Russia Reform Monitor No. 2574
Solovyov advocates soviet tactics against Ukraine;
More men for Putin's war machine;
Russia prepares for Crimean counteroffensive;
Wagner's recruitment drive;
Russia's collapsing arms industry
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Demographic decline and the Ukraine war;
Chinese purchases of Russian oil surge;
Debating the state of western business in Russia;
Sanctions erode Russia's surveillance capabilities