Jason Corcoran
@jasoncorcoran.bsky.social
Irish journalist/analyst/ speaker covering Russia & CIS. Recent bylines: Sunday Times (UK), Business Insider (US), Moscow Times, Irish Independent. LFC🏆
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Jason Corcoran
@jasoncorcoran.bsky.social
· Sep 30
Putin Can't Hide Russia's Gasoline Crisis - The Moscow Times
Opinion | Gasoline in Russia is being rationed from its western Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad to Vladivostok in the Far East. The nation that parades as an energy superpower cannot keep its own drive...
www.themoscowtimes.com
My latest @themoscowtimes.com OpEd: Putin can't hide it: Gasoline in Russia is being rationed from its western Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad to Vladivostok in the Far East.
#OOTT
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/09/30/p...
#OOTT
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/09/30/p...
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...
● 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...
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...
www.themoscowtimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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...
● 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...
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...
● 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...
Главный социолог Кремля заявил об угрозе гражданской войны в России - Русская служба The Moscow Times
www.moscowtimes.ru
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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...
● 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...
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...
50 years ago.
source: Reuters
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/03/e...
Экспорт российского газа в Европу пробил «дно» со времен Брежнева - Русская служба The Moscow Times
www.moscowtimes.ru
November 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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...
50 years ago.
source: Reuters
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/03/e...
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...
Source: Shot Telegram
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/29/u...
У авиакомпании Red Wings сломались почти все самолеты для дальних рейсов. За границей застряли несколько тысяч россиян - Русская служба The Moscow Times
www.moscowtimes.ru
October 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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...
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 ?
Diana Loginova, 18, was sentenced to 13 days in jail shortly after finishing a previous 13-day sentence for her band's performances of anti-war songs.
St. Petersburg Street Musician Jailed Again Over Viral Anti-Putin Performance - The Moscow Times
A Russian court has sentenced 18-year-old street musician Diana Loginova to 13 days in jail for a second time this month over her viral performances of anti-Kremlin songs.
www.themoscowtimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Putin's regime brings the hammer down on an 18-year-old busker from St Petersburg. Who's next ?
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...
● 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...
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.
www.themoscowtimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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...
● 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...
AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok all regularly cite
Russian propaganda.
Source: @WIRE
www.wired.com/story/chatbo...
Russian propaganda.
Source: @WIRE
www.wired.com/story/chatbo...
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.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok all regularly cite
Russian propaganda.
Source: @WIRE
www.wired.com/story/chatbo...
Russian propaganda.
Source: @WIRE
www.wired.com/story/chatbo...
A third of Russians report a lack of money for food as pessimism about the economy reaches a record high in 20 years of research: Gallup Research
@MoscowTimes_ru
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/27/t...
@MoscowTimes_ru
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/27/t...
Треть россиян заявили о нехватке денег на еду - Русская служба The Moscow Times
www.moscowtimes.ru
October 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
A third of Russians report a lack of money for food as pessimism about the economy reaches a record high in 20 years of research: Gallup Research
@MoscowTimes_ru
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/27/t...
@MoscowTimes_ru
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/27/t...
Reposted by Jason Corcoran
One for your collection, @electionlit.bsky.social!
October 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
One for your collection, @electionlit.bsky.social!
Reposted by Jason Corcoran
My @themoscowtimes.com OpEd:
'Can Russians Be Trusted With Dollars? The Finance Ministry Doesn't Think So.'
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/23/c...
'Can Russians Be Trusted With Dollars? The Finance Ministry Doesn't Think So.'
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/23/c...
Can Russians Be Trusted With Dollars? The Finance Ministry Doesn't Think So. - The Moscow Times
Opinion | President Vladimir Putin has opened a new front against his own citizens.
www.themoscowtimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
My @themoscowtimes.com OpEd:
'Can Russians Be Trusted With Dollars? The Finance Ministry Doesn't Think So.'
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/23/c...
'Can Russians Be Trusted With Dollars? The Finance Ministry Doesn't Think So.'
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/23/c...
Reposted by Jason Corcoran
#OpEd A proposed law to grant Putin powers over Russians' foreign currency transactions would suffocate personal freedom and the economy, warns Jason Corcoran.
