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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Biden is expected to request $100 billion for Israel, Ukraine and other crises” – New York Times

October 19, 2023 JRL Russia List Arms Trade, Military Aid, Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

File Photo of Joe Biden at Podium in Front of U.S. and State Department Flags, adapted from image at usembassy.gov

“The emergency funding request to Congress, which would also include funds to fortify border security, is expected by Friday.” “… Biden [reportedly] is expected to ask Congress … to approve about $100 billion in emergency funds to arm Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan and fortify the U.S.-Mexico border …. The funding request, which lawmakers expect to receive by Friday morning, would […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia Presses Ahead With Offensive Push in Eastern Ukraine” – New York Times

October 18, 2023 JRL Russia List Britain, UK, United Kingdom, Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

Map of Ukraine, Including Crimea, and Neighbors, Including Russia

“As winter approaches, Russian and Ukrainian forces are both trying to seize the initiative along different parts of the front.” “Russia has dispatched thousands of soldiers … heavy armor and artillery to try to drive Ukrainians from deeply entrenched positions in eastern Ukraine, in … [reportedly] the Kremlin’s largest offensive push since its failed campaign last winter. The willingness to […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Is Biden taking the public’s temperature on Ukraine War?” – Responsible Statecraft/ Katrina vanden Heuvel, James W. Carden

October 18, 2023 JRL Russia List Arms Trade, Military Aid, Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

File Photo of White House with South Lawn and Fountain

“If he was he would find that it is cooling toward the concept of ‘as long as it takes.’” “… While the seeming shift in public opinion is … important … and should signal … that the time has come to pursue negotiations, it is clear that those whose opinions matter most — in Kiev, Moscow, and Washington — aren’t […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine Said to Use Powerful New Missiles for First Time” – New York Times

October 17, 2023 JRL Russia List Arms Trade, Military Aid, Britain, UK, United Kingdom, France, Headlines, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

File Photo of ATACMS U.S. Army Long-Range Missile, adapted from U.S. Army image at army.mil

“Ukrainian forces attacked two key Russian air bases behind enemy lines on Tuesday, with Western officials saying that long-range missiles known as ATACMS were used in the strikes.” “Ukraine’s forces [reportedly] struck two air bases in Russian-held territory on Tuesday with American-supplied long-range missiles that were one of the last major weapons systems that Kyiv had sought from the United […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “The Israel-Gaza War Means Hard Choices for Ukraine” – New York Times

October 17, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Palestine, JRL NewsBlog, Middle East, North Africa, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

“… [W]ith the massacres in Israel and the unfolding Israeli assault on Gaza, we have a new front of engagement for American power, a new demand for U.S. resources, a new stress point for our stressed imperium and new risks of a wider war. … [T]here are real strategic choices …, potential trade-offs in hardware shipped and dollars delivered …. […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “No letup in Russian strikes on Ukrainian town of Avdiivka” – Reuters

October 17, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

“Russia’s military pressed on with fierce assaults on the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka … Saturday, [reportedly] with shelling so fierce that emergency crews were unable to recover the dead from wrecked buildings …. in Ukraine’s industrial heartland of Donbas, focal point of Moscow’s 19-month-old invasion of its neighbour. … Fighting intensified in other sectors of the … 600-mile[] front. […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine Worries That Prolonged War in Gaza May Dilute Global Support” – New York Times

October 17, 2023 JRL Russia List Arms Trade, Military Aid, Europe, EU, Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, NATO, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

“Slow military progress and cracks in the backing of key allies could also drain vital attention from Ukraine’s battle with Russia, some fear.” “Ukraine, still locked in fierce combat with Russia along hundreds of miles of front line, also finds itself grappling with … [geopolitical] shifts …. The attention of key allies is pivoting to … Gaza, military aid from […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine’s counter-offensive is a ‘disaster’, says former Zelensky adviser” – The Telegraph (UK)

October 17, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

“Oleksiy Arestovych accuses Volodymyr Zelensky and his military commanders of making strategic mistakes and failing to break Russian lines.” “… Arestovych resigned in January as a presidential adviser after a row over the … Ukraine’s air defence systems. This week, Ukrainian prosecutors opened an investigation into [] Arestovych for comments that allegedly promote violence against women. He has denied the […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “U.S. must be ready for simultaneous wars with China, Russia, report says” – Reuters

