Russia Reform Monitor No. 2520
Kadyrov backs Ukraine campaign;
Russia's shifting war aims;
Kremlin critic regains her voice;
Moscow frets over a reinvigorated NATO;
The Kremlin searches for scapegoats;
Domestic opposition mounts
Kadyrov backs Ukraine campaign;
Russia's shifting war aims;
Kremlin critic regains her voice;
Moscow frets over a reinvigorated NATO;
The Kremlin searches for scapegoats;
Domestic opposition mounts
Holodomor 2.0;
Investigating (its own) war crimes in Ukraine;
Orthodox Church boosts Ukraine campaign;
Where are Russia's oligarchs headed?
The high cost of negotiating with Russia;
Financial institutions take stock of Russian clients;
Reinforcing the Ukrainian front…;
...and replenishing the military ranks;
How Russia is terraforming Ukraine
Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, Western media outlets are closing up shop in the country, independent Russian outlets are being shuttered, and the last embers of press freedom are being extinguished.
For more than a year, reversing the "maximum pressure" policy of its predecessor and hammering out some sort of nuclear compromise with Iran has been the centerpiece of the Biden administration's Mideast policy.