Venezuela's Maduro seeks support... in Moscow, Beijing and Tehran;
Waning enthusiasm for the Ukraine war;
Russia green lights nuclear tests;
Poland plans to train civilians;
A growing domestic threat

Russia, China versus human rights;
Russia's revived Neo-Nazi movement;
Europe needs a new kind of defense against Russia, Estonia argues;
A different kind of Russian purge

Rising gold prices grease Russia's war machine;
Europe's new plan for defense readiness;
How Moscow tried to subvert Moldova...;
...And is targeting Germany with hybrid tactics;
A Russian military upgrade

Europe: A problematic dependence;
Trouble (for Moscow) in the Arctic;
Enemies, enemies everywhere

Growing Russian military desertion;
A pivot away from the Mediterranean;
A mounting fuel crisis;
Freed Ukrainians count Russian torture