October 16, 2023 JRL Russia List China, Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

Pentagon Aerial View adapted from defense.gov image, with photo credit: DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright

“The United States must prepare for possible simultaneous wars with Russia and China by expanding its conventional forces, strengthening alliances and enhancing its nuclear weapons modernization program, a congressionally appointed bipartisan [Strategic Posture Commission] said …. The panel accepted a Pentagon forecast that China’s rapid nuclear arsenal expansion likely will give it 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035, confronting the United […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin Sees Gains on Ukraine Frontlines, Including Avdiivka” – AFP/ Moscow Times

October 16, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

“Russian forces have made gains in their Ukraine offensive, … Putin said Sunday, including in Avdiivka, [9 miles from Donetsk,] a symbolic industrial hub …. On Saturday, Kyiv reported ‘very heated’ fighting around Avdiivka Saturday, saying Russian forces had ‘not stopped assaulting’ it for days in their attempt to surround it. Avdiivka has been a symbol of Ukrainian resistance since […]

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Russia in Review, Oct. 6-13, 2023

October 15, 2023 JRL Russia List China, Cybersecurity, Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Foreign Policy, Security, Visas, Headlines, Human Rights, Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Palestine, Middle East, North Africa, Military, NATO, North Korea, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear, Missile Defense, Oil, Gas, Energy, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections, Sanctions, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

File Photo of Red Square, Kremlin, Environs, adapted from image at state.gov

(Russia Matters – russiamatters.org) As violence escalated between Israel and Hamas after the latter’s indiscriminate attacks against the former, top Russian officials seized the opportunity to blame the crisis on what they described as America’s repeated failure to use its “monopoly” on mediation between the two sides to reach a fair peace deal. Vladimir Putin has also called for a cessation […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “U.S. ‘ill-prepared’ for nuclear challenge from China and Russia, says report” – Financial Times

October 12, 2023 JRL Russia List China, Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

“Commission urges overhaul of US arsenal to tackle growing threat from two peer adversaries” “The U.S. must expand or restructure its nuclear arsenal to tackle the ‘existential challenge’ posed by the growing nuclear threat from China and existing risk from Russia, a new report … has said. The bipartisan Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the U.S., … tasked […]

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Russia Analytical Report, Oct. 2-10, 2023

October 12, 2023 JRL Russia List Armenia, Azerbaijan, South Caucasus, China, Foreign Policy, Security, Visas, Headlines, Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Palestine, Military, NATO, North Korea, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear, Missile Defense, Oil, Gas, Energy, Terrorism, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

(Russia Matters – russiamatters.org) “An existential threat to Israel could draw American attention away from the Ukrainian cause, possibly smoothing a path toward a Russian triumph in Europe,” CFR’s Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware write in War on the Rocks. NYT editors raise a related concern, warning that “the violence in Israel may also strengthen calls to cut military aid to Ukraine.” […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russians Press Assaults Along Front Line in Eastern Ukraine” – New York Times

October 12, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

“The intensifying push is one of Russia’s few offensive operations in months, as it tries to seize land in Ukrainian regions it claims to have already annexed.” “Russian forces have intensified attacks … targeting a string of towns along an eastern stretch of the front line even as they defend against a Ukrainian offensive in the south. Their movements add […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia will only resume nuclear tests if the U.S. does it first, a top Russian diplomat says” – AP

October 10, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

File Photo of Tsar Bomba Nuclear Detonation, adapted from image at osd.mil

“Russia will move to revoke the ratification of a global nuclear test ban to put itself on par with the United States but will only resume nuclear tests if Washington does it first …. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov [said Tuesday] …. He added that if the U.S. conducts a nuclear test, ‘we will be forced to mirror that as […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “Change of plans: U.S. Army embraces lessons learned from war in Ukraine” – Defense News

October 10, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

“Expensive, massive tanks destroyed by small and cheap loitering munitions. Drones helping artillery locate targets. A battlefield so flooded with sensors … it’s impossible to stay hidden for long. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the [U.S.] Army has carefully taken note of these trends. … [T]hose changes are reshaping the service’s plans from acquisition to how to approach […]

