Tag: Russia

Biden Administration Aligns With Kremlin Push for Minsk ‘Agreements’ on Ukraine (Part Two) (Vladimir Socor, The Jamestown Foundation)

The Joseph Biden administration has recently learned the Russian MinskSpeak, chapter and verse. Following direct discussions with Moscow (see EDM, October 20, December 8, 9, 14), the White...

Moscow Fears Ankara’s Greater Turan Ideas Threaten Russia Abroad and at Home (Paul Globe, The Jamestown Foundation)

Many Russian analysts are dismissive of Turkey’s talk about the formation of a transnational cultural community called “Greater Turan.” They do not believe such...

US and Allies Fail to Pull Moscow Away From Beijing (Pavel Felgenhauer, The Jamestown Foundation)

During a video-conference on December 15, Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China hailed close political, military and economic ties, as...

German Regulator Says Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Approval Months Away (RFE RL)

Final approval for the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany is not expected to come in the first half of...

Russian Court Verdict Indicates Russian Troop Presence In Ukraine, Contradicting Kremlin Narrative (Todd Prince, RFE RL)

A bribery case in southern Russia indicates the country had troops stationed in eastern Ukraine, contradicting a long-held Kremlin position that it has never...

Chemical Weapons Impasse Reflects Russia’s Broader Conflict With the West (Hanna Notte, Carnegie Moscow Center)

With the world’s focus on the specter of war between Russia and Ukraine, the 26th Conference of States Parties to the Organisation for the...

How Do Russians Feel About a War With Ukraine? (Andrei Kolesnikov, Carnegie Moscow Center)

One of the most asked questions in recent weeks has been whether Russia will attack Ukraine, despite a slight lessening of tensions in the...

Date Set For Hearing On Liquidation Of Moscow’s Memorial Rights Center (RFE RL)

The Moscow City Court has ruled that hearings on a prosecutor's request to shut down one of Russia's oldest rights watchdogs, the Memorial Human...

Russia’s Pacific Fleet Upgrades Kamchatka Submarine Base (John C. K. Daly, The Jamestown Foundation)

Amidst growing tensions in the Western Pacific over rival Chinese and United States efforts to bolster their presence there, Russia’s military is pursuing a...

Biden Administration Aligns With Russia to Support the Minsk ‘Agreements’ on Ukraine (Part One) (Vladimir Socor, The Jamestown Foundation)

Russia imposed the Minsk “agreements” on Ukraine in 2014 and 2015 through military force. Ukraine’s government and civil society regard the terms of those...

Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi to hold talks amid tensions with West (Al Jazeera)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, are due to hold a video meeting, as friction in both countries’ relations with the West...

Podcast: Can Digital Sovereignty Ever Be More Than a Myth in Russia? (Alexander Gabuev, Alena Epifanova, Janis Kluge, Carnegie Moscow Center)

What are the roots and drivers of the digital sovereignty narrative in Russian politics? Is there any Russian alternative to foreign 5G technology? Is...

Why LNG Didn’t Save Europe From an Energy Crisis (Sergei Kapitonov, Carnegie Moscow Center)

Russia has a unique chance to extend existing long-term contracts with Europe for both pipeline natural gas and LNG—and to agree new ones. Moscow’s...

How to Avert War in Ukraine (Lyle J. Goldstein, Defense One)

It is now quite conceivable that a major war will take place in Europe. Moreover, it is also possible that this war could spread...

The Kremlin’s Logic of Threats and Strategic Ambiguity (Dumitru Minzarari, The Jamestown Foundation)

The December 7 video-conference between Presidents Joseph Biden of the United States and Vladimir Putin of Russia raised many questions, as both sides were...

The Russian Military Buildup Around Ukraine: Bluff Versus Intention (Volodymyr Havrylov, The Jamestown Foundation)

News of an apparent Russian military buildup around Ukraine has been attracting increasingly alarming international headlines since October (see EDM, October 14, December 2). These developments...