Ruslan Suleymanov

Cairo

Ruslan Suleymanov is a Russian orientalist and journalist. He was the senior Middle East correspondent of the TASS news agency in Cairo until February 2022. He resigned from this post in protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Articles

Foreign and security policy | 05.03.2026

Why so tame?

The US-Israeli attack on Iran puts Russia in an extremely difficult position — and yet, Moscow’s response has been rather reserved

Foreign and security policy | 22.04.2025

The silent remnant

As Assad’s regime collapsed like a house of cards, Russia’s narrative changed. Its interests didn’t

Foreign and security policy | 24.10.2024

Pressure on an atomic level

Israel’s strikes against Hezbollah and Hamas weaken Iran. The country’s will to cross the nuclear threshold is growing

Democracy and society | 19.03.2024

The Chronicles of Putin, pt. 5

As expected, Vladimir Putin won this year’s controversial presidential election by a record margin. What can Russians expect over the next six years?

Foreign and security policy | 05.09.2023

The enemy of my enemy…

Russia is keen to cooperate with anyone with anti-Western policies – including the Taliban – just to claim that it’s not alone with its sentiment

Democracy and society | 18.11.2022

The Putin regime’s façade begins to crack

The word ‘stability’ has been the motto of Putin’s rule. But now he himself has become a source of instability

Foreign and security policy | 15.04.2022

The pitfalls of Arab-Russian dependency

Food supply chains, energy partnerships, and political outlooks make it difficult for Arab states to pick a side in the Russia-Ukraine war