New Poll Reveals How Ukrainians Feel About War, Future

October 10, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

Maidan Square Monument in Kyiv, adapted from usembassy.gov image

(Voice of America – voanews.com – Gabriel Levin – Oct. 9, 2023) As Kyiv fights a bloody war with Moscow, a new Gallup public opinion poll gives a striking look inside what ordinary Ukrainians think about their country’s future. VOA talked to leading experts to help unpack the findings. “Given everything that’s happening, paying attention to what’s going on in […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin Offers Muted Response to Attack on Israel. That Speaks Volumes.” – New York Times

October 10, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Palestine, JRL NewsBlog, Middle East, North Africa, Military

Vladimir Putin has long projected friendly ties to Israel. But his silence since Saturday’s assault illustrates how the war in Ukraine has strained the relationship between the two countries. “… [A]mid the worst attack on Israel in 50 years, the high regard … [] Putin has shown for Israel in the past appears remarkably absent. … [with] no message of […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Joe Biden facing unprecedented resistance to U.S. support for Ukraine” – The Daily Telegraph (UK)

October 9, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

“As ‘Ukraine fatigue’ sets in among U.S. voters, a row over more spending in Capitol Hill has alarmed officials in NATO states and in Kyiv.” “… After 18 months of brutal warfare, with no end to the invasion in sight, Joe Biden is facing unprecedented resistance to U.S. support. In both the Republican-controlled House and among voters at large, ‘Ukraine […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine battles to shape the narrative on its grueling counteroffensive” – Washington Post

October 9, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, NATO, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

“… Four months of brutal fighting and steep losses have not yielded the results … Kyiv and … Western backers hoped for. Despite some Ukrainian progress in breaking through dense Russian defenses, fears of a frozen conflict — and crumbling international support — loom. … [A] senior NATO official lamented ‘Monday morning quarterbacking’ … ‘It’s easy for you to sit […]

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Russia in Review, Sept. 29-Oct. 6, 2023

October 8, 2023 JRL Russia List China, Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Cybersecurity, Environment, Europe, EU, Foreign Policy, Security, Visas, Headlines, Military, NATO, North Korea, Oil, Gas, Energy, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

(Russia Matters – russiamatters.org) 7 Things to Know Putin has shot down proposals to lower the threshold for nuclear weapons use in Russia’s doctrinal documents, but called for Russia to de-ratify the CTBT. When asked by Sergei Karaganov at the Valdai Club meeting on Oct. 5 whether Russia should “modify the doctrine on using nuclear weapons, lowering the nuclear threshold,” Putin said: “[T]here […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “On Russian Nuclear Threat, Putin Lets Others Rattle the Saber” – New York Times

October 8, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Nuclear, Missile Defense, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

Russian Tactical Missile on Mobile Launcher, adapted from image featured by army.mil and defense.gov

“While Russian hard-liners voice provocative proposals about using nuclear weapons, Mr. Putin presents himself as a moderating force — while never really taking the threat off the table.” “… Russia’s hard-liners are rattling the nuclear saber vigorously these days, on television and in academic journals, arguing that an atomic blast — in Ukraine, in Europe, or maybe in a test […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Biden considering huge ‘one and done’ Ukraine aid package” – Daily Telegraph (UK)

October 8, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

“U.S. president wants to get issue sorted until next election, say insiders, as Republican sceptics continue to cause problems” “The White House is drawing up plans to ask Congress to release its largest funding package ever for weapons and humanitarian aid, amid concern continued rows over spending could damage the president in next year’s election. … Some officials believe passing […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: Ukraine is officially America’s new forever war. President Biden, how does this end?” – Fox/ Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Warren Davidson

October 6, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

“Ukraine is now America’s new forever war. Americans know that ‘whatever it takes’ is not a strategy.” “…. ‘As long as it takes’ remains the [Biden administration] mantra …. According to reports from September’s U.N. General Assembly meeting, U.S. and G-7 allies expect the war … to continue … at least six to seven years. … [T]he other implication is […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “What Will Happen If the U.S. Stops Funding Ukraine? Nothing Good” – Bloomberg

