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May 16, 2024 · Quelling Nationalism. Putin’s concerns about NATO overlapped with the two goals he identified as essential to Russia’s security when he launched the “special military operation”: the...
Mar 17, 2022 · 17 March 2022. Video shows Mariupol theatre destroyed in bombing. Could a peace deal be taking shape that will end Russia's invasion of Ukraine? It might sound strange to say so, given...
- What Has Putin demanded?
- Why Now?
- Any Domestic Pressures?
- Will He Or Won’T He?
The Kremlin’s official line amid the current standoff centers on Putin’s demandsfor security guarantees for Russia that would include a stop to NATO’s expansion eastward, and a formal veto on Ukraine from ever joining the military alliance. It also wants NATO to roll back its military deployments in the region. The demands would significantly red...
Since Kyiv’s pro-Russian government was toppled in 2014, Moscow has wanted to bring Ukraine back into its sphere of influence. But the current crisis also comes during heightened tensions between the Kremlin and the West, sparked by Washington’s accusations that Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election, used chemical weapons to go after its...
Ukraine is just an “unfortunate victim and the most convenient place for Putin to mount his demands with menaces,” according to Giles. His comments echoed those of Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Honcharenko, who told Russia’s TV Rainon Saturday that Moscow was using Ukraine as a “pain point” to blackmail the West. Putin’s motivation also could include ...
Experts and military analysts are divided on whether Putin intends to engage in a full-blown war with Ukraine. The U.S. and its allies say Russia has been massing forcesaround the east and south of Ukraine for months. The Russian Defense Ministry shared photos this month of its forces moving into Belarus as part of a joint military drill in Februar...
- Yuliya Talmazan
Jan 27, 2022 · Global. The Battle for the Future of the West. The real prize in Ukraine is the end of American influence in Europe. By Tom McTague. Wolfgang Schwan / Anadolu Agency / Getty. January 27, 2022.
Feb 24, 2023 · 23 February 2023. By Paul Kirby,BBC News. 0:58. Watch: Ukraine's recapture of Kherson City was one of Russia's biggest setbacks. When Vladimir Putin sent up to 200,000 soldiers into Ukraine...
Mar 1, 2022 · Putin is in the grip of magical thinking: As Fiona Hill, one of America’s premier Russia experts, said in an interview published on Monday by Politico, he believes that there is something...
Feb 18, 2022 · CNN — As the US seeks to convince the world that Russia is bluffing about a drawdown of troops near Ukraine, it’s worth considering what’s informing Russia’s decision-making and what the possible...
