Evgenii Liamin

Evgenii Liamin

Senior Analyst
Evgenii is a political analyst, project manager and anti‑war activist with a background in political science, civic education and humanitarian assistance.

Prior to joining the EK Strategic Communications Center, Evgenii co‑founded The Politics Space (Prostranstvo Politika), a civic education initiative in Russia that organized political discussions among students across different Russian regions. Following Russia’s full‑scale invasion of Ukraine, he co‑founded and coordinated Emigration for Action, an organization providing medicines and humanitarian assistance to Ukrainian refugees in Georgia. He has also collaborated with the Platform of Anti‑War Initiatives since 2022, supporting projects aimed at ending Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, addressing the consequences of the war and advancing democratic change in Russia.

At the EK Strategic Communications Center, Evgenii focuses on Russian domestic politics, Kremlin decision‑making, state propaganda, public opinion dynamics and elite conflicts. He has authored and co‑authored reports on mobilization, digital censorship, war fatigue and Kremlin influence campaigns, as well as on Moscow’s relations with Europe, China and the United States.

Evgenii holds a degree in Political Science from the Higher School of Economics, one of Russia’s leading universities.
Evgenii is a political analyst, project manager and anti‑war activist with a background in political science, civic education and humanitarian assistance.

Prior to joining the EK Strategic Communications Center, Evgenii co‑founded The Politics Space (Prostranstvo Politika), a civic education initiative in Russia that organized political discussions among students across different Russian regions. Following Russia’s full‑scale invasion of Ukraine, he co‑founded and coordinated Emigration for Action, an organization providing medicines and humanitarian assistance to Ukrainian refugees in Georgia. He has also collaborated with the Platform of Anti‑War Initiatives since 2022, supporting projects aimed at ending Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, addressing the consequences of the war and advancing democratic change in Russia.

At the EK Strategic Communications Center, Evgenii focuses on Russian domestic politics, Kremlin decision‑making, state propaganda, public opinion dynamics and elite conflicts. He has authored and co‑authored reports on mobilization, digital censorship, war fatigue and Kremlin influence campaigns, as well as on Moscow’s relations with Europe, China and the United States.

Evgenii holds a degree in Political Science from the Higher School of Economics, one of Russia’s leading universities.

Articles by Evgenii Liamin

EK Strategic Communications Center Report
October 21, 2026

Russia’s Sovereign Internet Under Attack

Propaganda stayed silent while Z channels turned on Yandex
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
October 14, 2026

The Diesel Deal and the Energy Ceasefire: Reactions in Russia

Triumph on air, silence about the energy ceasefire
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
October 8, 2026

“Plague in Siberia”: Another Kremlin Communications Failure

Deleted reports, quarantines and a diagnosis of pneumonia
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
Kremlin FIMI Weekly Analytics
October 8, 2026

From Amplification to Interference in German and French Protests

How RT recast accusations of Russian involvement as blame-shifting
By Sasha Starost, Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
October 6, 2026

The Kremlin Shifts More of the War’s Cost onto Russians

An Overview of Russia’s Draft 2027–2029 Budget
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
September 26, 2026

The Kremlin at the UNGA

Staying the Course on War and “Dangerous Self-Deception”
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
September 25, 2026

Kaliningrad: Putin’s Citadel or Russia’s European Future?

How Kremlin militarization confronts Kaliningrad’s European aspirations
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
September 18, 2026

Moscow against London: the Kremlin’s anti-British campaign

How the Kremlin escalated from insults to threats of sabotage against Britain
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
September 16, 2026

2026 State Duma elections

How the Kremlin relies on coercion to manufacture an image of unity
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
September 9, 2026

Kremlin Narratives on the Kushner–Witkoff Trip

“We Are Not Expecting Peace, and That Is for Sure”
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
September 7, 2026

Vladimir Putin’s Asian Tour and His Resolve to Continue the War

How Putin’s tour exposed partners’ pressure for peace and Moscow’s resolve to continue the war
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
September 3, 2026

The Kremlin’s Escalation of a Hybrid War Against Europe

How the Kremlin’s hybrid confrontation with Europe is entering a new phase
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
September 2, 2026

Berlin's response to the Kremlin's Leipzig sabotage: first reactions in Russia

How Russian officials and pro-war channels framed Berlin’s response to the Leipzig drone sabotage
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
August 24, 2026

State Duma Elections: The Illusion of Stability Amid a Crisis of Public Trust in the Kremlin

Kremlin electoral management amid falling ratings and high demand for peace
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
August 14, 2026

The Kremlin’s Narrative on Mobilization: Frighten, Bargain, and, if that Fails, Declare It

How the Kremlin brandishes mobilization in the resuming talks while quietly preparing for it
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
August 3, 2026

China and Russia: a Master–Vassal Pact Against Common Enemies

Military partnership, energy deal, occupied territories of Ukraine and cooperation in FIMI
By Egor Kuroptev, Evgenii Liamin
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
July 31, 2026

