Tag: Russia

From street detentions to car seizures, Russia intensifies conscription of Ukrainians in occupied territories

(Yuliia Taradiuk - The Kyiv Independent) Russia continues conscripting Ukrainians into the Russian army in occupied territories, according to the reports from the National...

Russia slams ‘EU warmongers’ for not backing Trump’s war against its ally

(Tim Zadorozhnyy - The Kyiv Independent) Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev on March 17 accused European leaders of being "anti-Trump" after they declined to support...

Amid Kremlin internet crackdown, Russia’s most popular messenger app is disappearing

(Kollen Post - The Kyiv Independent) Russians are reporting loss of access to Telegram as the Kremlin pushes citizens onto a state-sponsored alternative to...

EU renews sanctions against Moscow. Orbán: Brussels cannot do without cheap Russian oil

EU ambassadors have reached an agreement to extend individual sanctions against Russia for a further six months. The list includes over 2,700 individuals, entities...

Zelensky: Easing sanctions on Russian oil makes not very logical

(Clea Caulcutt - Politico) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday criticized the Trump administration's decision to temporarily lift sanctions on Russian oil in an...

Via libera degli USA all’acquisto di petrolio russo: qualcosa sta cambiando

(Marzia Giglioli) Lo shock petrolifero che temono i mercati obbliga a scelte che fino a pochi giorni fa potevano essere impensabili. Oggi arriva la notizia...

Russia: Digital Iron Curtain Falls on Internet Freedom Protection Day

(Human Rights Watch) Russian authorities have escalated their internet censorship efforts over the past month, Human Rights Watch said, a day marked by free...

How Trump’s Iran exposure could hand Putin a lottery win

(Stephen Collinson - CNN) If Vladimir Putin’s quarter-century of expansionist rule has taught the West anything, it’s that the Russian president shouldn’t be taken...

Macron, G7 consensus not to change position on Moscow, efforts continue for Kiev

Among G7 leaders, there remains an unchanged consensus that ‘we must not change our position on Russia and must maintain our efforts for Ukraine,’...

Russia-linked hackers appear on Iran war’s cyber front, but their impact is murky

(David DiMolfetta - Defense One) Apparent Russia-linked hacking collectives backing Iran have been observed joining the cyber activity unfolding alongside the U.S.-Israel war against...

Zelensky, US propose Kiev-Moscow negotiations next week

Washington has proposed negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow next week, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Trump e Putin cercano una exit strategy

(Marzia Giglioli) Squillano i telefoni del Cremlino e della Casa Bianca: da una parte Putin, dall'altra Trump. Una telefonata di oltre un'ora, incentrata sul conflitto in...

La guerra in Iran segna nuovi equilibri tra Trump e Putin

(Marzia Giglioli)  La guerra in Iran dimostra che la mediazione non esiste più, esiste solo ciò che si vuole ottenere e per questo bisogna esercitare...

A General’s Correspondence Details The Wartime Role Of Graft In The Russian Military

(Yelizaveta Surnacheva, Valeriya Yegoshyna, Kira Tolstyakova, Schemes and Systema - RFE RL) “War is war, but don’t forget about the cash. Get yours,” a...

Copying Ukraine, Russia has begun using uncrewed boats at sea

(David Kirichenko - ASPI The Strategist) Ukraine’s most significant success in fighting off Russia has arguably been in the Black Sea. It forced Russia’s...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 1, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War)  Russia continues to offer no support but boilerplate condemnations to Iran following the deaths of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali...