Tag: Russia

How to deal with the Kremlin-created crisis in Europe (Stephen Blank, Philip Breedlove, Ian Brzezinski, Debra Cagan, Wesley K. Clark, Larry Diamond, Paula Dobriansky,...

Since President Biden’s virtual summit with President Putin on December 7, Russia has increased its troop presence on or near Ukraine’s borders. Having created...
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In Closing Memorial, Russia Heralds a New, Grimmer Era of Repression (Rachel Denber, HRW)

Directional sign "'Memorial' museum, archive, library," Moscow. © Memorial 2021 In two days, Russian courts have delivered a one-two punch to Russia’s human rights movement. Just...
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Two Pussy Riot Members, Two RFE/RL Journalists Added To Russia’s ‘Foreign Agents’ List (RFE RL)

Pussy Riot member Veronika Nikulshina (file photo) Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Veronika Nikulshina, two members of the Pussy Riot protest group, have been added to Russia's controversial "foreign...
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Biden, Putin To Hold Call As Tensions Simmer Over Ukraine (RFE RL)

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is "convinced" there can be effective dialogue between Washington and Moscow ahead of talks with U.S. President Joe...
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Russia, Belarus Announce Plans For More Joint Military Drills (RFE RL)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has welcomed Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka's proposal to hold another round of joint military drills. Putin, who met with Lukashenka in...
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Nord Stream 2 Operator, Gazprom Say New Pipeline Ready To Deliver Gas (RFE RL)

The operator of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany said it has filled the new pipeline with natural gas and...
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Haunting Photos From Memorial’s Archive Of Tragedy (Amos Chapple, RFE RL)

Some of the photos compiled over decades of work by Russia's Memorial International, which was ordered to be "liquidated" by the country's Supreme Court...
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Memorial Shutdown Seen As Portentous Point Of No Return For Putin’s Russia (Robert Coalson, RFE RL)

The year in Russia is winding down with a spate of events that have alarmed many observers about the intentions of President Vladimir Putin...
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Putin: Nord Stream 2 could help lower Europe’s high energy prices (Al Jazeera)

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that a new pipeline to Germany has been filled with natural gas, noting that it could help quickly...
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CAATSA, Russia’s S-400s, and the challenge for India’s defence indigenisation (Kartik Bommakanti, ORF)

The possibility of American sanctions in the form of the Counter America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) loom large over India’s decision to purchase...
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What the US Misunderstands About Russia (Nina L. Khrushcheva, Project-Syndicate)

In recent decades, the US and Europe have consistently dismissed Russia's security concerns relating to its former territories, and portrayed its resistance to NATO’s...
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In the New Space Race, Will Russia and China Triumph Over America? (Natalia Azarova, Carnegie Moscow Center)

As it has intensified in recent years, great power competition has not been confined to the limits of our planet. Many matters of space...
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Who Will Get a Slice of Russia’s 5G Pie? (Leonid Kovachich, Carnegie Moscow Center)

The Russian cellular network market is divided among a few foreign suppliers, mostly along geographical lines due to the way it developed over the...
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Post-Pandemic, Russia and China Must Improve Migration Governance (Yanliang Pan, Carnegie Moscow Center)

At the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic early last year, there were predictions it would put pressure on bilateral ties between Russia and China....
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Germany’s Russia Test (Liana Fix, Carnegie Moscow Center)

The new German government’s Russia policy could not have gotten off to a more difficult start. Barely a week after Annalena Baerbock was sworn...
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Russia orders top rights group shut, capping year of crackdowns (Reuters)

Russia's Supreme Court ordered the country's best-known human rights group on Tuesday to be liquidated for breaking a law requiring groups to register as...
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