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• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Understanding Russian Coercive Signaling” – RAND
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia is a failed state” – The Hill
• Senior Defense and Military Officials Hold a Background Briefing [Re: Ukraine]
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “U.S. embassy in Moscow urges American citizens to leave Russia ‘immediately'” – Politico
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “The U.S. and Europe are running out of weapons to send to Ukraine” – CNBC
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Kremlin says Putin to proclaim rule over seized Ukrainian land” – Reuters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Kremlin says military campaign in Ukraine to continue at least until capture of all of Donetsk region” – Reuters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “How long will Russians tolerate war and sanctions? What the Ukraine war looks like from Russia” – Le Monde Diplomatique
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s Defeat Would Be America’s Problem; Victory in Ukraine could easily mean hubris in Washington.” – Foreign Policy
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “How Green Is Russia?” – London Review of Books/ Tony Wood
• RUSSIALINK: “6 Ideas to Explore – Russia Analytical Report, Sept. 19-26, 2022” – Russia Matters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Diplomacy Is Still (Just About) Possible in Ukraine; The Black Sea agreement offers a model for off-ramps to escalation” – Foreign Policy
• Still ‘No Limits’? The China-Russia Partnership After Samarkand
• From Thanking God to Seeing the Abyss: Russians React to Putin’s Mobilization
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Experts react: Putin gambles by escalating his war in Ukraine. What will happen next?” – Atlantic Council
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Does Putin’s Gamble Make Russia’s War in Ukraine More Dangerous?” – Council on Foreign Relations
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “More troops, more annexations: Putin announces new Ukraine plans” – Christian Science Monitor
• JRL NEWSWATCH: Russia’s Sergey Lavrov Warns U.S. It Risks Becoming Combatant in Ukraine War” – Newsweek
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Pentagon opens sweeping review of clandestine psychological operations” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Rout in Ukraine fuels debate in Russia: Ease up or double down?” – Christian Science Monitor
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “What Russia’s Elites Think of Putin Now” – Foreign Policy
• RUSSIALINK: “Pro-Moscow Officials in Occupied Ukraine to Hold Referendums on Joining Russia” – Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin’s Next Move in Ukraine; Mobilize, Retreat, or Something in Between?” – Foreign Affairs
• JRL NEWSLINK: “We Fight How We Can’: Russian Views on Ukraine’s Counteroffensive — How It Happened and What Comes Next” – Russia Matters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “U.S. expects months of intense fighting in Ukraine-Russia war” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Getting the job done; Vladimir Putin’s war is failing. The West should help it fail faster” – The Economist
• RUSSIALINK: “Fear Grips Russian Border Towns Amid Ukrainian Offensive” – Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Punishing Russians Won’t End the Ukraine War” -Washington Post
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine’s Army Is Winning But Its Economy Is Losing” – Bloomberg
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “In Russian Border City, Pro-Kremlin Ukrainians, Soldiers Regroup After Retreat From Ukraine” – WSJ
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Kremlin Must Placate Its Supporters Amid Outrage Over Kharkiv Retreat” – Carnegie Endowment for Endowment Peace
• How Conservative Are Russians? Findings from the 2021 LegitRuss Survey
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukrainians Move to Unravel Russian Occupation in Recaptured Villages; Residents have wasted no time in erasing the marks of Russia’s presence” – WSJ
• Russia ‘Not Discussing’ Mass Military Mobilization, Kremlin Says
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Vladimir Putin’s total defeat is now within reach; Liz Truss and her Foreign Secretary will have to work hard to maintain Western unity in coming months” – The Telegraph (UK)
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russians ‘fled like Olympic sprinters’ as Ukraine retook north-east; Offensive was months in the making and relied on western military equipment” – Financial Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Waging Psychological War Against Russia; The U.S. has a real opportunity to erode Putin’s propaganda” – Politico
• Summer of Sanctions 2022
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s Ukraine Setbacks: Putin’s threats and scramble for arms show he’s under pressure” – Wall Street Journal
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine military chief says ‘limited’ nuclear war cannot be ruled out” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSLINK: “Does War in Ukraine Impact Vital U.S. Interests?” – Russia Matters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin approves new foreign policy doctrine based on ‘Russian World'” – Reuters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “John Sullivan, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, leaves Moscow to retire” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin Forces ‘Confused’ by Ukraine Strikes, Headed for Surrender: General” – Newsweek
• Timothy Frye’s ‘Weak Strongman’ Overturns the Putin Myth; The book considers “The Limits of Power in Putin’s Russia.”
