Fabian Burkhardt

Fabian Burkhardt holds an MA in Russian Studies from the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, and is currently a PhD researcher at the Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies at LMU Munich. He tweets on Russian and post-Soviet politics @sanwaldinjo

Vying for influence in Ukraine

Oligarchs and Western experts are lining up to shape the future of Ukraine. But they're not all on the same side.

By Fabian Burkhardt

/ 13 Mar 2015

Operation MBK

How does one explain Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky’s (MBK) unexpected release from prison? President Putin no longer sees him as a threat? President Putin is losing his grip? No, Operation MBK was a classic power play…

By Fabian Burkhardt

/ 24 Jan 2014