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Mar 13, 2024 · Vladimir Putin is poised to sweep to another six-year term in this week’s presidential election, even though Russians are dying in Ukraine in a war grinding through its third year and his country is more isolated than ever from the rest of the world. Over 50 countries go to the polls in 2024.
Dec 12, 2023 · By Maura Reynolds. 12/12/2023 11:43 AM EST. Maura Reynolds is POLITICO Magazine's deputy editor for ideas. It was nearly two years ago that Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine,...
- Many Ways to Win
- Imperiling Europe's East
- Turning NATO Inward
- No Victory Is Permanent
For Russia, victory in Ukraine could take various forms. As in Syria, victory does not have to result in a sustainable settlement. It could involve the installation of a compliant government in Kyiv or the partition of the country. Alternatively, the defeat of the Ukrainian military and the negotiation of a Ukrainian surrender could effectively tra...
In the event of a Russian victory in Ukraine, Germany’s position in Europe will be severely challenged. Germany is a marginal military power that has based its postwar political identity on the rejection of war. The ring of friends it has surrounded itself with, especially in the east with Poland and the Baltic states, risks being destabilized by R...
For the United States, a Russian victory would have profound effects on its grand strategy in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. First, Russian success in Ukraine would require Washington to pivot to Europe. No ambiguity about NATO’s Article 5 (of the kind experienced under Trump) will be permissible. Only a strong U.S. commitment to European secur...
As the crisis in Ukraine unfolds, the West must not underestimate Russia. It must not bank on narratives inspired by wishful thinking. Russian victory in Ukraine is not science fiction. But if there may be little that the West can do to prevent a Russian military conquest, it will be able to influence what happens afterward. Very often the seeds of...
- Liana Fix
Mar 14, 2024 · President Vladimir Putin‘s rule over Russia is set to be extended in an effectively uncontested election after the death of Alexei Navalny and amid the war in Ukraine.
- Yuliya Talmazan
Mar 14, 2024 · CNN — Russia is holding a presidential election that is all but certain to extend Vladimir Putin’s rule throughout this decade and into the 2030s. Most votes will be cast over three days from...
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12 March 2024. By Vitaly Shevchenko,BBC Monitoring. Russian-controlled Donetsk election commission. People in occupied Ukraine are being strongly encouraged to vote in Russia's upcoming...
Feb 25, 2024 · Vladimir Nikolayev/AFP/Getty Image. Early voting in the Russian presidential election is underway in the Russian-occupied c region of Ukraine, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Sunday ...
