Russia Reform Monitor No. 2567
Rescuing Russia's anti-war dissidents;
Authoritarian birds of a feather flock together...;
...As Beijing mulls arming Moscow;
Now a media pariah as well;
Tensions deepen between Wagner and Russia's military brass
Rescuing Russia's anti-war dissidents;
Authoritarian birds of a feather flock together...;
...As Beijing mulls arming Moscow;
Now a media pariah as well;
Tensions deepen between Wagner and Russia's military brass
Recognizing the Holocaust...;
...And rejecting it;
China's "propaganda" push on Xinjiang;
A grim forecast for 2023
Simply put, allowing Ukraine to be independent – or, worse yet, to chart a clear path toward the West –would sound the death knell for any lingering hopes of empire that Russia’s rulers still harbor.
Russia's African footprint deepens;
Americans warned again to leave Russia;
Moldova in the crosshairs;
Western sanctions hit Russian gas exports;
In State of the Nation, Putin strikes a defiant note
Blocking the borders;
Russia's economy as political football;
No new mobilization... for now;
Wagner changes tack;
Moscow plans for domestic attacks, disturbances