Russia gains 199 square miles in past month; record share of Ukrainians want fighting to stop; FT reports arms procurement spat in Ukraine’s MoD fuels concerns about corruption in its supply chain. This and more in our weekly news round-up. www.russiamatters.org/news/russia-...

Keith Kellogg, Trump's special envoy to Ukraine & Russia sees ending the war as a vital foreign policy objective as, in his view, it allows the US to undermine solidarity between the “axis” of authoritarian states. Check out our compilation of Kellogg's views: www.russiamatters.org/analysis/kei...

Polarization in the U.S. represents a structural constraint with profound implications for American foreign policy, particularly toward Russia, writes Gordon Friedrichs of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. www.russiamatters.org/analysis/ame...

Biden aides confirm Putin considered use of nukes, shed light on Xi dissuading Kremlin from doing so. Plus: America’s “salami-slicing” strategy vis-à-vis Russia may become a victim of its own success. This and more in our weekly analysis round-up. www.russiamatters.org/news/russia-...

Russia plans to force Ukraine’s NPPs offline as its army captures Chicago-sized amount of land. Plus: Russia rejects elements of Ukraine peace deal floated by West. This and more in our weekly news round-up. www.russiamatters.org/news/russia-...

Trump is urging Zelenskyy to make a deal while Putin claims to be nearing priority goals. Plus: Did Russia disclose target of Oreshnik to U.S. in advance? This and more in our weekly news round-up. www.russiamatters.org/news/russia-...

In this exclusive interview, @belfercenter.bsky.social Senior Fellow & former Ukrainian foreign minister @dmytrokuleba.bsky.social argues the only viable strategy for Ukraine is to pressure Russia & support Ukraine, but it will not work if done by half measures: www.russiamatters.org/analysis/dmy...

What are the costs of Assad’s fall for Russia? Is demography the mother of Putin’s aggression in Ukraine? Plus: Why Putin and Xi aren’t worried about decoupling by Trump. This and more in our weekly analysis round-up. www.russiamatters.org/news/russia-...

The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria could impose a number of tangible geopolitical, reputational and even domestic security costs on Russia, writes Simon Saradzhyan. www.russiamatters.org/analysis/ass...

Trump team’s Ukraine peace plan: territorial concessions, no NATO membership. Plus: Gerasimov and Brown discuss how to manage escalation in wake of “Oreshnik.” This and more in our weekly news round-up. www.russiamatters.org/news/russia-...