October 6, 2023 JRL Russia List Arms Trade, Military Aid, Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

“Kyiv has fought too well to simply give up, but Russia and China will achieve their goal of splitting the West.” “[With the loss of U.S. funding for Ukraine,] … the balance on the battlefield [would] shift significantly. Ukraine [wouldn’t] simply surrender … [b]ut given how reliant Ukraine is on [U.S.] arms and ammunition … its situation [would] still get […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine Index” – Brookings

October 4, 2023 JRL Russia List Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Europe, EU, Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

“… To track the war’s course, the Brookings Institution is compiling security, economic, and political data presented in graphic form …. [with] updated information on key metrics including civilian casualties, Western aid, and Ukraine’s economic challenges … track[ing] the trajectory of the conflict and its broader consequences …. The data … is … from a variety of sources (government, international […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “With one video, Russia’s Chechnya problem seizes the spotlight again” – Christian Science Monitor/ Fred Weir

October 3, 2023 JRL Russia List Chechnya, Dagestan, North Caucasus, Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections, Regions, Cities, Municipalities, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

Caucasus Map of Chechnya and Caucasus Environs

“In theory, Russian law applies everywhere within Russia’s borders. But over and over, the Chechen republic proves exempt from those rules, no matter how blatant a violation might be.” “… Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov posted a video … show[ing] his teenage son brutally beating up a Russian prisoner … sa[ying] he was ‘proud” of his son’s actions. … [M]any Russians […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “What Does Victory Look Like in Ukraine?” – Foreign Policy/ Kathleen J. McInnis

September 30, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

“Ukrainians differ on what would keep their nation safe from Russia.” “… Zelensky … has promulgated a 10-point plan …. [T]alking to … people from around the region, other views surfaced. [Some possibilities assessed have included:] A frozen conflict. … To the Ukrainians, a frozen conflict means allowing Russia to continue brutalizing … and … invites Russia to attack Ukraine […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “War has arrived in Crimea: Slowly but methodically, Ukraine is chipping away at Russia’s firepower in the peninsula” – The Economist

September 29, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

“… Ukraine has massively stepped up strikes on the [occupied Crimean] peninsula annexed [in 2014] by the Kremlin …. Using … new home-made drones and foreign-supplied cruise missiles, [Ukraine] has hit military bases, air bases, and command-and-control centres. [A] [Sept. 13] strike on … Sevastopol took out an amphibious landing ship and one of just six kilo-class submarines capable of […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “280 Days Inside Russia’s Torture Chambers” – Sky News

September 29, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, Human Rights, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

File Photo of Prison Cell and Bars with Shaft of Light, adapted from image at fbi.gov

“… [L]iberation … revealed the horror of prolonged Russian occupation. In the Kherson region, over 254 days, the Russians constructed a network of at least 26 detention centres to control the civilian population. Police stations, schools and government buildings were used as torture sites or places where civilians’ human rights were severely violated. …. [B]y the most conservative estimate, at […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s Army Learns From Its Mistakes in Ukraine” – WSJ

September 29, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

“Early in the war, the West was shocked at the Russian military’s poor performance. But Moscow has fixed many errors and adapted on the battlefield.” “… After Ukraine easily swept through Russia’s lines in the Kharkiv region last autumn, Moscow spent months preparing formidable defenses …. Moscow is also deploying drones to scope out and attack Ukrainian positions … Ukrainian […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “Polish experts confirm missile that hit grain facility was Ukrainian – media” – Reuters

September 28, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, NATO, Poland, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

Map of Poland, Kaliningrad, Environs, adapted from CRS image at congress.gov

“Polish experts [reportedly] have confirmed that the missile that killed two people at a grain facility in [the village of Przewodow in] southern Poland in November was fired by Ukraine …. The explosion … fueled fears that the war in Ukraine could spiral into a wider conflict … triggering [NATO’s] mutual defense clause, but at the time Warsaw and NATO […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “The Black Box of Moscow; The West Struggles to Understand Russia — but Can Still Help Ukraine Win” – Foreign Affairs/ Sam Greene

