Some of Russia’s best-known hawks have become more open in expressing a belief that Moscow simply doesn’t have the capacity to achieve an outright victory against Ukraine. https://t.co/FK73LNYD1N
Russia has added the human rights group OVD-Info, which tracks political persecution and supports victims, to its list of “extremist” organizations.
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In fact, it wasn't soul-searching that helped Pashinyan change his stance on Karabakh. It was a defeat in the war that started after he pulled out of talks, ignored peace advocates and taunted Aliyev. A better peace deal than current one was possible in 2018-19. He didn't take it
A massive black cloud rising above the St. Petersburg skyline from a Ukrainian drone strike set a gloomy tone for the opening of President Vladimir Putin’s annual showcase of Russia’s economic achievements. https://t.co/nUdZeM7LcR
Bonkers video from earlier today in St. Petersburg, where Russian police try to shoot down a Ukrainian drone, while bystanders casually video the effort (and the burning oil terminal in the background).
Proud to be the first high school student in the world to ever be sanctioned by an authoritarian regime for uncovering corruption. It just proves that the work I’ve done to expose Russias sanctions evasion stablecoin, A7A5, has touched a raw nerve.
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Such a pleasure to host @DAlperovitch for a detailed conversation about Russian decision-making in the lead-up to its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Much food for thought for historians and for students; part of our @kennaninstitute series on the war's origins.
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Death toll nationwide from Russia's overnight attack now stands at 18 (11 killed in Dnipro; 5 in Kyiv); more than 100 wounded. Rescuers still searching debris for survivors. Dnipro 👇
Less than two weeks after the Kremlin called the Starobilsk strike a "barbaric terrorist attack on young people," Russia launched 73 missiles and 656 drones at Ukrainian cities overnight, killing 17 — including two children — and wounding nearly 100. https://t.co/igq5rVUxZm
“There is an outcome where Russia just runs out of puff,” said Sir Alex Younger, the former head of Britain’s SIS, “where it doesn’t get pushed out of Ukraine but where the activities of the Russian army become strategically irrelevant.” https://t.co/LuRyWf16vK
Bloomberg News exclusive:
Vladimir Putin has been told by senior Russian officials that the war in Ukraine is becoming unaffordable, the most serious sign of internal division in Moscow since the full-scale invasion began
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Russia’s Influence Game: Church, State, and Espionage
@irinaborogan and I on the methods used by the Kremlin to secure Putin an alternative to the Munich Security Conference, for @cepa.
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Ukraine Turns the Tide: Why a Cease-Fire Is Now a Real Possibility, I write for @ForeignAffairs on the growing disconnect between the Kremlin's battlefield prospects and its aspirations: https://t.co/YGFRlPGzdQ