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First Strike: The Political Consequences of Ukraine’s Bayraktar Drone Attack on Russia-Backed Forces in Donbas
On October 26, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) for the first time used the Turkish-produced Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) to strike... MORE
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The Russian Military Buildup Around Ukraine: Routine, Seasonal Maneuvers
Recent publications in the Western media about the Russian military buildup along the border with Ukraine (Kyiv Post, October 31) provoked a new round of... MORE
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The Kremlin Is Pleased After Kozak-Nuland Talks on Ukraine (Part Two)
*To read Part One, please click here. According to Kremlin-connected analyst Fedor Lukyanov, the Joseph Biden administration had to work hard with Moscow to make... MORE
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The Kremlin Is Pleased After Kozak-Nuland Talks on Ukraine (Part One)
The Joseph Biden administration has apparently decided to work with Russia toward a political solution to the conflict in Ukraine’s Donbas. On October 13, US... MORE
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The EU-Russia Antagonism Stretches From Ukraine to the Arctic
In its multi-domain confrontation with the West, Russia presumes that the main driver is the rivalry with the United States, while typically portraying the North... MORE
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Putin‘s Brutal Letter to Ukraine under Medvedev’s Byline
The Kremlin has published an open letter to and about Ukraine, replete with insults and threats. An official public document in such a style seemed... MORE
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Ukraine Expanding Space Program, Plans 2022 Moon Launch
Interest in privatizing space operations by Western companies such as SpaceX and Virgin Galactic has now reached the former Soviet republic of Ukraine, which, for... MORE
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Russia Kills OSCE’s Observer Mission on Russia-Ukraine Border
Today (September 30) marks the final day in the captive life of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Observer Mission (OSCE OM), which... MORE
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Russian Elections in Ukraine’s Donbas: Annexing People Before Annexing Territory
On September 17–19, elections to Russia’s State Duma (lower house of parliament) were unlawfully staged in the Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine’s east (Donetsk and Luhansk)... MORE
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Weak Response to Russian Duma Elections in Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia
On September 17–19, elections to Russia’s State Duma (lower house of Parliament) were unlawfully staged in Transnistria, Abkhazia and South Ossetia—territories seized from Moldova and... MORE