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• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine war: Soldier tells BBC of front-line ‘hell'” – BBC
• TRANSCRIPT: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan [Excerpt re: Ukraine]
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukrainian, European officials descend on Capitol Hill to press for funding” – The Hill
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine signals a shift toward defense as analysts ask whether ‘failed counteroffensive’ is over” – CNBC
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Zelensky Will Address U.S. Senators Before Vote on Ukraine Aid” – New York Times
• Russia Analytical Report, Nov. 27-Dec. 4, 2023
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin’s Weak Link to Crimea: Kyiv Should Target the Kerch Bridge — but Needs Missiles to Take It Out” – Foreign Affairs/ Ben Hodges, Led Klosky, Robert Person, Eric Williamson
• RUSSIALINK: “2 in 5 Wartime Exiles Return to Russia – Izvestia” – Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Volodymyr Zelensky Faces Ukraine Military Draft Rebellion” – Newsweek
• Moscow Shatters Daily Record Snowfall
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “U.S. Official Reveals Drastic Punishment for Russia” – Newsweek
• Russia in Review, Nov. 21-Dec. 1, 2023
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “What’s at stake in Russia’s assault on Avdiivka?” – Reuters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin’s Favorite ‘Project Managers’ Could Become a Risk to the Regime” – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace/ Andrey Pertsev
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine’s Zelensky Orders Construction of Defenses to Hold Back Russia” – WSJ
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russian industrial output growth slows as unemployment drops to record low” – Reuters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “The AP Interview: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new phase as winter looms” – AP
• Russia Analytical Report, Nov. 20-27, 2023
• Emerging Leadership Crisis in Moscow Could be a More Violent Version of August 1991, Gallyamov Says
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia must be held to full account for its aggression” – Politico.eu/ Andreas Umland
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s Ryabkov warns U.S. against entering new arms race” – Reuters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “‘At what cost?’ Ukraine strains to bolster its army as war fatigue weighs” – Reuters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “How to Avoid Defeat in Ukraine: For starters, step up military aid and break Putin’s global networks of influence.” – WSJ
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “A Containment Strategy for Ukraine: How the West Can Help Kyiv Endure a Long War” – Foreign Affairs/ Liana Fix, Michael Kimmage
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The marathon runner; Dreamer No. 1 — Ukraine” – Politico.EU
• “The Russia Program at the George Washington University is a data-driven analytical center that combines knowledge, technologies, and networks into a research ecosystem.”
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “The West’s False Choice in Ukraine: The crossroads is not between war and compromise, but between victory and defeat.” – Foreign Policy/ Nona Mikhelidze, Nathalie Tocci
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “More blood, less treasure; Ukraine’s new enemy: war fatigue in the West” – The Economist
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin tells sleeper spies to trigger chaos in Kyiv” – The Times (UK)
• VIDEO & EVENT: “Book Launch: The Arts of War: Ukrainian Artists Confront Russia”
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Many Ukrainians see Putin’s invasion as a continuation of Stalin’s genocide” – Atlantic Council/ Kristina Hook
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Hidden battle: Russia is starting to make its superiority in electronic warfare count” – The Economist
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Some EU Nations Push to Weaken Russia Sanctions Enforcement Plan” – Bloomberg
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Biden compares Russia’s actions in Ukraine to Holodomor famine” – Politico
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin Has Staked Russia’s Resources on Victory in Ukraine. Can the West Match Him?” – WSJ
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia may seek compensation over Nord Stream blasts – RIA” – Reuters
• VIDEO: JRL NEWSWATCH: “Zelensky: “Our Country Will Not Be Ready” To Give Up Donbas And Crimea For Peace” – RealClear Politics/ Fox
• Elections in Wartime Ukraine Would Test Ukraine’s Legal-Political Flexibility
• VIDEOS: JRL NEWSWATCH: “‘Where Should We Go?’: Documenting the Russian Bombing of a Maternity Hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine” – Frontline/AP
• More Russians Advocate for Peace Talks With Ukraine, But Devil Is in Details
• Russia in Review, Nov. 17-21, 2023
• State Department: “Designation of Russia’s Military Officials Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights Against Civilians in Ukraine”
• NEW BOOK: Richard Sakwa, “The Lost Peace: How The West Failed to Prevent a Second Cold War”
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Europe needs to step up support for Ukraine” – The Economist
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “A new nuclear arms race is here: How to slow it down” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine says it has evidence of 109,000 Russian war crimes” – Politico
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “In Ukraine’s Slowed-Down War, Death Comes as Quickly as Ever” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Vladimir Putin cannot keep funding his war for ever; But after winning Russia’s presidential election in March, he will try” – The Economist
• Russia in Review, Nov. 9-17, 2023
• RUSSIALINK: “Russia Labels Moscow Times a ‘Foreign Agent’” – Moscow Times
