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Russia ‘Normalizing’ Occupation Regime in Southern Ukraine (Part One)
Russia is winding down its military-civil administrations in the occupied Ukrainian regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. The Kremlin has decided to transition these regions to... MORE
Jamestown Analyst Kseniya Kirillova interviewed by The Kyiv Independent on Russian missile attacks in Ukraine
On October 11, Jamestown Foundation Analyst Kseniya Kirillova was interviewed by The Kyiv Independent on Russia's massive missile attacks in Ukraine over the weekend. ... MORE
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Putin’s War in Ukraine Leading to Revival of GUAM
Twenty-five years ago this month, Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova formed the GUAM consultative forum to counter Russian efforts to keep them within Moscow’s orbit... MORE
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Russia Keeps ‘Gathering’ Non-Russian Lands in Ukraine and Beyond
The Muscovite Tsardom portrayed its relentless territorial expansion as “gathering Russian lands.” In many cases, the lands in question were not even Russian, but once... MORE
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Belarusian-Russian Cooperation Against the Backdrop of the Ukraine War
In a recent interview, Russian ambassador to Belarus, Boris Gryzlov, noted, “Belarus plays a rather important role in the framework of the special military operation”... MORE
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Lessons of the Ukraine War Thus Far
The all-out Ukrainian war, waging now for seven months, has already provided several valuable lessons. Indeed, the fighting has tested various prewar ideas on military... MORE
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Watch the Video: The War in Ukraine and the Growing Risk of Russia’s Rupture
On September 29, The Jamestown Foundation hosted the event: "The War in Ukraine and the Growing Risk of Russia's Rupture." Russia’s recent announcement of a... MORE
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Chechen Leader Lambasts Russian Defense Ministry for Failures in Ukraine
August is said to be the cruelest month in Russia—one that brings major political upheavals (see Prism, August 18, 1995), embarrassing setbacks on the battlefield... MORE
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Failure in Ukraine Increases Moscow’s Repression and Citizens’ Distrust
Despite unprecedented repression by the Russian authorities against anyone who doubts the necessity of President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, more citizens are finding the... MORE
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Ukraine Evicts Russian Occupation Administration from Kharkiv Region
The Ukrainian forces’ offensive in Kharkiv region has liberated almost all its Russian-occupied territory. The Ukrainians have regained 8,500 square kilometers from September 6 through September... MORE