Jason Corcoran

Russian banks may face a
"systemic crisis" next year: Kremlin think-tank.
👉 My Moscow Times OpEd in July: Russian Banks Will Fall. The Question Is How Hard

I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Hans-Joerg Rudloff.
● A legend of European capital markets, he was one of the most astute Western financiers to engage seriously with Russia during the post-Soviet period 👇
jasoncorcoranwrites.com/blog

The accidental tourist Steve #Witkoff lavishes Putin with compliments in the Kremlin after "a beautiful stroll" in Moscow.
● Putin had earlier warned Europe that Russia is 'ready' for war before sitting down for so-called peace talks with Trump's emissaries.

Steve #Witkoff and Jared Kushner are shown the sites again in Moscow by Putin's top envoy Kirill #Dmitriev.
● The delegation was recorded by state TV walking past the Bolshoi Theatre and Tsum department store on Teatralnaya Square. Maybe it's time to buy some trinkets ?

Steve #Witkoff, the accidental tourist, is back in Moscow on his 6th visit this year
● Is he just racking up air miles? So far, his visits have amounted to mostly strolling Moscow’s Arbat and Zaryadye with Kremlin aide Dmitriev, sampling snacks, and generating nice footage for Russian propaganda.

Hot take Russia Calling forum:

● Andrei Kostin, head of the Kremlin lender VTB, publicly acknowledges the problem of Russia’s "fake" #ruble exchange rate, which barely twitched after US sanctions on Rosneft & Lukoil.
Source: RBK

This is not President Zelensky's first trip to Ireland. In 2018, he performed a comedy set at a theatre in Drogheda
● Afterwards, he spent three days sightseeing, visiting the Cliffs of Moher, the Guinness Hop Store, and some historic pubs like the Brazen Head.

The Hard Shoulder - November 26th, 2025 - 4:00 PM-7:00 PM November 26th, 2025 - 4:00 PM-7:00 PM

Good to be on Newstalk to look at the prospects for peace in Ukraine as Trump's envoy heads back to Moscow.
👉 Spoiler: How can Witkoff negotiate with Putin when he’s been exposed coaching Kremlin aides on how to pitch their lines to Trump? Intervu @ 2hr mark

www.goloudplayer.com/episodes/the...

A sign of the times when even Santa Claus and his elves need protection from Russia...

Good to be back live on the The Hard Shoulder on @newstalkfm.bsky.social
with host Ciara Doherty to look at the prospects for peace in Ukraine as Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff heads back to Moscow.
● Spoiler: The odds are slim

Russia's Central Bank y'day disclosed a 10 trillion ruble "time bomb" on banks' balance sheets.
👉 My MoscowTimes OpEd in July: Russian Banks Will Fall. The Question Is How Hard.
@themoscowtimes.com

New Peace Plan, really?
It’s just the Kremlin microwaving their previous fantastical notion and serving it up as diplomacy - anything to dodge the sanctions coming in hot.

New Peace Plan, really?
It’s just the Kremlin microwaving their previous fantastical notion and serving it up as diplomacy - anything to dodge the sanctions coming in hot.

Mayday to the Royal Navy as the Russian spy ship Yantar heads again to Ireland's largely unprotected waters

🎉 Exciting news!

I’ve launched my new website to showcase my journalism and share updates on my forthcoming book Leaving Russia.
It traces my 15 years reporting there and the human cost of Putin’s war — from exiled dissidents to displaced oligarchs. More anon.

👉 jasoncorcoranwrites.com

Российские компании отдают почти 40% прибыли на проценты по долгам - Русская служба The Moscow Times

Ticking time-bomb 💣
Russian companies are spending 40% of their profits paying just the interest on their debt, according to a Kremlin think tank.
Source: @themoscowtimes.com

www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/17/r...

Oh my days !! Coybig. Feel sorry for my Hungarian barber Gabor

Visa Bans Don't Hurt the Russians With True Power - The Moscow Times Opinion | The European Union has just banned Russians from obtaining multi-entry Schengen visas, billing the move as tightening the screws on the Kremlin.