Can Russians Be Trusted With Dollars? The Finance Ministry Doesn't Think So. - The Moscow Times
Opinion | Russian President Vladimir Putin has opened a new front against his own citizens.
www.themoscowtimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
#OpEd A proposed law to grant Putin powers over Russians' foreign currency transactions would suffocate personal freedom and the economy, warns Jason Corcoran.
Wowski ! Chinese state-owned oil companies have suspended purchases of Russian oil: Reuters
● The reason is the surprise sanctions imposed by Trump's US admin against Rosneft and Lukoil, the Kremlin’s oil champions.
● The reason is the surprise sanctions imposed by Trump's US admin against Rosneft and Lukoil, the Kremlin’s oil champions.
October 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Wowski ! Chinese state-owned oil companies have suspended purchases of Russian oil: Reuters
● The reason is the surprise sanctions imposed by Trump's US admin against Rosneft and Lukoil, the Kremlin’s oil champions.
● The reason is the surprise sanctions imposed by Trump's US admin against Rosneft and Lukoil, the Kremlin’s oil champions.
My @themoscowtimes.com OpEd:
'Can Russians Be Trusted With Dollars? The Finance Ministry Doesn't Think So.'
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/23/c...
'Can Russians Be Trusted With Dollars? The Finance Ministry Doesn't Think So.'
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/23/c...
Can Russians Be Trusted With Dollars? The Finance Ministry Doesn't Think So. - The Moscow Times
Opinion | President Vladimir Putin has opened a new front against his own citizens.
www.themoscowtimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
My @themoscowtimes.com OpEd:
'Can Russians Be Trusted With Dollars? The Finance Ministry Doesn't Think So.'
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/23/c...
'Can Russians Be Trusted With Dollars? The Finance Ministry Doesn't Think So.'
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/23/c...
Trump's US Treasury sanctions Rosneft and Lukoil, Putin's oil champions
● This is the first significant direct sanctions on Russia action taken by Trump during his second term, but will he ever pony up the Tomahawks for Ukraine.
#Oott
● This is the first significant direct sanctions on Russia action taken by Trump during his second term, but will he ever pony up the Tomahawks for Ukraine.
#Oott
October 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Trump's US Treasury sanctions Rosneft and Lukoil, Putin's oil champions
● This is the first significant direct sanctions on Russia action taken by Trump during his second term, but will he ever pony up the Tomahawks for Ukraine.
#Oott
● This is the first significant direct sanctions on Russia action taken by Trump during his second term, but will he ever pony up the Tomahawks for Ukraine.
#Oott
AP and CNN reports this evening Putin-Trump summit in Budapest has been canned.
● I am guessing Putin didn't fancy being transported to Hungary via the Druzhba oil pipeline.
● I am guessing Putin didn't fancy being transported to Hungary via the Druzhba oil pipeline.
October 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
AP and CNN reports this evening Putin-Trump summit in Budapest has been canned.
● I am guessing Putin didn't fancy being transported to Hungary via the Druzhba oil pipeline.
● I am guessing Putin didn't fancy being transported to Hungary via the Druzhba oil pipeline.
Back to the USSR: Putin will have the right to ban Russians from any foreign currency transactions as part of new repressive measures to stamp out "speculators."
Source: Interfax
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/20/p...
Source: Interfax
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/20/p...
Путин получит право запрещать россиянам любые операции с валютой
- Русская служба The Moscow Times
www.moscowtimes.ru
October 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Back to the USSR: Putin will have the right to ban Russians from any foreign currency transactions as part of new repressive measures to stamp out "speculators."
Source: Interfax
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/20/p...
Source: Interfax
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/20/p...
When Trump’s idea of peace talks sounds more like an episode of 'Survivor: Kremlin Edition.'
Breaking news: Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile White House meeting on Friday, warning that Vladimir Putin had said he would 'destroy' Ukraine if it did not agree on.ft.com/4ou5h1A
October 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
When Trump’s idea of peace talks sounds more like an episode of 'Survivor: Kremlin Edition.'
About as sensible and viable as Boris Johnson's 350bn euro tunnel linking Scotland to Northern Ireland.
Kirill Dmitriev said the $8 billion project could be completed within eight years by Musk’s Boring Company.
