Tag: Russia

Putin’s Beijing Visit Promises Few Rewards

(Pavel K. Baev - The Jamestown Foundation) The timing and scale of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming May 19–20 Beijing visit underscores Russia’s weakened...

Russia’s Engagement with the Global South: From Concept to Practice

(Aleksei Zakharov, Rajoli Siddharth Jayaprakash - Observer Research Foiundation) In recent years, the prioritisation of engagement with the non-West has re-emerged as a salient...

US Lets Russian Oil Waiver Linked To Iran War Expire, Reimposing Sanctions

(Alex Raufoglu - RFE/RL) The Trump administration has allowed a controversial waiver on sanctions targeting Russian seaborne oil to expire, reimposing restrictions that had...

Ukraine drones kill four in Russia, Moscow faces biggest attack in over a year

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) At least four people were killed in a major Ukrainian drone attack on Russian regions, including Moscow, which faced its largest assault...

Putin’s parade projected weakness but he is now more dangerous than ever

(Maksym Beznosiuk, William Dixon - Atlantic Council) Since taking office in 2000, Russian President Vladimir Putin has transformed the country’s Victory Day celebrations into...

Cui Bono? Tackling Russian Illicit Finance

(Matthew McGlynn - RUSI) The concept of cui bono – who benefits? – was first popularised by the Roman statesman Cicero and has been...

Russia’s prison population falls as convicts are sent to war

(Lucy Pakhnyuk - The Kyiv Independent) Russia's prison population has decreased by more than 180,000 inmates over five years, a decline partly driven by...

Central Asia Diversifies and Indigenizes Defense Procurement to Limit Reliance on Moscow

(Bradley Jardine, Edward Lemon - The Jamestown Foundation) On January 13, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced plans to revise Uzbekistan’s 2018 Defense Doctrine, signaling...

Vladimir Putin Creating ‘New Oprichnina’

(Kassie Corelli - The Jamestown Foundation) Independent Russian investigative journalism platform Important Stories published a report on May 4 about the growing split among...

Russian lawmakers approve bill allowing Putin to invade foreign countries

(Abbey Fenbert - The Kyiv Independent) Russia's State Duma, the lower house of the country's parliament, approved a bill on May 13 that gives...

Russian independent media publish new estimate of Russia’s losses in Ukraine

(Lucy Pakhnyuk - The Kyiv Independent) For the first time this year, independent Russian media outlets Mediazona and Meduza on May 9 updated their...

Putin says he thinks the Ukraine conflict is coming to an end

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that he thought the Ukraine conflict was coming to an end. Russia’s 2022 invasion of...

Russia Rehearsing Tactics Along NATO’s Baltic Frontline

(Anna J. Davis - The Jamestown Foundation) Drones originating from Russia entered Latvian airspace on May 7. Irrespective of whether the drones are Russian...

Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of violating ceasefire

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Friday of violating a two-day ceasefire announced by Moscow to cover the celebrations of the...

Kenya FM says 19 Kenyans have been killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Kenya’s foreign minister said on Thursday 19 citizens had died fighting on the Ukrainian frontline and 32 others were missing, as criticism...

Latvia says drones entered airspace from Russia, 1 may have crashed near oil facility

(Tania Myronyshena - The Kyiv Independent) Several drones entered Latvian airspace from Russia early on May 7, with one of them crashing near an...