’s economy is struggling. But that won’t bring Putin to the negotiating table for years
United States· 2025-12-21
Richard Connolly explains that as long as Russia produces oil and sells it at adequate prices, it will have enough money to survive.
რუსეთის ეკონომიკა სტაგნაციაშია, თუმცა პუტინს ბრძოლის გაგრძელება, სულ მცირე, სამიდან ხუთ წლამდე პერიოდში შეეძლება
Georgia· 2025-12-20Richard Connolly argues against the belief that Russia's war machine is running out of steam.
What have three years of Putin’s war done to both nations’ economies? | UkraineUnited Kingdom· 2025-02-22
Richard Connolly stated that there is no economic 'miracle weapon' that could end the fighting.
AP оценило готовность России к переговорам об Украине с Трампом — РБК
Russia· 2025-02-09
Richard Connolly stated that there is no economic 'miracle weapon' that could end the fighting.
AP оценило готовность России к переговорам об Украине с Трампом — РБКRussia· 2025-02-09Richard Connolly stated that there is no economic 'miracle weapon' that could end the fighting.
AP оценило готовность России к переговорам об Украине с Трампом — РБКRussia· 2025-02-09Richard Connolly stated that there is no economic 'miracle weapon' that could end the fighting.
AP оценила готовность России к переговорам об Украине с Трампом — РБКRussia· 2025-02-09Richard Connolly stated that there is no economic 'miracle weapon' that could end the fighting.
AP оценила готовность России к переговорам об Украине с Трампом — РБКRussia· 2025-02-09