Author of book 'Leaving Russia' published in April 2026. Journalist for Sunday Times (UK), Business Insider (US), Moscow Times, Irish Independent. LFC🏆
Jason Corcoran
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The extended absence of Putin's Central Bank chief, Elvira Nabiullina, is becoming harder to ignore.... especially given @bloomberg.com reports that she tried to resign after the invasion.
www.interfax.ru/russia/1094738
Jason Corcoran
Except the bricks at #Aughinish alumina refinery in Ireland, owned by the sanctioned Putin oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
Russian Telegram channel reports Lieutenant General Alexander Maksimtsev was liquidated in a carbomb near Moscow.
● Maksimstev was chief of general staff and first dep commander of Russia’s Aerospace Forces. If confirmed, he's the 6th Russian general assassinated in 6 months.
The Kremlin is on a roll: Putin-backed candidates have now lost four elections in a row in Romania, Moldova, Hungary, and now Armenia in their backyard.
Back to the 90s: Moscow has begun searching for bombs under cars after a car bombing in the elite oligarch enclave Balashikha.
@moscowtimes.bsky.social
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Irish Government is fighting a rearguard action inside the EU to block economic sanctions against #Aughinish Alumina, following a push by Estonia to cut off the plant’s exports to Russia.
@irishtimes.com
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
#Armenia Is Breaking Up With Russia – And Putin Can’t Stop It
● Re-up my @themoscowtimes.com Op-Ed from last year as Armenia heads to the polls. With voters set to deepen ties with the EU and further distance from Russia, the piece feels more relevant
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/06/09/a...
Jason Corcoran
Jason Corcoran
Crimea's fuel crisis intensifies.
● "I walk to work now. Of course, this is less convenient than driving," said one resident of the city of Simferopol. "All I've got to do now is buy a horse!" he added.
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European Commission has opted not to include alumina exports to Russia, nor to list Ireland's Russian-owned #Aughinish refinery itself in its latest #sanctions.
www.rte.ie/news/2026/06...
Do Putin's Oligarchs Have Kompromat on the Irish Government?
● My OpEd for @irishexaminer.bsky.social today looks at Ireland's continuing deference to #Rusal and refusal to consider nationalising the #Aughinish refinery.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Jason Corcoran
Председатель Банка России Эльвира Набиуллина пропустит конференцию Национальной ассоциации участников фондового рынка (НАУФОР) 9 июня, так как остается на
⚡️ Update: Pashinyan's party wins Armenia election with nearly 50% amid shift away from Russia.
The pro-Russian Strong Armenia party finished second with around 23% of the vote.
