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Russia, NATO Continue to Hold Countervailing Military Exercises in and Around Ukraine
In the wake of worsening Russian-Western relations over Ukraine, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is holding Rapid Trident military exercises, on September 16–26, in... MORE
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The Pause in the Ukraine War Is Not Putin’s Victory
The tragic battles around Donetsk and Luhansk (collectively known as the Donbas region) have taken a pause, and as civilians try to rebuild a semblance... MORE
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Ukraine May Harm Itself by Slapping Sanctions on Russia
On September 10, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed into law a bill on sanctions against Russia (president.gov.ua, September 10). The law was published in official... MORE
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Armistice in Ukraine Leaves Part of Donbas Under Russian Control (Part Two)
On September 5, Ukraine, Russia, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and leaders of the Moscow-backed separatist “governments” signed an armistice agreement... MORE
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Kremlin Sees Ukraine Crisis as Part of Overall US-Led Assault on Russia
The ceasefire agreement signed in Minsk, on September 5, by representatives of Ukraine, Russia and Moscow-backed rebels operating in Ukraine’s Donbas region (area including Luhansk... MORE
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Armistice in Ukraine Leaves Part of Donbas Under Russian Control (Part One)
Ukraine has been “coerced to peace” by Russia after five months of hostilities, as Georgia was in 2008 after five days. Russia’s hybrid war methods,... MORE
War With Ukraine Pulls Best Russian Military Units From North Caucasus
The Ukrainian crisis has overshadowed the continuing low-level insurgency in Russia’s North Caucasus. Besides shifting public attention, the conflict in Ukraine is evidently shifting Russian... MORE
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War With Ukraine Pulls Best Russian Military Units From North Caucasus
The Ukrainian crisis has overshadowed the continuing low-level insurgency in Russia’s North Caucasus. Besides shifting public attention, the conflict in Ukraine is evidently shifting Russian... MORE
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Mariupol: A High-Value Target in Russia’s War Against Ukraine
Russia opened its second front against Ukraine in late August on the Azov Sea coast, threatening to capture the port city of Mariupol (Donetsk region’s... MORE
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Ukraine Contemplates Naval Strategies
On August 24, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko attended a naval parade in the Black Sea port city of Odesa (UNIAN, August 24). In his remarks... MORE