• Ukraine’s anti-worker law comes into effect
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin’s Bombers Could Devastate Ukraine But He’s Holding Back. Here’s Why” – Newsweek
• What If the Russian Autocrat Cut His Losses in Ukraine? It Would Not Be Unprecedented
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Gorbachev died shocked and bewildered by Ukraine conflict – interpreter” – Reuters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “How history caught up with my Russian academic friends” – Financial Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Mikhail Gorbachev, the man who changed the world” – Christian Science Monitor
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “U.S. war-gamed with Ukraine ahead of counteroffensive and encouraged more limited mission” – CNN
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “A Draft for Russia’s Army? Putin Opts for Domestic Stability Instead.” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russian politicians offer mixed view of Gorbachev’s legacy” – AP
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Six months into war, Russian goods still flowing to U.S.” – AP
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine’s Russian ‘Liberators’ Are Seeing That We Live Better Than They Do” – New York Times/ Yegor Firsov
• Senior Defense Official and Senior Military Official Hold a Background Briefing [on Ukraine and Russia]
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “The World Putin Wants: How Distortions About the Past Feed Delusions About the Future” – Foreign Affairs/ Fiona Hill, Angela Stent
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “With Military Attacks and Mockery, Ukraine Pokes the Russian Bear” – New York Times
• Fact and Analysis Check: Is Odesa ‘Putin’s Obsession?’
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Why the Russian economy keeps beating expectations; Few thought it would be holding up six months into the war” – The Economist
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine spy chief says Russian offensive slowing due to fatigue” – Reuters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia Confounds the West by Recapturing Its Oil Riches” – WSJ
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia can’t stop war, even if Ukraine drops NATO hopes – Putin ally” – Reuters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Are sanctions on Russia working? The lessons from a new era of economic warfare” – The Economist
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Is the U.S. mission to support Ukraine getting a named operation?” – Military Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine has survived half a year, but the war is probably not half over” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSLINK: “How Many of Russia’s Economies Can You Fit Into Germany’s?” – Russia Matters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Zelenskyy says Ukraine has been ‘born again’ by resistance to Russian invasion” – Financial Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Car-bomb killing sows unease among cheerleaders of Putin’s war” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Where Ukraine war stands after 6 months” – AP
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Who Will Get Rid of Putin? The Answer Is Grim” – New York Times/ Oleg Kashin
• JRL NEWSLINK: “6 Ideas to Explore: Russia Analytical Report, Aug. 15-22, 2022” – Russia Matters
• Imperializing Russia: Empire by Default or Design?
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia rules out peace deal to end Ukraine war” – Financial Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “U.S. Steps Up Enforcement of Its Long List of Russia Sanctions” – WSJ
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s Struggles: We explain why the last several weeks of the war in Ukraine have gone poorly for Russia” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “5 things you need to know about Russia’s intelligence failures ahead of the invasion of Ukraine” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Europe’s powers gave Ukraine no new military pledges in July, data shows; Europe’s military support for Ukraine has been decreasing since April, according to data from the Kiel Institute.” – Politico
• JRL NEWSBLOG: “The war in Ukraine: Stay cool on Kherson: Why Ukraine’s army should not rush to recapture the whole province” – The Economist
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Zelensky faces outpouring of criticism over failure to warn of war” – Washington Post
• Ukrainian Southern Counteroffensive ‘Unlikely’ as Russia Bolsters Forces
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine’s Black Sea deal also helps Russian farmers, economy” – AP
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Five takeaways from The Post’s examination of the road to war in Ukraine” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russian visa issue” – Anders Åslund
• European Military Aid Commitments to Ukraine ‘Dry Up’ After 5 Months of War – Research
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukrainians believe they’ll win the war, a survey finds” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Playing With Fire in Ukraine; The Underappreciated Risks of Catastrophic Escalation” – Foreign Affairs/ John J. Mearsheimer
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s Repeat Failures: Moscow’s New Strategy in Ukraine Is Just as Bad as the Old One” – Foreign Affairs/ Dara Massicot
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “The Zelensky Narrative is Shifting” – Newsweek
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin’s disposables; Russia is forcing Ukrainian conscripts into battle; Locals are trying to help them escape” – The Economist
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “The U.S. Is Afraid of Losing in Ukraine — or Winning; Russia’s war is forcing a cornered Putin regime to bet on red lines it can’t afford to enforce.” – WSJ
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russian Economy Contracts Sharply as War and Sanctions Take Hold” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “A disaster is looming at a huge Ukrainian nuclear power plant” – Washington Post
• War With Ukraine as Other Means to Speed Up Reversal of Russia’s ‘Civilizational Choice’
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukrainian resistance grows in Russian-occupied areas” – AP
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Sanctions are working – whatever Putin says” – The Spectator
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “On the Kherson front lines, little sign of a Ukrainian offensive” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “After Ukraine, Is Kazakhstan Next in the Kremlin’s Sights?” – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Western sanctions have had ‘limited impact’ on Russian oil output, says IEA” – Financial Times