“Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s summit in Moscow was nominally meant to be about bringing peace to Ukraine. But it appears to have strengthened the […]

“Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s summit in Moscow was nominally meant to be about bringing peace to Ukraine. But it appears to have strengthened the […]
“As Beijing has recognised, there are opportunities for everyone in a catastrophic defeat for Vladimir Putin.” “… [L]aunching his unprovoked invasion … Putin laid down […]
“The most interesting outcome of the [Sino-Russian] summit [was] … Putin [saying], ‘We … favor … using the Chinese yuan for settlements between Russia and […]
“People who would not be allowed anywhere near the battlefield in a U.S.-led war are active on the Ukrainian front, with ready access to American […]
“The [EU]’s plans to seize Russian assets … prioritising state assets of around US$350 billion (S$466.5 billion), [reportedly] are unprecedented and tricky …. ‘Nothing is […]
“… Zelensky … told a Japanese newspaper he would not send his troops to the frontlines without more tanks, artillery and Himars rocket launchers. … […]
(Paul Goble – Window On Eurasia – Staunton, Mar. 21, 2023) Seeking the defeat of one’s own country has never been an effective political strategy, […]
“A top Russian security official warned Thursday about the rising threat of a nuclear war and blasted a German minister for threatening … Putin with […]
“… Given the apparent impasse, the question becomes how long will the two leaders opt to fight. The reason that Zelensky and his country keep […]
“In Ukraine’s neighbor Moldova, the war is exacerbating old tensions as the country’s East-West divides – and the issue of the breakaway statelet of Transnistria […]
“The U.S.-China-Russia strategic triangle has returned as a fulcrum of global geopolitics. As Chinese president Xi Jinping … visit[s] … Moscow to meet with … […]
(Paul Goble – Window On Eurasia – Staunton, Mar. 17, 2023) Censuses, if they are conducted in a good way, can provide information critically needed […]
“Inside the pain, purges and persecution that have decimated the country’s once-flourishing theatre scene” “… Hours after Russia’s invasion … [Moscow’s experimental] Meyerhold Centre … […]
“… The boom in demand for Chinese lessons in Russia illustrates the country’s pivot toward Asia as tensions build between Moscow and the West. … […]
“… Putin’s war against Ukraine is a war against youth … and not only … [with regard to] the deaths of tens of thousands of […]
“The international arms-control architecture is falling apart, and proliferation concerns are growing.” “… Putin said last month that Moscow was suspending application of … New […]
“Sanctions have squeezed the economy undergirding Putin’s war in Ukraine. The West can tighten the screws more, especially on Moscow’s energy revenue.” “… [S]anctions are […]
“There are numerous examples of French museums that have participated in the propagation of Russian imperialist narratives through art, according to the academic Olena Havrylchyk, […]
“How to Protect the Country — Without NATO Membership” “Ukraine must be brought into the democratic world and strengthened … [to] resist future Russian aggression. […]
“An era of gray zone warfare and sabotage creates tough financial questions.” “Western European companies invested billions of dollars in the pipelines. Whether their insurance […]
“… The boom in demand for Chinese lessons in Russia illustrates the country’s pivot toward Asia as tensions build between Moscow and the West. … […]
War on Ukraine Drives Creation of New Research Program That Rethinks How We Study, Talk About, and Engage with Russia
From: Boyle, Francis A Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2023 To: Rosenberg, John S. <john_rosenberg@harvard.edu> Subject: Russian Research Center: Sic transit gloria mundi! It’s pretty pathetic! […]
“Why has it taken a war of conquest for experts to recognize Russia’s nature as a vast imperial enterprise?” “… Russia’s nature as an imperial […]
“Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s summit in Moscow was nominally meant to be about bringing peace to Ukraine. But it appears to have strengthened the […]
“People who would not be allowed anywhere near the battlefield in a U.S.-led war are active on the Ukrainian front, with ready access to American […]
“The [EU]’s plans to seize Russian assets … prioritising state assets of around US$350 billion (S$466.5 billion), [reportedly] are unprecedented and tricky …. ‘Nothing is […]
“… Zelensky … told a Japanese newspaper he would not send his troops to the frontlines without more tanks, artillery and Himars rocket launchers. … […]
(Paul Goble – Window On Eurasia – Staunton, Mar. 21, 2023) Seeking the defeat of one’s own country has never been an effective political strategy, […]
“A top Russian security official warned Thursday about the rising threat of a nuclear war and blasted a German minister for threatening … Putin with […]
“… Given the apparent impasse, the question becomes how long will the two leaders opt to fight. The reason that Zelensky and his country keep […]
“Inside the pain, purges and persecution that have decimated the country’s once-flourishing theatre scene” “… Hours after Russia’s invasion … [Moscow’s experimental] Meyerhold Centre … […]
“… Putin’s war against Ukraine is a war against youth … and not only … [with regard to] the deaths of tens of thousands of […]
“The international arms-control architecture is falling apart, and proliferation concerns are growing.” “… Putin said last month that Moscow was suspending application of … New […]
