Center for European Policy Analysis Issues Commentary: Russia Goes Mad MAX
April 25, 2026
April 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on April 24, 2026, by Anda Bologa, senior researcher with the Tech Policy Program:
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Russia Goes Mad MAX
The Kremlin wants to copy China by creating a superapp, MAX, to dominate Russian digital life. It can only succeed through coercion.
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MAX is modeled on Tencent's WeChat: a single app for messaging, public services, payments, . . .
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Russia Goes Mad MAX
The Kremlin wants to copy China by creating a superapp, MAX, to dominate Russian digital life. It can only succeed through coercion.
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MAX is modeled on Tencent's WeChat: a single app for messaging, public services, payments, . . .