September 27, 2023 JRL Russia List Europe, EU, Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

File Photo of Kremlin Tower, St. Basil's, Red Square at Night

“… Westerners’ inability to travel to Russia and conduct new research means that they are unlikely to arrive at a better understanding of the cost-benefit analysis guiding Kremlin decision-making. … Western countries’ attempts to achieve their policy aims by modulating — or even responding to — events in Russia and the decisions of the Russian leadership are doomed to be […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia May Have Just Given Ukraine Terms for Ending War” – Newsweek

September 27, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

“… During a press conference at the United Nations General Assembly [on Saturday], Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov indicated Russia would recognize Ukraine’s borders prior to Moscow’s invasion if Kyiv pledges to not join a military alliance. … But even if Zelensky agreed to relinquish the bid for NATO membership in order to end the war, Ukraine would likely still […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “U.S. Abrams Tanks Reach Ukraine. Is It a Case of Too Little, Too Late?” – WSJ

September 26, 2023 JRL Russia List Arms Trade, Military Aid, Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

M1 Abrams Tank and Some of Its Crew, adapted from defense.gov image with photo credit to Army Sgt. 1st Class Theresa Gualdarama, National Guard

“The first U.S.-made M1 Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine … Zelensky said … Monday. The questions … are how quickly can they enter the fight and how much impact will they have on a shifting battlefield. Advanced Western-made tanks and other armored vehicles have become a focus in debates between Ukrain[e] … and … the Pentagon, [with] some [U.S. […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Escalation in the War in Ukraine: Lessons Learned and Risks for the Future” – RAND

September 26, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, NATO, Nuclear, Missile Defense, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

(RAND – rand.org – Bryan Frederick, Mark Cozad, Alexandra Stark – Sept. 21, 2023) [Report home page (HTML) – PDF of full report (108 pages)] “… Further Russian escalation has likely been restrained by three main factors … (1) … NATO military capabilities and reactions, (2) concern for broader international reactions, particularly … China’s … (3) … Russian perception that […]

Russia in Review, Sept. 15-22, 2023

September 25, 2023 JRL Russia List Azerbaijan, South Caucasus, China, Cybersecurity, Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Europe, EU, Foreign Policy, Security, Visas, Headlines, Human Rights, Iran, Military, NATO, North Korea, Nuclear, Missile Defense, Oil, Gas, Energy, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections, Turkey, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

(Russia Matters – russiamatters.org – Sept. 22, 2023) 7 Things to Know Ukraine intends to continue its counteroffensive through the autumn and into the winter, according to remarks made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley this week. “The fight right now still has plenty of fighting weather left,” according to Gen. Milley. At the […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “NATO Chief Says Weakening Russia Will Help U.S. Focus on Challenging China” – Newsweek

September 24, 2023 JRL Russia List China, Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, NATO, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

Jens Stoltenberg file photo adapted from defense.gov image

“[NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg] asserted … [Thursday] that weakening Russia in Ukraine could allow the United States to intensify … efforts … countering China. … Stoltenberg said … the primary goal of his visit [to New York during a UN General Assembly meeting] ‘[was] to mobilize support for Ukraine.’ A victory for Kyiv … resisting the war launched by Moscow […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “U.S. Army Hospital in Germany Is Treating Americans Hurt Fighting in Ukraine” – New York Times

September 24, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, Health, Epidemics, Substance Abuse, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

“The [U.S.] Army has quietly started to treat wounded Americans and other fighters evacuated from Ukraine at its Landstuhl Regional Medical Center [in Germany]. Though the number so far is small — currently 14 — it marks a notable new step …. When the war erupted … hundreds of Americans — many of them military veterans — rushed to help […]

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VIDEO: JRL NEWSWATCH: “It’s a kayak with a grenade launcher. And it could be game-changer in Ukraine. The boats can carry cargo and up to three soldiers.” – ABC

September 24, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

“… Ukraine has two seas … and around 3,000 rivers …. The Poloz-M16 [adapted kayak] is designed … for covert operations. It’s quiet, lightweight and maneuverable, with the ability to carry up to three people and 250 kilograms of cargo, around 550 pounds. It’s also durable, made of a special polyethylene that can weather extreme temperatures, mechanical damage and last […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “How Ukrainian shock attacks could mark the beginning of the end of Russia’s grip on Crimea” – The Telegraph (UK)

