Tag: Russia

Uzbekistan Balances Nuclear Energy Cooperation with Russia and PRC (Syed Fazl-e-Haider – The Jamestown Foundation)

Uzbekistan is pursuing nuclear power cooperation with both Russia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), aiming to become a nuclear energy hub in...

Beyond the Drones: Confronting Russia’s Expanding Hybrid War on Europe (The Soufan Center)

Over the course of the past month, unidentified drones — widely believed to be Russian — have menaced Europe, intruding into foreign airspace and...

Kremlin’s New Moves Towards ‘Internet Sovereignty’ (Luke Rodeheffer – The Jamestown Foundation)

The Kremlin instituted restrictions on the civilian use of virtual private networks (VPN) and U.S.-built technology at the beginning of September, ostensibly fearing that...

Non-Russians Increasing Their Share of Russia’s Population (Paul Globe – The Jamestown Foundation)

Non-Russians in the Russian Federation are increasing their share of the country’s population despite decreasing in absolute numbers because the decline in the number...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 7, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

The Kremlin continues its reflective control campaign aimed at preventing the US from selling Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. Leaked Russian estimates of Russian killed in...

Russia Aims to Open a ‘New Page’ with Post-Assad Syria (Dario Cristiani – The Jamestown Foundation)

On September 9, a high-level Russian delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, paid an unannounced visit to Damascus and held talks with...

Kremlin Fears That Russian ‘War Correspondents’ Could Prototype Civil Society (Kassie Corelli – The Jamestown Foundation)

The September 7 Kremlin-backed religious-nationalist procession in Moscow only drew 40,000 people, supporting the argument that right-wing activists remain a marginal force and do...

Russia’s War Transforms Ukraine into a World-Leading Military Producer (Taras Kuzio – The Jamestown Foundation)

Russia’s 2022 invasion triggered a surge in Ukraine’s defense sector, experiencing a 350 percent growth since 2022. Ukraine leads globally in tactical and long-range...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 3, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian forces conducted a large, combined missile and drone strike against Ukraine on the night of October 2 to 3, increasingly leveraging missiles in...

China-Taiwan Weekly Update, October 3, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

PRC-Russia military cooperation. Leaked documents detail Russian plans to equip and train a PLA airborne battalion, which could play a significant role in a...

Winning the Battle, Not the War: Moldova’s Fight Against the Kremlin’s Hybrid Arsenal (The Soufan Center)

On Sunday, Moldova held pivotal parliamentary elections that delivered a victory for the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), despite aggressive Kremlin tactics...

Maritime Drones Becoming Flagship of the Ukrainian Navy (Yuri Lapaiev – The Jamestown Foundation)

The September 24 Ukrainian naval drone attack on oil terminals in Novorossiysk and Tuapse marked the first time that Ukraine has used maritime drones...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 1, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

The Kremlin continues the parallel use of nuclear threats and economic incentives to pressure the United States into normalizing US-Russian relations while explicitly rejecting...

Putin Attempts to Shift Nuclear Brinkmanship (Pavel K. Baev – The Jamestown Foundation)

Russian President Vladimir Putin is shifting from overt nuclear brinkmanship to using Russia’s nuclear energy program as a “peaceful” tool of influence, especially through...

Russia’s War in Ukraine: The Next Chapter (Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya – CSIS)

(Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya - CSIS - 30 September 2025) Western diplomatic efforts to negotiate a ceasefire with Moscow have repeatedly failed, showing...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 30, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russia and Belarus may conduct special forces sabotage operations against critical infrastructure in Poland and launch additional drone incursions and blame Ukraine. Kremlin-linked Moldovan politicians...