As Ukraine continues to make incremental gains in its counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces in the east, Moscow is conducting a quieter offensive of its own in other parts of the former Soviet Union. Continue reading
Wagner Chief confirmed dead Brian Whitmore, Non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council breaks down what happens next after the news.
In the immortal words of Omar Little, “You come at the king, you best not miss.” Continue reading
The fascinating Russia soap opera involving Wagner Chief Prigozhin and Vladimir Putin continued yesterday. News broke that Prigozhin had died in a plane crash inside Russia. Was this an accident? … Continue reading
Yevgeny Prigozhin, formerly one of Vladimir Putin’s closest ally and head of the Wagner mercenary group, is thought to have died in a plane crash outside of Moscow. Wagner took … Continue reading
With Ukraine’s counteroffensive moving slower than anticipated, Kyiv scores a small victory by liberating some strategic territory in Donetsk Oblast. Continue reading
We’ve got Georgia on our minds because fifteen years ago this week, a new era of Russian imperial expansion commenced with Moscow’s August 2008 invasion of that South Caucasus country. Continue reading
Lukashenko, Wagner, and the Future of Belarus Over the past month, Belarus has been increasingly in the spotlight, with the announcement of the Wagner Group’s relocation to the country following … Continue reading
One month after a short-lived armed insurrection directly challenged Vladimir Putin’s rule, the man who orchestrated it all is still roaming free. Continue reading
As NATO wrapped up a historic summit in Vilnius, the chaos from the fallout of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s failed insurrection in Russia continued apace. Continue reading