My @themoscowtimes.com OpEd: Rich Russians with multiple passports or 'golden visas' can open doors with their money, while ordinary Russians become increasingly alienated
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/11/v...

Стоимость «Лукойла» рухнула на $10 миллиардов после санкций США - Русская служба The Moscow Times

#Lukoil's value has plunged by 19%, losing $10 billion since US sanctions were surprisingly imposed on Oct 23.
● The sanctions have also sabotaged the Russian oil producers' plans to sell foreign assets to Putin's allies.
#OOTT
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/12/s... www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/12/s...

Putin Allows Citigroup to Sell Its Russian Bank Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order allowing Citigroup Inc. to sell its bank inside the country to Renaissance Capital.

Putin allows Citigroup to sell uts Russian bank: Bloomberg
● Preferential treatment for a
US bank by Putin? European lenders still present in Russia claim to be seeking exits for the past few years...

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Visa Bans Don't Hurt the Russians With True Power - The Moscow Times Opinion | The European Union has just banned Russians from obtaining multi-entry Schengen visas, billing the move as tightening the screws on the Kremlin.

#OpEd Rich Russians with multiple passports or golden visas can open doors with their money, while ordinary Russians become increasingly alienated, argues Jason Corcoran.

Visa Bans Don't Hurt the Russians With True Power - The Moscow Times Opinion | The European Union has just banned Russians from obtaining multi-entry Schengen visas, billing the move as tightening the screws on the Kremlin.

My @themoscowtimes.com OpEd: Rich Russians with multiple passports or 'golden visas' can open doors with their money, while ordinary Russians become increasingly alienated
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/11/v...

Russians are complaining en masse about mobile internet outages across the country.
Source: Kremlin Telegram Baza
● The most severe outages are occurring in Putin's hometown St. Petersburg, Sochi, Tula, Voronezh, Ryazan, Krasnodar, Saratov, Nizhny Novgorod, and Ufa.

EU Bans Russians from Multi-Entry Schengen Visas - The Moscow Times The European Union will no longer issue multi-entry visas to Russian citizens residing in the country, its latest move to raise pressure on Moscow over its nearly four-year war on Ukraine. “From now o...

The EU Bans Russians from Multi-Entry Schengen Visas, but I wonder who it will hurt the most.
● Many oligarchs and senior Putin officials still retain 'golden passports' and 'golden visas' to continue their travel on their private jets to the West.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/07/e...

Главный социолог Кремля заявил об угрозе гражданской войны в России - Русская служба The Moscow Times

Kremlin's chief sociologist warned of the threat of civil war in Russia
● Alexander Kharichev also cited loss of political, territorial, and cultural sovereignty, depopulation, loss of public trust, and collapse of the political system as main challenges www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/05/v...

Экспорт российского газа в Европу пробил «дно» со времен Брежнева - Русская служба The Moscow Times

Russian gas exports to Europe have hit rock bottom and their lowest since the Brezhnev era
50 years ago.
source: Reuters
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/03/e...

У авиакомпании Red Wings сломались почти все самолеты для дальних рейсов. За границей застряли несколько тысяч россиян - Русская служба The Moscow Times

Russia's Red Wings Airlines has experienced a breakdown in nearly all of its long-haul aircraft, leaving several thousand Russians stranded abroad. #sanctions
Source: Shot Telegram
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/29/u...

Putin's regime brings the hammer down on an 18-year-old busker from St Petersburg. Who's next ?

Russia's Lukoil to Sell Overseas Assets After U.S. Sanctions - The Moscow Times Russian oil giant Lukoil will sell its overseas assets, the company said late Monday, after it was hit with U.S. sanctions over the war in Ukraine.

Firesale for Lukoil's foreign assets after Russia's second-largest oil producer was hit by US #sanctions
● Lukoil’s value sank by 7.2% in just a few days, causing nearly $4 billion in losses. #OOTT
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/27/r...

Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.

AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok all regularly cite
Russian propaganda.
Source: @WIRE
www.wired.com/story/chatbo...