Alyaksandr Lukashenka and the War in Ukraine
On February 26, Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka expressed anger about President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine rejecting the idea of the Ukrainian delegation coming to Minsk... MORE
Russian Strategy and Strategic Capabilities in the War With Ukraine
Russia’s war in Ukraine—or as President Vladimir Putin has termed it, “special military operation” (Kremlin.ru, February 24)—not only spotlights the relative strengths and weaknesses of... MORE
Poland: Ukraine’s Crucial Hinterland
The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine and fast-mounting tensions between Moscow and the West have spotlighted the strategic significance of Poland. As important as... MORE
Russia’s Invasion Manifesto to Ukraine
Traditionally, imperial powers sending their armies into foreign countries for purposes of conquest issued explanatory manifestoes to the invaded peoples and to their own. The... MORE
Putin’s Aggressive War in Ukraine Puts Russia at Risk of Losing Far More Than Moscow Did in 1991
The outcome of the broader war Vladimir Putin has launched in Ukraine on February 24 is far from clear; but one thing is obvious: every... MORE
Kremlin Announces War Aims Against Ukraine
At 6 AM Moscow time, on February 24, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin announced in a televised address the start of a “special military operation” by... MORE
Demilitarize, Balkanize, ‘De-Nazify’: Russia’s Aggressive War Against Ukraine Begins
On February 21, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the Moscow-backed, breakaway Donbas statelets of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People’s Republic... MORE
Board Member Ambassador Matthew Bryza Appears on Fox News to Discuss Russia-Ukraine Tensions
On February 20, 2022, Jamestown Board Member Ambassador Matthew Bryza appeared on Fox News to discuss the ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
German Chancellor Effectively Takes the Kremlin’s Side in Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Germany’s new chancellor, Olaf Scholz, conferred with the Ukrainian and Russian presidents in Kyiv and Moscow on February 14 and 15, respectively, turning these maiden... MORE
Chancellor Scholz Brings a Russia-First Approach to Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on February 14 and went on to meet with Russian President Vladimir... MORE