A prominent Russian pro-war blogger is killed in a bombing at a St. Petersburg café. An anti-war activist is arrested as the authorities in Moscow allege a broad and improbable conspiracy involving the Ukrainian intelligence services and imprisoned Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny. Continue reading
As Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine enters its 14th month, and with Russian forces failing in their efforts to take more territory in the Donbas, Ukrainian forces are gearing up for a spring offensive. Continue reading
Just days after the International Criminal Court issued a war crimes indictment for Vladimir Putin, making him the world’s most famous and most wanted fugitive, Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to Moscow for a state visit, his 40th meeting with the Kremlin leader. Continue reading
As Ukraine continues to beat back Russian forces in its eastern Donbas region and prepares for a spring offensive to liberate more territory, there is another issue lurking just below the surface. Continue reading
Even as its invasion of Ukraine falters, Russia has clearly not given up on its ambitions to effectively absorb and annex Belarus. Continue reading
One year ago, Vladimir Putin launched a war of aggression and a war of choice against Ukraine — and he expected it to be a cakewalk. It wasn’t. Continue reading
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is nearing the one-year mark. In the first of two Power Vertical episodes marking the anniversary, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Volodymyr Dubovyk, an associate professor in the Faculty of International Relations at Mechnikov National University in Odesa and a visiting professor at Tufts University about the war’s major milestones, where it may be headed, and what European security might look like when it is over. Continue reading
Billions of dollars in defense assistance; advanced weapons systems like HIMARS, Patriot Missile Batteries, and Abrams tanks; military training and intelligence sharing. Continue reading
After weeks of diplomatic wrangling, the United States and the NATO allies have broken a logjam and reached a consensus — and the big winner is Ukraine. Continue reading
Vladimir Putin may be a lot of things, but a historian is not one of them. Continue reading