• RUSSIALINK: “Business Leaders Voice Alarm to Putin Over ‘Frightening’ Nationalizations – Vedomosti” – Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Zelensky’s No. 2 visits D.C. as U.S. warns Ukraine funds running dry” – The Hill
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine Aid From U.S. Won’t Be Approved for a Month, Maybe Longer” – Bloomberg
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Amid competing U.S. security priorities, Ukraine could get left behind” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “It’s Time to End Magical Thinking About Russia’s Defeat” – WSJ
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Redefining Success in Ukraine; A New Strategy Must Balance Means and Ends” – Foreign Affairs/ Richard Haass, Charles Kupchan
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine Seeks to Reignite Counteroffensive With Daring River Crossings” – WSJ
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia Is Shrugging Off Sanctions; The West must get tougher on oil revenues to build a more effective regime.” – Foreign Policy
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “How to Solve Ukraine’s GOP Problem” – Newsweek
• For Victory in Freedom: Why Ukrainian Resilience to Russian Aggression Endures
• RUSSIALINK: “Putin’s Daughter Joins Moscow Genetics Society, Criticizes Russian Laws – Mozhem Obyasnit” – Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine Indicts Officials Linked to Efforts to Investigate the Bidens” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “How Ukraine can break the stalemate” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia and Ukraine are building up huge armies, but they both have the same problem with using them in battle” – Business Insider
• Russia Analytical Report, Nov. 6-13, 2023
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “The Collapse of Global Arms Control” – Time
• RUSSIALINK: “Almost No Russian Oil Sold Below G7 Price Cap – FT” – Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukrainian letter of solidarity with the Palestinian people” – Al Jazeera/ Ukraine-Palestine Solidarity Group
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ordinary Russians Feel Wrath of Putin’s Repression” – WSJ
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Cracks between Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukraine’s military as Russia conflict hits stalemate” – The Telegraph (UK)
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “The West Must Defeat Russia. Putin hasn’t given up his plans. He thinks Ukraine’s allies will lose interest.” – The Atlantic
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine Map Shows Avdiivka Almost Fully Encircled by Russia’s 40K Troops” – Newsweek
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “As Ukrainian men head off to fight, women take up their jobs; Mining is one big example” – The Economist
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine to Putin: You cut our power, we kneecap your biggest economic driver” – Politico
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukrainian military officer coordinated Nord Stream pipeline attack” – Washington Post
• RUSSIALINK: “Putin Re-Election Campaign Begins Enlisting Surrogates – Kommersant” – Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine Corruption Worries Cloud Its Push to Join EU” – WSJ
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s New Elite Emerges to Fill Void After Multinationals Flee” – Bloomberg
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “‘If Not Me, Who?’: As Ukraine Seeks Troops, Women Prepare for the Call” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Slow but steady: Ukraine inches closer to joining the EU; Formal accession talks should now begin in December” – The Economist
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s war economy leaves businesses starved of labour” – Financial Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia reportedly is using Ukrainian POWs to fight in their homeland on Moscow’s side” – AP/ Emma Burrows
• RUSSIALINK: “Ukraine Says Calls for Talks With Russia ‘Uninformed or Misled'” – Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “What Does the Conflict in the Middle East Mean for Ukraine?” – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• VIDEO: JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova on ‘Face the Nation,’ Nov. 5, 2023” – CBS
• RUSSIALINK: “As Russia’s Permafrost Thaws, Ancient Pathogens Risk Re-Awakening” – Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Zelenskiy calls for Ukrainian unity after rift with top general” – Reuters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Top Biden Officials Press Congress for More Economic Aid to Ukraine” – WSJ
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “NATO freezes a Cold War-era security pact after Russia pulls out, raising questions on arms control” – AP
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “America’s Withdrawal From Afghanistan Did Not Spur Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine” – Foreign Affairs/ Peter Schroeder
• VIDEO: JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia-Ukraine war not a ‘stalemate,’ Zelenskyy tells NBC News in exclusive interview” – NBC
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s Putin to stay in power past 2024, sources say” – Reuters
• Russia in Review, Oct. 27-Nov. 3, 2023
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s nuclear saber rattling: A threat or wake-up call for the West?” – Christian Science Monitor/ Fred Weir
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “‘Nobody Believes in Our Victory Like I Do.’ Inside Volodymyr Zelensky’s Struggle to Keep Ukraine in the Fight” – Time
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “U.S., European officials broach topic of peace negotiations with Ukraine, sources say” – NBC
• Average Age of Ukrainian Soldiers Is Past 40 and That Could Be a Problem
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine pleads with the U.S. to ramp up support against Russia; Kyiv wants Marine Corps training, more air defense and longer-range missiles.” – Politico
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine’s commander-in-chief on the breakthrough he needs to beat Russia” – The Economist
