Tag: Russia

Moldova Uniquely Vulnerable to Russian Energy Servitude (Part Two) (Vladimir Socor, The Jamestown Foundation)

Moldova’s natural gas market has become physically accessible to non-Russian gas suppliers through the Romania-Moldova interconnector, the Iasi–Ungheni–Chisinau pipeline. Built and operated by Romanian...

US ‘democracy summit’ another misguided attempt to divide world: Russian Ambassador to China (Fan Anqi, Fan Lingzhi, Global Times)

The so-called "democracy summit" to be held by the US in December is another misguided attempt to divide the world into categories of "superior...

Chinese, Russian bombers hold joint patrol, safeguarding world strategic stability amid Western provocations (Wang Qi, Global Times)

Chinese and Russian air forces have conducted a joint strategic air patrol in the Asia-Pacific region on Friday, the Chinese and Russian defense ministries...

Pentagon Scrambles to Defend ‘Juicy Targets’ After Rivals’ Space Tests (Tara Copp, Defense One)

Russia’s direct ascent anti-satellite launch Monday is adding urgency to the U.S. Space Force’s efforts to better defend U.S. space assets, and has left...

The US Must Turn the Tables on Russia’s Psyops (Ivana Stradner, Defense One)

Andrei Ilnitsky, an advisor to the Russian defense minister, maintains that the U.S. is waging a “psychological war” against Russia. If only. Since the Cold War, America’s...

The Belarus Crisis and the Union State Military Doctrine (Roger McDermott, The Jamestown Foundation)

Belarus and Moscow have signed a new Union State Military Doctrine, though the document remains unpublished. This comes within the context of the Belarus...

Why chaos in eastern Europe is never bad news for Vladimir Putin (Luke McGee, CNN)

Alarm bells are ringing in Europe's halls of diplomacy. In recent days, senior Western officials have expressed their concern at the thousands of Russian forces that...

Russia rejects accusations of endangering ISS astronauts (Daria Litvinova, The Associated Press, Defense News)

Russian officials on Tuesday rejected accusations that they endangered astronauts aboard the International Space Station by conducting a weapons test that created more than...

Moscow Worried by Ankara’s Expansive Vision of ‘Turkic World’ (Paul Globe, The Jamestown Foundation)

Since the victory of Turkey’s ally Azerbaijan in the Second Karabakh War (September 27–November 9, 2020), Russian commentators have been concerned about Ankara’s efforts...

How the Kremlin has weaponized the Facebook files (Jessica Brandt, Brookings)

In recent weeks, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has delivered damning testimony to lawmakers in Washington, London, and Brussels, painting a portrait of a company aware of its harmful effects on...

China establishes space weather centre with Russia – national weather service (Reuters)

China and Russia have established a space weather centre in Beijing as part of worldwide efforts to improve global space weather centre systems, the...

Russia Considers Exporting S-500 Air-Defense Systems to China and India (John C. K. Daly, The Jamestown Foundation)

According to Dmitry Shugaev, the head of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), Russia may export its most advanced S-500 Prometheus air-defense weaponry...

S-400 delivery to India has begun: Russian official (Al Jazeera)

The implementation of a 2018 deal for Russia to supply India with S-400 air defence missile systems could put India at risk of sanctions...

Blinken Discusses Concerns Over Russia’s Military Activity ‘In And Near Ukraine’ (RFE RL)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with his French counterpart to discuss concerns about reports of Russian military activity "in and near...

Russia-Belarus Integration: Why Moscow Gained So Little (Maxim Samorukov, Carnegie Moscow Center)

For three years, relations between Russia and Belarus revolved around talks on three dozen integration programs, but when the two countries finally signed the...

Ukraine: Putin’s Unfinished Business (Eugene Rumer, Andrew S. Weiss, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

Will 2021 be remembered as the year when President Vladimir Putin gave up on talking to Ukraine’s leadership and made his decisive move to...