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The Russian sanctions and inflation conundrum
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The good news for President Biden: Tough Western sanctions against Russia, which he played a major role in putting together, are working to squeeze the Russian economy and cou...
By Maria Shagina
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Hubris and isolation led Vladimir Putin to misjudge Ukraine
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More than six weeks into his war against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is feeling the sting of failure. Thousands of Russian battlefield deaths. Three front-line r...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Nasty, Repressive, Aggressive -- Yes. But Is Russia Fascist? Experts Say 'No.'
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Among the characteristics Putin's Russia manifests that mirror fascism are historical revanchism and the embrace of hypermasculine authority -- "the macho cult of Putin" -- sa...
By Maria Snegovaya
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Kremlin spokesperson admits Russia has suffered 'significant losses,' calling the Ukraine invasion a 'huge tragedy' for Putin's forces
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The Russian army has suffered "significant losses" in the country's unprovoked war with Ukraine, Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, acknowledged Thursday. "We have significan...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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Russia Is Recruiting Mercenaries and Syrians to Ukraine, Western Officials Say
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As Russian troops retreat from northern Ukraine and focus operations on the country’s east and south, the Kremlin is struggling to scrape together enough combat-ready reinforc...
By Michael Kofman
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As Russia retreats from Kyiv, U.S. sees uglier fights to come
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Russia’s apparent retreat from Kyiv and retrenchment into Ukraine’s easternmost regions marks the latest sign that the war is at an inflection point — one that U.S. officials ...
By Michael Kofman
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How Kyiv Has Withstood Russia’s Attacks
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Kyiv is the ultimate prize for Russia: the heart of Ukraine, and the seat of a government it has sought to replace. For weeks, Russian troops have pressed in on the city from ...
By Michael Kofman
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Why Russia's military is bogged down by logistics in Ukraine
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After weeks of little success except in southeastern Ukraine, despite relentless shelling and thousands of military and civilian casualties, Moscow said during peace negotiati...
By Michael Kofman
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Russia ‘is trying to salvage a military fiasco’
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The White House today reacted with deep skepticism to Russia’s promise to reduce violence in Ukraine as a means of paving the way for possible peace talks, with government off...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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What Does Russia Want in Ukraine?
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Russia’s war in Ukraine has already racked up a serious economic toll by sending gas prices skyrocketing around the world. There is already concern from Eastern European state...
By Jim Townsend
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Russia Claims It Is Open to Peace Negotiations. Few Are Convinced.
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“We don’t know what Putin understands about how the war is going, and I would be surprised if he was already willing to downsize his political objectives,” said Andrea Kendall...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Where Does Putin’s War Go From Here?
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Shortly before dawn on Feb. 24, in an address to the nation peppered with falsehoods and grievances, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to invade neighboring Ukr...
By Jim Townsend & Michael Kofman
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NATO, explained: Why the alliance was formed — and what it's doing for Ukraine
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NATO is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's a military and political alliance that was founded in 1949 in response to the actions of the Soviet Union. "The Allies in...
By Jim Townsend
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‘Diminishing returns’: What can change the course for Putin in the Ukraine war?
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Michael Kofman, a Russian military analyst at research group CNA in Virginia, said significant Russian casualties do not necessarily seem to be a political limitation on Putin...
By Michael Kofman
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Russian generals are getting killed at an extraordinary rate
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The war in Ukraine is proving extraordinarily lethal for Russian generals, the gray men bedecked in service medals, who are being aggressively targeted by Ukrainian forces and...
By Margarita "Rita" Konaev & Jeffrey Edmonds
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In Ukraine, Biden must relearn Truman’s lessons from the cold war
Joe Biden entered the White House last year styling himself on Franklin Roosevelt. The better model today might be Harry Truman. His words to Congress 75 years ago this month—...
By Richard Fontaine
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The Next 2 Weeks Could Determine the Fate of Ukraine
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After the initial shock of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the biggest surprise of the war may be how badly the Russian army has performed. What at first seemed like a c...
By Michael Kofman
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Russian air force action increases despite flood of antiaircraft missiles into Ukraine
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“It’s very likely that the Russian Aerospace Forces have modified how they’re conducting operations,” said Michael Kofman, the director of Russian studies at CNA, a Virginia-b...
By Michael Kofman
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The Russian military's heavy losses from Ukraine in charts
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For Jeffrey Edmonds, a former US Army tanker and CIA military analyst, the US intelligence estimate of 7,000 losses seems too high. But he said even more conservative guesses ...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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Reported Detention of Russian Spy Boss Shows Tension Over Stalled Ukraine Invasion, U.S. Officials Say
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“It is hard to imagine some senior intelligence person talking with Putin and not telling Putin what he wants to hear, especially if it is a belief that is deeply held, like P...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jeffrey Edmonds
