Silencing soldiers' families;
A waning appetite for war;
Russia rails against international accountability;
Putin: No need for another draft - for now;
A skewed prisoner swap

The Prigozhin method of military recruitment;
Moscow is running out of missiles;
Moscow leans on Minsk;
Ukraine strikes back

Iran's quid pro quo to the Kremlin;
Russia's mounting war costs;
...Spur something of a fire sale;
Putin faces mounting discontent at home;
Evolving American perceptions of Russia threat, aid to Ukraine

Afghans contemplate fighting for the enemy;
Pentagon: Russia an "acute" threat to the homeland;
Moscow's subversion imperils Moldova;
The Russian ASAT threat

A framework for rebuilding Ukraine;
Teaching Russian students the world according to Moscow;
The ultimate penalty for Russian deserters