Poland’s Kremlin-Linked Influence Ecosystem

How Kremlin FIMI networks operate in Poland
By Egor Kuroptev, Anton Mikhalchuk, Evgenii Liamin
Kremlin FIMI Weekly Analytics
July 31, 2026

Kremlin Uses Berlin CSD Attack To Fuel Anti-Migrant And Anti-Elite Sentiment

How one attack was used to make Germany’s democratic institutions look complicit and illegitimate
By Sasha Starost, Evgenii Liamin
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
July 29, 2026

Escalation of Rhetoric: The European Track of the Kremlin’s Domestic Propaganda

How the Kremlin popaganda escalates the narrative of an inevitable war with Europe
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
July 24, 2026

A New Phase of the Drone War: Strikes on Russian Marketplace Warehouses

Strikes on Wildberries exposed the systemic vulnerability of Russia’s economy and turned into a source of domestic political discontent
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
July 9, 2026

“The Country Is Going In The Wrong Direction”: Public Opinion Dynamics In Russia Amid The Fuel Crisis

Russia’s fuel crisis turning the costs of war into everyday hardship and accelerating public distrust in the Kremlin
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
July 7, 2026

Ceasefire as Victory: Presidential Administration narrative testing and Kremlin expert debate

How the Presidential Administration is preparing Russians to accept a Ukraine ceasefire as victory amid battlefield deadlock and Z-blogger resistance
By Evgenii Liamin
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
July 3, 2026

The Belarus factor: the Kremlin's propaganda efforts to draw Lukashenko into the war

Moscow’s escalating pressure on Minsk and Lukashenko’s efforts to keep Belarus out of the war
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
June 24, 2026

The Kremlin At A Crossroads: Army Recruitment, Roundups Of Men, And The Risks Of A New Mobilization

Russia’s recruitment crisis is pushing the Kremlin toward covert mobilization, as raids in Penza expose growing military shortages and political risks.
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
June 17, 2026

Russia's Fuel Crisis: From A Gasoline To A Narrative Deficit

Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s oil infrastructure have triggered fuel shortages across dozens of regions, disrupted logistics to occupied Crimea, and exposed the failure of Kremlin propaganda.
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
June 12, 2026

Russian Ultra-Right Groups In Support Of The “Party Of Perpetual War”

Why Russia’s ultra-right ideologues Alexander Dugin and Konstantin Malofeev present nuclear escalation and autocracy as the only path to victory, and why even the pro-war Z-community rejects their vision
By Evgenii Liamin, Egor Kuroptev
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
June 5, 2026

The Kremlin’s 2026 Election Campaign In Armenia

How the Kremlin combined AI deepfakes, Church networks, diaspora mobilisation, and economic blackmail
By Anton Mikhalchuk, Evgenii Liamin
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
May 13, 2026

"Ukraine As Armenia's Possible Future": The Kremlin Against The European Summits In Yerevan

How the Kremlin used the Armenia–EU summit to frame European integration as a Ukraine-style path to war, lost sovereignty, and Western control
By Anton Mikhalchuk, Evgenii Liamin
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
May 8, 2026

“NATO’s Fracture and A New Military Bloc Rising”: The Kremlin’s European Narratives

How Kremlin propaganda turns NATO tensions and European rearmament into proof that the West is preparing a wider war with Russia
By Evgenii Liamin
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
May 8, 2026

Victory Day 2026 Amid Mounting Kremlin Failure

How Ukraine’s drone strikes and rising war fatigue turned Victory Day 2026 into a display of Kremlin weakness rather than triumph
By Evgenii Liamin
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
April 26, 2026

Russia's Escalation Course in Europe: Official Rhetoric, Propaganda, and Provocations

How Russia’s security bloc combines anti-NATO rhetoric with Baltic provocations to manufacture a pretext for escalation beyond Ukraine
By Evgenii Liamin
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
April 21, 2026

Pressure From Within: Public Anger as a Weapon in Russia's Ongoing Elite Conflict

How the Presidential Administration used loyal influencers and falling Putin ratings to challenge the FSB, and influence Russia’s choice between escalation and face-saving peace
By Egor Kuroptev, Evgenii Liamin
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
March 30, 2026

Voice & Exit: Russian society's responses to the Kremlin's new wave of digital censorship

How Russia’s Telegram crackdown turned digital censorship into a shared grievance, driving users toward VPNs, alternative messengers, and protest
By Evgenii Liamin
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
March 21, 2026

Mobilization: Infrastructure Readiness and the Kremlin’s Political Vulnerability

Why Moscow is avoiding a new draft before elections while quietly preparing for one afterward
By Evgenii Liamin
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
March 3, 2026

Kremlin Reaction to the U.S.–Israel War Against Iran

The Iran war pushes Moscow closer to Beijing while it avoids confronting Trump and exploits Ukraine parallels
By Evgenii Liamin
EK Strategic Communications Center Report
March 1, 2026

The Price Shock of Early 2026: Rising Discontent and Propaganda Response

Rising prices fuel public anger as Kremlin propaganda downplays inflation and blames liberal economic policy
By Evgenii Liamin

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