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'A rush to failure': How the Russian military started off so badly in Ukraine
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The first week of Russia's invasion of Ukraine does not appear to have gone to plan. Russia's attempts at a fast-paced assault haven't brought its forces inside Kyiv, the capi...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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Why Did Russia Invade Ukraine Now?
For the four months it took President Vladimir Putin to concentrate the Russian forces and firepower to launch what he thought would be a blitzkrieg into Ukraine, the world wa...
By Jim Townsend
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Intermediaries seek diplomatic opening, despite gloom about Putin’s aims in Ukraine
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Some officials trying to advance talks between Russia and Ukraine to end the war are seeing positions shift ever so slightly in Moscow and Kyiv, but a huge gap remains to be b...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Russia's Ukraine Invasion Lifts Defense Stocks, Upends Years Of Military Austerity In Europe
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As an anxious world watched Russia deploy soldiers along its border with Ukraine in January, Germany offered to send Ukrainian troops 5,000 helmets. The offer — coming from a ...
By Carisa Nietsche
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Ukrainian ambassador gets standing ovation, as Biden praises Ukraine’s strength in State of the Union
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Almost as soon as his State of the Union address began on Tuesday, President Biden sought to unify the Democratic and Republican parties against Russia following its recent at...
By Richard Fontaine
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Rapid escalation of Ukraine crisis fuels fear of confrontation between Russia and the West
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Russia, careening toward economic crisis under the weight of devastating Western sanctions, has put its nuclear forces on alert as the Kremlin’s siege of Ukraine intensifies. ...
By Jim Townsend
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Biden Steps to Mic Under Shadow of Inflation Pain, Putin’s War
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President Joe Biden built his five-decade political career around his foreign policy expertise and deft touch with everyday Americans, qualities that polls show many voters no...
By Richard Fontaine
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Biden Adopts Play-It-Cool Strategy With Putin
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President Biden is taking a play-it-cool strategy with Russian President Vladimir Putin. When Putin called for putting Russia’s deterrence forces — which includes nuclear wea...
By Richard Fontaine
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Russia’s Tight Embrace of Belarus Raises Prospect of Nuclear Deployment
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Belarusians voting in today’s referendum are poised to abandon the country’s nonnuclear status, an outcome that could lead to Moscow deploying such weapons in Belarus just as ...
By Michael Kofman
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Just Beginning
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Russia has only deployed around one-third of its amassed forces into Ukraine, a senior U.S. defense official said in a briefing to reporters on Friday, underscoring the risk o...
By Michael Kofman
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
West Sanctions Russia but Fears Game-Changing AttackWhen President Joe Biden stood in front of the world’s media in the East Room of the White House on Thursday (Friday AEDT), he said what every major leader had been thinking a...
By Martijn Rasser
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‘Putin Chose This War’: Biden Denounces Russia’s Actions in Ukraine
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President Biden on Thursday denounced President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and his “sinister vision for the future of our world,” vowing that Mr. Putin and his country would ...
By Richard Fontaine
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‘What Is the End Game?’ Russia’s Multipronged Assault on Ukraine
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Missile strikes against air defences and critical military infrastructure, a rocket bombardment against major troop locations followed by a three-pronged land attack: Russia’s...
By Michael Kofman
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Biden’s Own Aides Feared His Sanctions Wouldn’t Stop Putin
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U.S. officials spent hundreds of hours over five months debating, crafting and then touting a punishing array of economic sanctions to try to scare Russian President Vladimir ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
CNAS Responds: Assessing the wide-reaching impacts of the Russian invasion of UkraineRichard Fontaine Chief Executive Officer: Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine will produce many casualties. Among them may be Washington’s foremost foreign policy plans. T...
By Richard Fontaine, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Lisa Curtis, Paul Scharre, Edward Fishman, Emily Kilcrease, Samuel Bendett & Ryan Fedasiuk
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When it Comes to Putin, Sanctions May Have Limits as a Tool of Coercion
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When Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech to the nation Monday night, setting the stage for a new Russian military intervention in neighboring Ukraine, he chara...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Biden Tested by Brewing Russian Crisis
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President Biden’s leadership is being tested by the brewing crisis caused by Russian aggression toward Ukraine. The stakes are high for Biden, particularly given the chaotic ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Inside the White House Preparations for a Russian Invasion
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As fears grow of potential Russian aggression against Ukraine, a “Tiger Team” led by the White House is quietly gaming out how the United States would respond to a range of ja...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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US Warns of ‘Immediate’ Threat that Russia Will invade Ukraine
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The US has warned of an “immediate” threat that Russia will invade Ukraine after President Joe Biden summoned transatlantic leaders to a meeting to discuss the crisis and emba...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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‘Dangerous Moment’: Russian Naval Buildup Near Ukraine Hits Cold War Levels
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Over the past few weeks, Russia has pulled warships from across the globe to mass in the Black Sea and Mediterranean as part of one of the largest displays of naval firepower ...
By Michael Kofman