September 23, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

“Twice [in one] … week, Crimea’s night skies lit up with the fiery destruction of valuable Russian military equipment. … [Ukrainian-launched] cruise missiles struck the Sevmorzavod shipyard, home to Russia’s Black Sea fleet[] … [with an] aftermath [that included] the skies over Sevastopol [being] illuminated by a burning landing ship and attack submarine. The following morning at Yevpatoriya … [there […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “A Trip to Ukraine Clarified the Stakes. And They’re Huge.” – New York Times

September 21, 2023 JRL Russia List Europe, EU, Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

“… [W]hen climate change, famine, health crises and so much more are stressing Planet Earth, the last thing humanity needed was to divert so much attention, collaborative energy, money and lives to respond to Putin’s war to make Ukraine a Russian colony again. Putin lately has stopped even bothering to justify the war …. [I]f Ukraine can escape this war […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine Has Gained Ground. But It Has Much Farther To Go.” – New York Times

September 20, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

“… Ukraine prepared to launch its counteroffensive facing immense risks: Without a decisive victory, Western support could weaken, and Kyiv could face pressure to negotiate a ceasefire. … Ukrainian forces have breached the first line of defense in some Russian positions along this southern line of advance, the counteroffensive’s most promising front. … Progress has been grueling and slow. … […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “Why are we not stepping up for Ukraine?” – The Spectator/ Boris Johnson

September 20, 2023 JRL Russia List Britain, UK, United Kingdom, Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

Boris Johnson file photo adapted from whitehouse.gov image

“Victory will revalidate and re-energize the West and all we stand for.” “… Victory for Ukraine will revalidate and re-energize the West and all we stand for. Above all, it will mean the liberation of a beautiful and entirely innocent country that has been selfishly and criminally attacked. I believe that victory will come; and I believed it all the […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Zelensky’s Visit to Washington: Time for some hard talking” – The Nation

September 19, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

Screenshot file photo of Volodymyr Zelensky Gesturing, from Congressional Teleconference, adapted from image at doggett.house.gov

“… [T]here will be critically important issues that the U.S. and Ukrainian presidents will need to discuss — above all, that of U.S. and Ukrainian strategies and goals when it comes to negotiations with Russia. … [S]ince this issue is extremely painful and difficult, the strong temptation for both administrations will be to kick it down the road as far […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “In Moscow, the War Is Background Noise, but Ever-Present” – New York Times

September 19, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Media, Internet, Social Media, Television, Military, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections, Regions, Cities, Municipalities, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

“Muscovites go about their daily lives with little major disruption. But the war’s effects are evident — in the stores, at the movies and in the increasingly repressive environment.” “… Muscovites are experiencing dual realities: The war has faded into background noise … yet … remains ever-present in … daily lives. … Advertisements to join the military are … on […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “Why There Are No Game-Changing Weapons for Ukraine” – Foreign Policy/ Franz-Stefan Gady

September 19, 2023 JRL Russia List Arms Trade, Military Aid, Europe, EU, Germany, Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, NATO, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

“There is no alternative to slowly and methodically reducing Russian forces in Ukraine.” “… The idea that there is a shortcut to victory raises expectations for a quick end to the carnage that Ukraine is unlikely to fulfill. After more than 18 months of grinding, attritional war, it should be obvious that there are no miracle weapons and that there […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “Counsels of war. Are Ukraine’s tactics working? Slow progress on the battlefield prompts quarrels over strategy.” – The Economist

September 19, 2023 JRL Russia List Britain, UK, United Kingdom, Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Military, NATO, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

“[Ukrainian foreign minister] Dmytro Kuleba … is a smooth[, unruffled] and affable diplomat …. But on August 31st his patience snapped. ‘Criticising the slow pace of the counter-offensive equals … spitting into the face of the Ukrainian soldier who sacrifices his life every day,’ he told journalists. ‘I would recommend all critics to shut up, come to Ukraine and try […]

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