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Squeezed by Sanctions, Some Oligarchs Are Heading Home to Putin’s Russia” – Bloomberg
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Murder, torture, rape: Russia’s crimes are a long-running horror show” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine official says it can’t properly use its Western kit because it has so few soldiers left, report says” – Business Insider
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine’s Top Commander Says War Has Hit a ‘Stalemate’” – New York Times
• Russia Analytical Report, Oct. 23-30, 2023
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin is expected to seek reelection in Russia, but who would run if he doesn’t?” – AP
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Reports of Putin’s death might not be greatly exaggerated” – The Hill/ Alexander J. Motyl
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Alexey Navalny Never Wanted to Be a Dissident” – Politico
• A Vision of Russian Defeat
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Made in USA: How Biden is trying to sell Israel and Ukraine military aid to Congress. It starts with small towns” – USA Today
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s new offensive zeroes in on eastern Ukrainian city” – Financial Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “What antisemitic attacks in Dagestan say about Vladimir Putin’s Russia” – Financial Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Billions in Ukraine defense spending has been slow to translate into U.S. jobs” – NBC
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “It’s no joke: how Russian comedians try to stay relevant in wartime” – Reuters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “New danger for Ukraine: Taking Israel’s side in war against Hamas and Gaza” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “China and Russia cast U.S. as agent of global instability at military forum” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Could wars in Ukraine, Gaza bring ‘major changes in the international order’? Fiona Hill thinks so” – Los Angeles Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine Aid in Doubt as Johnson Moves to Drop It From Israel Assistance Bill” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Both Sides Pay a Bloody Price for Coveted Ukrainian City” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Moscow to retaliate in kind if EU uses profits from frozen Russia assets: Putin ally” – Politico.eu
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Fiona Hill: Ukraine’s Fate Now Linked to the Middle East’s” – Foreign Policy
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine war orders starting to boost revenues for big U.S. defense contractors” – Reuters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Why Russia and Hamas Are Growing Closer” – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• TRANSCRIPT: White House Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard, and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby [Excerpt]
• West Sanctions Russian Aviation, But Moscow Decides to Keep Planes Flying Despite Risks
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “‘They’re running out of time’: Ukraine’s counteroffensive is gaining urgency as winter approaches” – CNBC
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “The White House is losing the messaging war on Ukraine. Now it’s changing the message” – Politico
• RUSSIALINK: “Russia’s Invasion Has Thrown Its Space Scientists Out of Orbit” – Moscow Times
• All Blushes of Autumn: Russia’s Evolving “Red Lines” in the War on Ukraine
• RUSSIALINK: “15% of Russians Who Fled War, Mobilization Have Returned – Survey” – Moscow Times
• Are Sanctions on Russia Effective? How (Not) to Inform the Debate
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “As War Rages On, a Museum of Russian Art Stands Up for Ukraine” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine’s race to build its own arms industry” – Financial Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukrainians fear loss of support as global gaze shifts to Israel-Hamas war” – Financial Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia presses counter-counteroffensive in northeast Ukraine” – Washington Post
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Why Investors Are Heading Back to Ukraine” – WSJ
• RUSSIALINK: “Ukraine’s CIA-Trained Intelligence Operators Assassinated Dozens of Russians, Collaborators – WaPo” – Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine’s top prosecutor vows to meet key EU membership conditions within months” – Politico
• Thomas Graham on Why and How America Should Start Getting Russia Right
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Three Weapons That Israel and Ukraine Both Need From the U.S.” – New York Times
• RUSSIALINK: “1.5 Years Into War, Clubs, Festivals and Nightlife Offer an Escape for Russians” – Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Biden is expected to request $100 billion for Israel, Ukraine and other crises” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia aims to pierce Ukraine defences in northeast, general says” – Reuters 10.16.23
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “In the pursuit of small pleasures, Kyiv residents exercise resistance” – Financial Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “China’s Xi Doubles Down on Belt and Road as Path to New World Order” – WSJ
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia Presses Ahead With Offensive Push in Eastern Ukraine” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Is Biden taking the public’s temperature on Ukraine War?” – Responsible Statecraft/ Katrina vanden Heuvel, James W. Carden
• RUSSIALINK: “Climate Skeptics Muddy Russians’ Understanding of Warming Planet” – Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “What to watch for at Xi’s meeting with Putin” – Reuters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine Said to Use Powerful New Missiles for First Time” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “How to advance vital U.S. interests by helping Ukraine win and defining its path to NATO membership” – The Atlantic Council/ Ambassadors John Herbst, Steven Pifer, Alexander Vershbow, 40 others