Kremlin Envoy Floats U.S.-Russia ‘Putin-Trump Tunnel’ Using Elon Musk Tech - The Moscow Times
A Russian presidential economic envoy and key negotiator in Ukraine peace talks has proposed building an $8 billion undersea tunnel linking Alaska and Russia using Elon Musk’s tunnel construction comp...
www.themoscowtimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
About as sensible and viable as Boris Johnson's 350bn euro tunnel linking Scotland to Northern Ireland.
Good to be back live on @newstalkfm.bsky.social on the Hard Shoulder with host
@jonathanhealy.bsky.social
Jonathan Healy to talk about Zelensky's plea for Tomahawks as Trump plans another rendezvous with Putin in Budapest.
@jonathanhealy.bsky.social
Jonathan Healy to talk about Zelensky's plea for Tomahawks as Trump plans another rendezvous with Putin in Budapest.
October 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Good to be back live on @newstalkfm.bsky.social on the Hard Shoulder with host
@jonathanhealy.bsky.social
Jonathan Healy to talk about Zelensky's plea for Tomahawks as Trump plans another rendezvous with Putin in Budapest.
@jonathanhealy.bsky.social
Jonathan Healy to talk about Zelensky's plea for Tomahawks as Trump plans another rendezvous with Putin in Budapest.
Putin's Economy Minister has warned of the threat of a debt crisis in Russia's large companies due to soaring interest rates
● About 24% of companies are currently at risk of bankruptcy: Kremlin think-tank.
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/16/v...
● About 24% of companies are currently at risk of bankruptcy: Kremlin think-tank.
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/16/v...
В правительстве предупредили об угрозе долгового кризиса в крупных компаниях - Русская служба The Moscow Times
www.moscowtimes.ru
October 17, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Putin's Economy Minister has warned of the threat of a debt crisis in Russia's large companies due to soaring interest rates
● About 24% of companies are currently at risk of bankruptcy: Kremlin think-tank.
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/16/v...
● About 24% of companies are currently at risk of bankruptcy: Kremlin think-tank.
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/16/v...
Russia’s stocks plunged by the most in three years after a senior diplomat said that progress toward a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine had stalled.
● The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) Index sank 4.05% to 2,563.3 points.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/08/r...
● The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) Index sank 4.05% to 2,563.3 points.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/08/r...
Russian Stocks Suffer Sharpest Single-Day Drop in 3 Years - The Moscow Times
Russia’s stock market suffered its steepest single-day decline in three years on Wednesday after a senior diplomat said that progress toward a potential peace deal to end the war in Ukraine had largel...
www.themoscowtimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Russia’s stocks plunged by the most in three years after a senior diplomat said that progress toward a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine had stalled.
● The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) Index sank 4.05% to 2,563.3 points.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/08/r...
● The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) Index sank 4.05% to 2,563.3 points.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/08/r...
Reposted by Jason Corcoran
Russia has ramped up imports of gasoline from Belarus to ease mounting fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian attacks on its oil refineries, Reuters reported.
Russia Boosts Fuel Imports From Belarus as Refinery Strikes Deepen Domestic Shortages - The Moscow Times
Russia has ramped up imports of gasoline from Belarus to ease mounting fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian attacks on its oil refineries, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing industry sources.
www.themoscowtimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Russia has ramped up imports of gasoline from Belarus to ease mounting fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian attacks on its oil refineries, Reuters reported.
Putin's gasoline crisis is spreading. Gazprom Neft, the Kremlin-controlled oil producer, has run out of fuel in all of it stations in the southern city of Krasnodar. #OOTT
● Nationwide shortages were previously reported at independently-owned outlets
Source: Krasnodar Telegram
● Nationwide shortages were previously reported at independently-owned outlets
Source: Krasnodar Telegram
October 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Putin's gasoline crisis is spreading. Gazprom Neft, the Kremlin-controlled oil producer, has run out of fuel in all of it stations in the southern city of Krasnodar. #OOTT
● Nationwide shortages were previously reported at independently-owned outlets
Source: Krasnodar Telegram
● Nationwide shortages were previously reported at independently-owned outlets
Source: Krasnodar Telegram