The New Moscow: A Digital Utopia Doubling as a Surveillance Trap

Cutting-edge technologies have reshaped the Russian capital, making it safer, more convenient — and more closely watched.

Russia’s Real Strategy in Europe

This hybrid campaign is all the war Russia wants or needs—and stoking fear that Moscow just might directly strike Ukraine’s European allies is part of it. If this is what Russian President Vladimir Putin is really up to in Europe,
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Russian forces roll 'Mad Max'-style into battered Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, video shows

Video shows Russian soldiers entering Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk Russian forces curling around south of Kupiansk Ukraine says 300 Russian soldiers are now in Pokrovsk Ukrainian commander says situation worsening in Zaporizhzhia Ukraine denies Russian ...
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NATO shoots down Russian drones in Polish airspace, accusing Moscow of being ‘absolutely reckless’

NATO fighter jets shot down multiple Russian drones that violated Polish airspace during an attack on neighboring Ukraine early on Wednesday, as the military alliance denounced Moscow for “absolutely dangerous” behavior that ratcheted up tensions to a ...
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Russian strikes on Kyiv kill 1, wound dozens ahead of Trump-Zelenskyy meeting

Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones early Saturday morning, killing one person and wounding 27 others, a day before talks between Ukraine and the U.S., local authorities said. Explosions boomed across Kyiv as the attack began in ...
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Russian Blood and Treasure: The Ballooning Costs of Putin’s War

Russia has lost the military initiative in Ukraine as costs continue to mount. The Russian military has suffered 1.4 million battlefield casualties and as many as 450,000 deaths since its February 2022 full-scale invasion, according to new CSIS data.
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Right-Sizing the Russian Threat

European concerns about Russian aggression are justified, yet severe constraints on Moscow make an attack in the near future unlikely. Europe needs to balance military deterrence with diplomatic engagement to achieve stable coexistence with Russia.

Russian convoy resupplies Syria coastal facilities for first time since Moscow-Damascus deal

By Feras Dalatey TARTOUS, Syria, Sept 14 (Reuters) - A convoy of Russian naval and cargo vessels delivered supplies last week to coastal facilities long used by Moscow’s military, two sources familiar with the operation said,