Janis N. Kluge

The biggest challenge for Putin right now is that expectations are shifting,

• said Janis Kluge, a Russia analyst at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs
  The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/08…Aug 28, 19:33

The crisis is already so widespread that it would be dangerous for Putin not to address it,

• Kluge said
  Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…Jul 1, 10:42

For now, it all evaporated, and the pressure is gone that was really starting to take a toll on the Russian budget,

• Mr. Kluge said, though he added
  The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/03…Mar 10, 15:09

It was a quite bad and difficult situation,

• said Janis Kluge, a Russia expert at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, a think tank
  The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/03…Mar 10, 15:09

It’s no surprise that the regions are struggling to balance their budgets. In 2025, they spent much more on the war than in previous years,

• Janis Kluge, an economist at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, wrote in a report earlier this month
  The Moscow Timesthemoscowtimes.com/2026/02…Feb 26, 11:14

Regions are also paying compensation for injuries and payouts to families of deceased soldiers,

• Kluge wrote
  The Moscow Timesthemoscowtimes.com/2026/02…Feb 26, 11:14