Tag: Russia

Russia/Montenegro/NATO – Russian Influence in Montenegro Could Create a Threat for NATO’s Information Security (The Jamestown Foundation)

Kseniya Kirillova A scandal erupted in Montenegro at the end of March: the head of the Balkan country’s National Security Agency (ANB), Dejan Vuksic, was...
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Syria/Russia/Turkey – Russia and Syrian Arab Army Targeting Turkish-Backed Opposition’s Energy Infrastructure (The Jamestown Foundation)

Can Kasapoglu The local Russian Aerospace Forces (Vozdushno Kosmicheskikh Sil—VKS) contingent and the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) have shifted their operational focus to targeting energy...
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(Russia/Dagestan) Brother of Former Dagestani Governor Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Term (The Jamestown Foundation)

Valery Dzutsati On March 22, a Moscow court sentenced the brother of a former governor of Dagestan to 12 years in prison for bribery and...
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(Russia/Ukraine/Europe) War Scare Is Putin’s Natural Element (The Jamestown Foundation)

Pavel K. Baev The current escalation of tensions around eastern Ukraine is dangerous and may appear untimely and inopportune while Europe and Russia seek to...
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(Central Asia/Turkey/Russia/China) Moscow and Beijing Seek to Counter Growing Turkish Influence in Central Asia (The Jamestown Foundation)

Paul Goble Geopolitical competition over Central Asia is intensifying, with the two most prominent longstanding rivals, Russia and China, now confronted by the rising power...
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(USA/Russia) Joe Biden’s ‘killer’ comment: Undiplomatic, but the end of US-Russia relations? (Brookings)

Steven Pifer Two weeks ago, President Joe Biden affirmatively responded to George Stephanopoulos’s question, “Vladimir Putin. You think he’s a killer?” Russian commentators voiced outrage, while some...
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(Russia/China/Space) Russian-Chinese Cooperation in Space (The Jamestown Foundation)

Pavel Luzin On March 9, Russia and China signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the construction of an international lunar research station (ILRS)...
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(Bulgaria/Russia) Russian Espionage Scandal in Bulgaria (The Jamestown Foundation)

Margarita Assenova On the eve of a critical parliamentary election on April 4, the Bulgarian authorities have exposed a major case of espionage on behalf...
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(Russia/Mediterranean) Putin’s Mediterranean gambit: Endgame unclear (Atlantic Council)

Mark N. Katz For more than 250 years, Russian leaders have sought to project power and influence in the Mediterranean region. Sometimes these efforts have...
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(France/Germany/Russia/Ukraine) Franco-German Proposals in the Normandy Forum: A Letdown to Ukraine (The Jamestown Foundation)

Vladimir Socor The Kremlin’s representative to negotiations over Russia’s war in Ukraine’s east, Dmitry Kozak, is undoubtedly the source of the outpouring of secret documents...
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(Suez Canal/Russia) The ‘Suez Jam’: A Window of Opportunity for Russia’s Northern Sea Route? (The Jamestown Foundation)

Sergey Sukhankin On March 23, the Suez Canal, one of the world’s busiest transport arteries, became blocked in both directions when the ultra-large Golden-class container...
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(Defense) The US military must plan for encounters with private military companies (Brookings)

Rodrick H. McHaty and Joe Moye Russia has increasingly used private military companies (PMCs) such as the Wagner Group and others over the past decade to advance its strategic...
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(Ukraine/Russia) Ukraine says Russian military buildup threatens its security (Euractiv)

Russia is building up armed forces near Ukraine’s borders in a threat to the country’s security, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Ruslan Khomchak said on Tuesday (30...
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(NATO/Russia) NATO jets intercept Russian warplanes during ‘unusual level of air activity’ (Euractiv)

NATO fighter jets scrambled 10 times on Monday (29 March), to shadow Russian bombers and fighters during an unusual peak of flights over the...
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(Crimea/Russia) Demographic Transformation of Crimea: Forced Migration as Part of Russia’s ‘Hybrid’ Strategy (The Jamestown Foundation)

Alla Hurska Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Decree No. 201 came into effect on March 20, 2021. The executive edict adds Crimea and Sevastopol to “the...
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(Russia/China/West) Russia Finds Itself Marginalized Between China and a Reuniting West (The Jamestown Foundation)

 Pavel K. Baev The foreboding in Moscow of a new escalation of tensions with the West has given way to feelings of almost disappointing anticlimax. https://jamestown.org/program/russia-finds-itself-marginalized-between-china-and-a-reuniting-west/
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