“There are numerous examples of French museums that have participated in the propagation of Russian imperialist narratives through art, according to the academic Olena Havrylchyk, […]
“How to Protect the Country — Without NATO Membership” “Ukraine must be brought into the democratic world and strengthened … [to] resist future Russian aggression. […]
“War in Ukraine looms over Chinese leader’s visit, while the West worries about a more-powerful Russia-China axis.” “[] Xi came into the trip — the […]
“… Putin has visited the occupied port city of Mariupol, his first trip to the Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed in September. Kremlin spokesman […]
(Kennan Institute – wilsoncenter.org/program/kennan-institute – Kirill Rogov – Political Analyst, Liberal Mission Foundation – March 17, 2023) Realistic assessments of scenarios for the Russo-Ukrainian war […]
“Instead of working toward a peaceful resolution of the conflict, Washington has escalated tensions with Beijing.” “… In March 2022, its present foreign minister, then–Ambassador […]
“As Beijing has recognised, there are opportunities for everyone in a catastrophic defeat for Vladimir Putin.” “… [L]aunching his unprovoked invasion … Putin laid down […]
“Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s summit in Moscow was nominally meant to be about bringing peace to Ukraine. But it appears to have strengthened the […]
“Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s summit in Moscow was nominally meant to be about bringing peace to Ukraine. But it appears to have strengthened the […]
“Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s summit in Moscow was nominally meant to be about bringing peace to Ukraine. But it appears to have strengthened the […]
“Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s summit in Moscow was nominally meant to be about bringing peace to Ukraine. But it appears to have strengthened the […]
“Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s summit in Moscow was nominally meant to be about bringing peace to Ukraine. But it appears to have strengthened the […]
“A top Russian security official warned Thursday about the rising threat of a nuclear war and blasted a German minister for threatening … Putin with […]
“… [W]hen the Kremlin was finally forced to order a ‘partial mobilization’ of the Russian population, it had to warn those called up that uniforms […]
“Inside the pain, purges and persecution that have decimated the country’s once-flourishing theatre scene” “… Hours after Russia’s invasion … [Moscow’s experimental] Meyerhold Centre … […]
(Russia Matters – russiamatters.org) Vladimir Putin’s conviction that the U.S. somehow encouraged North Caucasus-based terrorist groups prior to one such group’s deadly hostage-taking raid in […]
(Paul Goble – Window On Eurasia – Staunton, Mar. 17, 2023) Censuses, if they are conducted in a good way, can provide information critically needed […]
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(Moscow Times – Tom Masters – March 1, 2023) Sean Penn and Aaron Kaufmann’s long-awaited documentary about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which recently premiered at […]
The George Washington University The Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies invites you to: The Russia Program Launch Event A new way to study […]
(Moscow Times – Feb. 7, 2023) The Russian Foreign Ministry warned the new U.S. ambassador to Moscow on Tuesday that it would begin expelling her […]
(Moscow Times – Dec. 20, 2022) The head of Russian space agency Roscosmos on Tuesday praised Russia-U.S. cooperation at the International Space Station following a […]
The Moscow Times asked 10 commentators for their predictions for the coming year […]
“Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Kazakhstan is set to redefine its foreign relations. While Astana cannot sever its ties with Moscow, it now has an […]
(Russia Matters – russiamatters.org) U.S. public’s support for aiding Ukraine is decreasing as Americans’ war weariness increases with time, according to veteran journalist Peter Baker’s […]
(Moscow Times – Jan. 26, 2023) The U.S.-produced fly-on-the-wall documentary “Navalny,” which followed the now-jailed Russian anti-corruption campaigner and Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny during the […]
(Moscow Times – Dec. 27, 2022) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the United States on Tuesday against ordering a “decapitation strike” on President Vladimir […]
“Inside the pain, purges and persecution that have decimated the country’s once-flourishing theatre scene” “… Hours after Russia’s invasion … [Moscow’s experimental] Meyerhold Centre … […]
(Moscow Times – Farida Rustamova, Maxim Tovkaylo – March 10, 2023) The first high-profile attempt by a group of Russian billionaires to get European sanctions […]
Russia held controversial parliamentary elections last weekend that were marred by claims of mass fraud […]
“Inside the pain, purges and persecution that have decimated the country’s once-flourishing theatre scene” “… Hours after Russia’s invasion … [Moscow’s experimental] Meyerhold Centre … […]
“Inside the pain, purges and persecution that have decimated the country’s once-flourishing theatre scene” “… Hours after Russia’s invasion … [Moscow’s experimental] Meyerhold Centre … […]
(Moscow Times – Dec. 25, 2022) Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for an end to the “senseless” war in Ukraine, in his traditional Christmas message […]