Anna Matveeva

Dr Anna Matveeva is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Russia Institute, King’s College London. She has worked in multiple conflict zones for the UN, donors and international NGOs. She is also an author of Through Times of Trouble (Lexington Books, 2018).

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‘The war is a plot’ - Conspiracies, detachment and confusion in Russia

Almost a year in to the war in Ukraine, Russians seem to be seeking ways to distance themselves from the state

By Anna Matveeva

/ 13 Feb 2023

‘The war is a plot’ - Conspiracies, detachment and confusion in Russia

Apostar na saída de Putin é como esperar por Godot

Para evitar anos de guerra na Ucrânia, o Ocidente precisa lidar com a Rússia como ela é hoje — não como deveria ser

By Anna Matveeva

/ 20 Jan 2023

Vladimir Putin sentado à mesa

Why betting on Putin’s departure is a losing game

To avoid years of warfare in Ukraine, the West needs to deal with Russia as it is now, not as it should be

By Anna Matveeva

/ 13 Dec 2022

Why betting on Putin’s departure is a losing game

Russia’s war has exposed the limits of liberal peace

Russia’s war against Ukraine and long-running border conflicts raise doubts about regional institutions – and how peace is made

By Anna Matveeva

/ 24 Nov 2022

Russia’s war has exposed the limits of liberal peace