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Putin’s Point of No Return

After almost three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor, Putin is now more committed than ever to the war with Ukraine and his broader confrontation with the West.

· December 18, 2024
Foreign Affairs
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A Table for Five: What to Expect From Each Player at Ukraine Peace Talks

Ukraine, the United States, NATO, and Russia each must come away from the negotiations with something of value—regarding security, economics, and the oh-so-important political coin, saving face.

· December 2, 2024
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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Long-range Missiles Can ‘Alleviate’ Pressure but Not a ‘Game-changer’ for Ukraine

A conversation about President Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to use long-range American missiles inside Russia.

· November 18, 2024
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ussia's President Vladimir Putin visits the destroyed school, where in 2004 Chechen militants took more than 1,000 people hostage, in Beslan, North Ossetia on August 20, 2024, to commemorate the killing of more than 330 people, mostly children, in the hostage siege
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How the Traumas of 2004 Blinded Putin

A terrorist attack in 2004 shaped Vladimir Putin’s understanding of external actors and other countries. The influence can be felt even today.

· November 18, 2024
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North Korean Troops Join Russian Forces on the Frontlines

A conversation about discuss what’s happening on the battlefield in Ukraine and how President-elect Donald Trump’s victory could change the trajectory of the war in Ukraine.

· November 15, 2024
WBUR’s Here and Now
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Trump Needs Concessions from Putin — They May Be Forthcoming

Trump has every opportunity to alter the dynamics in the war in Ukraine, because Putin has strong motives to nurture his relationship with the United States.

· November 14, 2024
Financial Times
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Ukraine Research Trip Notes: Fall 2024, Part 2

A conversation about the state of the war in Ukraine.

· November 14, 2024
War on the Rocks’ The Russia Contingency with Michael Kofman
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As Ukraine Stumbles and Russia Advances, What Does it Mean?

A conversation about how North Korean troops, manpower woes, and Donald Trump coming back to the Oval Office could mean for Ukraine.

· November 12, 2024
War on the Rocks Podcast
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In Brief: Russia’s Hybrid War

A close look at Russia’s “hybrid attack” seeking to undermine Western democracies in the region, MOldovan elections, and protests in Georgia.

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· November 6, 2024
War on the Rocks
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BRICS: A Shared Discontent

The 16th BRICS Summit, which took place in the Russian city of Kazan, proved to be a symbolic diplomatic victory for Vladimir Putin. 

· October 24, 2024
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs