Tag: Russia

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...