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The War in Ukraine is More Devastating Than You Know

(WP) The fighting in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region is entering its fifth year. More than 10,000 people have been killed in this persistent conflict; 2,800 were civilians. Nearly two million people…

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Russia Escalates Novichok Crisis, Shifting Onus to US

(EDM) Moscow announced last week (March 29) that 60 American diplomats would be expelled, delivering a “mirror” response to every Western country that had sanctioned Russia in solidarity with the United…

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Russia’s 2018 Presidential Election: Did Uncompetitive Elections Make Putin a Lame Duck?

(IPR Blog) On 18 March, Vladimir Putin secured a fourth term in office as President of the Russian Federation. Officially he received 76.66% of the vote, with more than 56…

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Is the growing Russia crisis another Cold War conflict? Nyet

(The Conversation) A crisis erupted this week as Russian diplomats were ejected from European countries and the U.S., and Western diplomats were ejected by Russia. The punitive measures were sparked by…

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Сюрприз Трампа для Путина. Почему президент России не понимает действий США

Власти 22 стран в понедельник заявили о высылке российских дипломатов из-за отказа Кремля отвечать на вопросы по делу об отравлении в Великобритании бывшего офицера ГРУ Сергея Скрипаля. Дипломатов уже выслала сама Великобритания.…

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На пороге «холодной войны»: к чему приведет растущая изоляция России

Отношения между Россией и Западом скатываются до уровня отношений периода “холодной войны”. В отношениях между Западом и Российской Федерацией сложился глубокий кризис, и последние события четко свидетельствуют об этом. И…

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Возможно, нам придется еще раз изучить опыт распада СССР

Интервью After Empire с профессором Тартуского университета Андреем Макарычевым – об отсутствии регионализма в российской науке, мировоззренческом противоречии России и Европы, и о том, чем может кончиться новая холодная война.…

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Уход Тиллерсона

Во вторник 13 марта 2018 г. президент Дональд Трамп отправил в отставку государственного секретаря США Рекса Тиллерсона. Это самый высокопоставленный член команды президента, покинувший ее за первый год с небольшим…

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What We Can Choose When We Have No Choice (Op-ed)

(Moscow Times) Russians had no choice in the 2018 presidential elections. Those who wanted to vote against corruption, against Russia’s aggressive foreign policy, against unlimited military spending, against protectionism and isolationism…

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Putin’s Fake Victory Is Boring, but His New Term Will Be Anything But

(EDM) No surprises happened in Russia on Sunday, March 18, in the carefully orchestrated voting procedure generously described by the media as a “presidential elections.” But many questions loom over the…

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Russian-Ukrainian relations: The farewell that wasn’t

(FIIA) The “Revolution of Dignity” led to a considerable decrease in Russian economic, political and soft power influence over Ukraine. Yet the process did not turn out to be self-sustainable. Insufficient…

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Why Alexey Navalny is Important in Russia and the World

The Kremlin’s political machine is shaping popular expectations about March 18th’s presidential election in Russia. For more than a year prior to the vote, the outcome of this election has…

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Commentary | Комментарии

The War in Ukraine is More Devastating Than You Know

Russia Escalates Novichok Crisis, Shifting Onus to US

Russia’s 2018 Presidential Election: Did Uncompetitive Elections Make Putin a Lame Duck?

Is the growing Russia crisis another Cold War conflict? Nyet

Сюрприз Трампа для Путина. Почему президент России не понимает действий США

На пороге «холодной войны»: к чему приведет растущая изоляция России

Возможно, нам придется еще раз изучить опыт распада СССР

Уход Тиллерсона

What We Can Choose When We Have No Choice (Op-ed)

Putin’s Fake Victory Is Boring, but His New Term Will Be Anything But

Russian-Ukrainian relations: The farewell that wasn’t

Why Alexey Navalny is Important in Russia and the World