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• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Sanctions on Russia Are Working. Here’s Why.” – Foreign Policy/ Agathe Demarais
• Despite Russian Reliance on Iranian Drones, Tehran’s Leverage Over Moscow Is Limited
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “What is the war in Ukraine teaching Western armies? It shows the importance of dispersal, firepower and stockpiles” – The Economist
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “EU Asks Members to Set Russia Oil-Price Cap at $60” – WSJ
• RUSSIALINK: “Russian Manufacturing Activity Hits 6-Year High – Business Survey” – Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “EU Says It Can’t Seize Frozen Russian Central-Bank Assets for Ukraine; Brussels hopes to set aside a portion of the funds to pay for Ukraine’s reconstruction” – WSJ
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Target Crimea: Partisans are mobilizing, and Russians are trying to sell their holiday homes — as fear grows that the war is closing in on the peninsula” – Politico.eu
• RUSSIALINK: “Putin Ally Kudrin Steps Down from Audit Chamber” – Moscow Times
• Russia Analytical Report, Nov. 21-28, 2022: 6 Ideas to Explore
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “A Kazakh Gorbachev? Why some expect change from new leader” – Christian Science Monitor
• Russia vs. Europe: Who Is Winning the Energy War?
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “There’s No Peace in Ukraine Without Russian Retreat; Calls for diplomacy are misplaced and naive.” – Foreign Policy
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Vladimir Putin’s Red Lines, War Aims Shift in Ukraine” – WSJ
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Europe accuses U.S. of profiting from war; EU officials attack Joe Biden over sky-high gas prices, weapons sales and trade as Vladimir Putin’s war threatens to destroy Western unity.” – Politico
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Zelenskyy vows Ukraine will withstand Russian attacks on power networks; ‘We must return all lands,’ Ukrainian president tells the FT” – Financial Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Cracking open ‘The Nutcracker’s’ dark Russian past; Behind the holiday classic lies an unsavory history that may change the way you think about it” – Washington Post
• RUSSIALINK: “As Winter Sets In, Ukrainian Battlefields Show[] Few Signs Of Freezing” – Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “High fuel prices could kill more Europeans than fighting in Ukraine” – The Economist
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Negotiations can’t end the Russia-Ukraine war until one side has lost” – Los Angeles Times
• RUSSIALINK: “CIA Tells Russians Frustrated by Putin’s War: ‘We’re Open for Business'” – Moscow Times
• Russia’s missiles and winter conditions mean no quick end to Ukraine war
• 7 Ideas to Explore: Russia Analytical Report, Nov. 14-21, 2022
• Russia Has Lost Over 90% Of Its European Oil Market Share
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “What Will Russia Without Putin Look Like? Maybe This.” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Cold and dark: Kyiv readies for ‘worst winter of our lives’” – AP
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine tells allies it may not be able to recover from more Russian attacks on energy systems” – Politico 11.16.22
• War Can Both Help and Hurt Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Efforts
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “How Was Russia Able to Launch Its Biggest Aerial Attack on Ukraine?” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia needs a respite, so the West must help Ukraine fight on” – The Economist
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin’s Regime is ‘Cracking’ as Elites Panic: Former U.S. Ambassador” – Newsweek
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “U.S. officials think Ukraine could negotiate with Russia. Some Europeans aren’t so sure.” – NBC
• Ukraine, Russia Trade Blame Over Nuclear Plant Shelling
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Kherson’s newly liberated residents wonder: Who collaborated with the Russians?” – Los Angeles Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Secret Signs Show Putin’s Own Henchmen Are Turning on Him” – Daily Beast
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Deaths in Poland Are a Warning for Everyone” – Foreign Policy
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Every Ukrainian knows both patriots and collaborators” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Anger on the front lines and anxiety at home as Russia’s mobilization is mired in problems” – CNN
• TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Army General Mark A. Milley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Hold a Press Briefing Following Ukrainian Defense Contact Group Meeting
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s economy enters recession with 4% contraction” – Financial Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “In the global meme wars, it’s time to side with the elves against the trolls” – Washington Post/ Thomas Kent
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Accounts of Torture Emerge From Kherson, Ukraine’s ‘City of Fear’” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia and Ukraine close in on grain deal extension” – Financial Times
• AUDIO: JRL NEWSWATCH: “This Ukrainian hotline helps Russian soldiers surrender” – NPR
• To Avoid Answering Hard Questions at Home, Putin Will Keep Fighting in Ukraine
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “‘Well over’’100,000 Russian troops killed or wounded in Ukraine, U.S. says” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “The Russian Empire Must Die: A better future requires Putin’s defeat — and the end to imperial aspirations” – The Atlantic
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukrainian security officers hunt the enemy within: ‘agents’ for Russia” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia maintains grip on global nuclear energy landscape” – Financial Times
• Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan En Route Phnom Penh, Cambodia [Excerpt Re: Ukraine]
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s Election Interference Went as Well as Their War in Ukraine” – Newsweek
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s Shrinking Budget Surplus Limits Putin’s War Options” – WSJ
• Russia Suffers ‘Catastrophic Strategic Disaster’ in Ukraine
• U.S. Midterms Spell Little Change for Policy Toward Russia, Ukraine
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Here’s the sad truth about election-related disinformation” – Washington Post
• Russia’s Party of War Calls Kherson Retreat ‘Black Page,’ Concerned Peace May Be Next
• VIDEO: JRL NEWSWATCH: “‘You can come home now:’ Ukraine’s recovery teams work to ensure no fallen soldiers are left behind” – CNN
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Can Ukraine Survive the Winter? What the Country Needs to Hold Out” – Foreign Affairs
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “In one Ukrainian village, occupation ended — and the feud began” – Washington Post
• U.S. Perception of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “U.S. Quietly Asks Banks to Keep Some Ties With Russia, Even as Congress Balks” – Bloomberg
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “They Talk the Talk, But Do Russia’s Hawks Have Any Real Influence?” – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “U.S. privately asks Ukraine to show it’s open to negotiate with Russia” – Washington Post
• Stratcom Commander Says U.S. Should Look to 1950s to Regain Competitive Edge
• Kherson in Fog of War: Russia Seems Intent on Partial Retreat but at High Cost for Ukraine
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russian Army Threatening to Shoot Deserters Amid Low Morale: U.K.” – Newsweek
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “What Could Bring Putin Down? Regime Collapse Is More Likely Than a Coup” – Foreign Affairs
• RUSSIALINK: “Putin Says Civilians ‘Must Be Removed’ From Kherson as Battle Looms” – Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Why Putin prefers ‘War-War’ to ‘Jaw-Jaw’” – Lawrence Freedman
• Graham Allison: ‘Time to Search for an Off-Ramp’ in Ukraine
• Senior Defense Official and Senior Military Official Hold a Background Briefing [Re: Ukraine and Russia]
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russian Retreat in Ukraine Exposes Collaborators — and the Finger-Pointing Begins” – WSJ
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia rejoins wartime deal on Ukrainian grain exports” – AP
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “It’s Time to Bring Russia and Ukraine to the Negotiating Table” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “In Russia, patriotic critics speak out on Ukraine war failures” – Al Jazeera
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “The Kremlin got its 300,000 troops. But how did Russian society fare?” – Christian Science Monitor
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukrainians grapple with power outages as winter approaches” – AP
• JRL NEWSLINK: “5 Ideas to Explore: Russia Analytical Report, Oct. 24-31, 2022” – Russia Matters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Demonization, danger and diplomacy” – Hastings Tribune/ Tom Pickering, George Beebe
• AUDIO: JRL NEWSWATCH: “In the battle for Kherson, Ukrainian infantry officers say don’t underestimate Russia” – NPR
• JRL NEWSLINK: “Russia in Review, Oct. 21-28, 2022: 7 Things to Know” – Russia Matters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Kyiv Faces Lengthier Blackouts as Russia Keeps Up Assault on Ukraine’s Electric Grid” – WSJ
• A New Putin Biography: Rich Stories of Early Life, and Some Needless America Bashing
• Kremlin Claims Ukraine Exited Peace Talks on U.S. Orders
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “How Cold War II Could Turn Into World War III” – Bloomberg
• Farewell to the Mobilized
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia Moves to Defend Kherson Against Ukraine’s Advance Before Winter” – WSJ
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Using Adoptions, Russia Turns Ukrainian Children Into Spoils of War” – New York Times
• Interview: Why Putin Might Prefer A Stalemate To Going Nuclear On Ukraine [Graham Allison]
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukrainian officials ‘shocked’ as Republicans threaten tougher line on aid” – Financial Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “U.S. Sees Opportunity for Ukraine to Capitalize on Russian Weakness” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia Envoy to U.S.: Channel That Stopped Nuclear War 60 Years Ago Is Dead” – Newsweek
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Belarus may be set for war with Ukraine. But at what cost to itself?” – Christian Science Monitor
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Nukespotting: How to detect an imminent Russian nuclear attack” – The Economist
• An Inconvenient and Unwelcome Truth: ‘No One Can Move the Popular Leader of a Nuclear Power Except the Man Himself,’ ‘Nezavisimaya Gazeta’ Says
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Sabotage at sea; Vladimir Putin says the world’s energy infrastructure is ‘at risk'” – The Economist
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “John Kirby: Russian soldiers should ‘not agree to fight in Ukraine’” – Politico
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “The uncomfortable need to talk about diplomacy with Russia” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukrainians Urged to Ration Electricity as Russian Missiles Target Energy Infrastructure” – WSJ
• Can Lessons From Cuban Missile Crisis Help Stave Off U.S.-Russia Confrontation?
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Bullets and balance sheets: Ukraine’s economy seems to be growing again: Battlefield success begets economic success” – The Economist