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What’s Behind Dmitry Medvedev’s Nuclear Saber-Rattling?

The former Russian president is threatening the West over calls for an international tribunal over the invasion of Ukraine.

How Russia Is Testing the EU’s Resolve on Sanctions

It’s not just about its enclave in Kaliningrad. It’s also about a cluster islands in the far north of Norway.

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How Finland Abandoned Neutrality and Turned Toward NATO

The country’s citizens resisted joining NATO for decades, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed minds quickly.

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Why Russia Is Calling Sanctions on Kaliningrad a ‘Blockade’

It’s propaganda to counter its own very real blockade of Ukrainian grain shipments.

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How to Read Putin’s Latest Comments on ‘Sovereignty’

He calls Ukraine a colony of the U.S. at the same time he says Russia must regain its lost territory.

How Russia Is Both Exacerbating and Benefiting From a Looming Food Crisis

It’s weakening Ukraine with strikes on grain storage and transport facilities while its own exports are having a bumper year.

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The Tired Soviet Ideology Behind Russian Propaganda

A top Putin adviser dredges up conspiracies about a cabal of bankers controlling the U.S. and the U.K.

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What South Ossetia Can Teach Us About Russian Politics

The Russian proxy inside Georgia has allowed some freedoms in its elections, and that has caused some unwanted surprises.

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Be Wary of Speculation About Putin’s Health

Stories that he is ill may be true. They may be wrong. Or they might be part of a disinformation campaign.

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What Will Putin Do With Kherson?

Russian forces captured the city early on, but keeping it requires resources they might prefer to use elsewhere.