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “The Israel-Gaza War Means Hard Choices for Ukraine” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “No letup in Russian strikes on Ukrainian town of Avdiivka” – Reuters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine Worries That Prolonged War in Gaza May Dilute Global Support” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine’s counter-offensive is a ‘disaster’, says former Zelensky adviser” – The Telegraph (UK)
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “How the Israel-Hamas War Is Tilting the Global Power Balance in Favor of Russia, China” – Wall Street Journal
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “U.S. must be ready for simultaneous wars with China, Russia, report says” – Reuters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin Sees Gains on Ukraine Frontlines, Including Avdiivka” – AFP/ Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Olympic chiefs ban Russia — but door still open to Paris 2024 for athletes” – Politico
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Trump sues ex-British spy over dossier containing ‘shocking and scandalous claims'” – AP
• Russia in Review, Oct. 6-13, 2023
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “U.S. ‘ill-prepared’ for nuclear challenge from China and Russia, says report” – Financial Times
• Russia Analytical Report, Oct. 2-10, 2023
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russians Press Assaults Along Front Line in Eastern Ukraine” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Why Russia is engaged in a delicate balancing act in the Israeli-Palestinian war” – AP
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine’s Zelenskyy joins a meeting of global defense leaders to make a direct plea for military aid” – AP
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Kremlin: Russia must hold 2024 presidential vote on schedule despite Putin ally comment” – Reuters
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “U.S. Announces New Military Aid for Ukraine as Obstacles Mount” – WSJ
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “When will Putin finally go?” – The Hill/ Alexander J. Motyl
• RUSSIALINK: “IMF Lowers Russia’s 2024 GDP Growth Forecast” – Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “What Will Russia Do With Gaza Chaos? A possible two-front war in the Middle East will have knock-on effects for Europe.” – Foreign Policy
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia will only resume nuclear tests if the U.S. does it first, a top Russian diplomat says” – AP
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Change of plans: U.S. Army embraces lessons learned from war in Ukraine” – Defense News
• New Poll Reveals How Ukrainians Feel About War, Future
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin Offers Muted Response to Attack on Israel. That Speaks Volumes.” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Joe Biden facing unprecedented resistance to U.S. support for Ukraine” – The Daily Telegraph (UK)
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine battles to shape the narrative on its grueling counteroffensive” – Washington Post
• Russia in Review, Sept. 29-Oct. 6, 2023
• Yeltsin’s Use of Force against Parliament in October 1993 Set Stage for Rise of Putin, Gromov Says
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “On Russian Nuclear Threat, Putin Lets Others Rattle the Saber” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Biden considering huge ‘one and done’ Ukraine aid package” – Daily Telegraph (UK)
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “U.S. Funding Cutoff Threatens Ukraine’s Economic Stability” – WSJ
• JRL NEWSWATCH: Ukraine is officially America’s new forever war. President Biden, how does this end?” – Fox/ Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Warren Davidson
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “What Will Happen If the U.S. Stops Funding Ukraine? Nothing Good” – Bloomberg
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “U.S. sending seized Iranian munitions to Ukraine” – Defense News
• Thomas Graham: “Book release of ‘Getting Russia Right'”
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin’s Next Target: U.S. Support for Ukraine, Officials Say” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russian Troops Cede Ground and Strike Back, Frustrating Ukraine’s Counteroffensive” – New York Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine Index” – Brookings
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Leaked U.S. strategy on Ukraine sees corruption as the real threat” – Politico
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “How Firm Is Vladimir Putin’s Grip on Power?” – Council on Foreign Relations/ Thomas Graham
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “The Pentagon warns Congress it is running low on money to replace weapons sent to Ukraine” – AP
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “With one video, Russia’s Chechnya problem seizes the spotlight again” – Christian Science Monitor/ Fred Weir
• RUSSIALINK: “Western Firms Continue to Dominate Russian Market in 2023 – Forbes” – Moscow Times
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Slovakia gives pro-Russian populist nationalism another win” – The Economist
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “A Growing Sense U.S. Aid for Ukraine Will Slow” – Bloomberg
• What Did Zelensky Accomplish During His U.S. Trip?
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russians allowed to compete as neutral athletes at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris” – AP
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “What Does Victory Look Like in Ukraine?” – Foreign Policy/ Kathleen J. McInnis
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “The Ideology of Putinism: Is It Sustainable?” – CSIS
• JRL NEWSWATCH: “War has arrived in Crimea: Slowly but methodically, Ukraine is chipping away at Russia’s firepower in the peninsula” – The Economist