Russia dangles missile threat over NATO;
Moscow shuts down UN's climate change resolution;
Russian diplomatic drug ring convicted;
Russia's warming Arctic;
Record European gas prices reflect Ukraine invasion fears;
War jitters spur mobilization in Kyiv
Additional Russian diplomats expelled from U.S.;
Mandatory QR codes incite protests and opposition;
Kremlin crackdown creates "campaign of fear" for comedians;
Putin hails India as a "Great Power"
Potential oil surplus emboldens Russia and OPEC+;
Another activist makes the government's blacklist;
Nobel Peace Prize laureate fined;
New Chechen legislation seeks to change media language;
Climate change will severely impact St. Petersburg
[T]he Russian government’s current mobilization is designed with some clear goals in mind: to advance its standing at home and improve its strategic posture abroad. It’s an approach that’s succeeding on both fronts — and the reasons have everything to do with propaganda.
The developing crisis in Ukraine is an important test case for President Joe Biden and his national security team. The fact that the crisis is still building shows that they have yet to find a recipe for blunting Russian President Vladimir Putin's imperial designs.