Tag: Russia

U.S., Russia set for Jan. 10 security talks amid Ukraine tensions (Trevor Hunnicutt, Andrew Osborn, Reuters)

U.S. and Russian officials will hold security talks on Jan. 10 to discuss concerns about their respective military activity and confront rising tensions over...
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Sweden’s top general on watching Russia and responding to an invasion of Ukraine (Joe Gould, Defense News)

The supreme commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, Gen. Micael Bydén, recently met in person with the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chief’s of...
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U.S., Russia To Hold Ukraine Talks In Geneva On January 10 (RFE RL)

U.S. and Russian officials will hold security talks on January 10 amid mounting tensions over Ukraine. The bilateral talks will focus on nuclear arms control...
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How Biden Can Foster Real Peace in the South Caucasus (David L. Phillips, The National Interest)

A multilateral approach to the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict presents an opportunity for the United States and Russia to work together on a regional challenge where...
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Why Is America Pushing Russia and China Together? (Joergen Oerstroem Moeller, The National Interest)

In Ukraine, U.S. policy has pushed Russia and China together on an issue where the two countries do not see eye to eye.+ Why Is...
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The India–Russia strategic partnership is key to Indo-Pacific stability (Joshy M Paul, East Asia Forum)

India and Russia held their first ever 2+2 dialogue in New Delhi during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brief visit to India on 6 December. Both countries...
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‘Zone Of Repression’: Watchdog Says Russia’s Internet Crackdown ‘Redoubled’ In 2021 (RFE RL)

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Russian authorities have “redoubled their efforts” over the past year to repress online freedoms, citing the blocking of tools...
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Putin To Mull Options If West Doesn’t Meet ‘Security Guarantees’ (RFE RL)

President Vladimir Putin has said he would ponder various options if the West fails to meet Moscow’s demands for security guarantees, amid heightened tensions...
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Kremlin Considering Stoltenberg’s Proposed Meeting Of NATO-Russia Council (RFE RL)

The Russian Foreign Ministry has acknowledged that NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has proposed holding a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council next month, but the...
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Can Russia and NATO Come to an Agreement? (Vladimir Frolov, Carnegie Moscow Center)

For the last month, Russia has been waging a strategic assault to stop NATO’s expansion to the east once and for all. Moscow is...
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Counter-Threat Regime and Strategic Frivolity (Timofei Bordachev, Valdai Discussion Club)

At the end of 2021, relations between Russia and the West in the military-political sphere crossed the point of no return to any of the forms of interaction that arose in the first...
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A Russian invasion of Ukraine could be Vladimir Putin’s downfall (Taras Kuzio, Atlantic Council)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has succeeded in attracting the world’s attention by concentrating a vast invasion force along his country’s border with Ukraine and...
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Germany holds the key to deterring Russian moves against Ukraine (Constanze Stelzenmüller, Brookings)

Thirty years after the outbreak of the Yugoslav wars, the Western alliance is once more facing the possibility of a major armed conflict at...
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Russia’s draft agreements with NATO and the United States: Intended for rejection? (Steven Pifer, Brookings)

Russia maintains the world’s largest nuclear arsenal and the most powerful conventional military forces in Europe. Russian military units currently are deployed — uninvited...
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Russia-US escalation: How did we get here? (Leonid Ragozin, Al Jazeera)

Over the past year, tensions between Russia on one side and Ukraine and the West on the other, have flared, fuelling fears of another...
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Putin’s Ukraine Formula (Carl Bildt, Project-Syndicate)

As reports pile up about Russia’s military mobilization on Ukraine’s border and the Kremlin’s diplomatic demands, questions abound. What is going on? What will...
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