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As Ukraine Focuses on Retaking Southern Territories, Moscow Raises Stakes
The war in Ukraine is gaining momentum as neither side is ready for reconciliation, as the conflict continues to escalate. On July 29, the Kremlin... MORE
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Arm Ukraine Now: Game Changers in Russo-Ukrainian War
On July 20, Sergey Lavrov, minister of foreign affairs for the Russian Federation, declared that Moscow had new objectives in Ukraine, as it now wants... MORE
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Russian Occupation in Southern Ukraine: The Role of Military-Civil Administrations (Part Two)
*To read Part One, please click here. Russia has set up a military-civil administration (MCA) in Ukraine’s occupied Zaporyzhzhia region along the same considerations as... MORE
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Russian Occupation in Southern Ukraine: The Role of Military-Civil Administrations (Part One)
Russia is fastening its grip on Ukraine’s Kherson and Zaporyzhzhia regions through military-civil administrations (MCAs). Moscow employs MCAs as the main instruments of its occupation... MORE
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Will the Kremlin Send New ‘Savage Divisions’ to Ukraine?
The Russian full-scale re-invasion against Ukraine, launched in February 2022, was initially explained as the desire for “denazification” of Kyiv. This meant a struggle against... MORE
Jamestown Senior Fellow Janusz Bugajski Interviewed by VOA Russia on War in Ukraine
Jamestown Senior Fellow Janusz Bugajski was interviewed by Voice of America's Russian service regarding his book Failed State: Guide to Russia's Rupture and the possible... MORE
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The Bystre Canal Across the Danube: ‘Mosquito’ Tactics in Ukraine’s Grain Shipping
On July 9, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority announced the opening of the Bystre Canal on the mouth of the Danube River for the entry... MORE
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The Economic Implications of the Ukraine War on Azerbaijan
In the first four months of 2022, Azerbaijan’s revenues from gas exports increased about 3.7 times and reached $4.18 billion (Marja, May 19). Revenues from... MORE
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Moscow Turns to Regions to Replace Losses and Boost Forces in Ukraine
Faced with mounting combat losses in Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threat to expand the size of Russian forces there, the absence of a... MORE
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Invasion of Ukraine Has Unintended Consequences for Russian Ethnic Minorities
On July 2, Russian police detained Tahir Sozaev, head of the village Belaya Rechka in Kabardino-Balkaria. Sozaev is suspected of fomenting interethnic discord between the... MORE