Russia Policy Monitor No. 2706
The campaign against Navalny's work continues;
Russia betrays its soldiers;
Putin distances himself from Maduro;
A new naval base in Sudan;
Moscow, Riyadh establish visa-free regime
The campaign against Navalny's work continues;
Russia betrays its soldiers;
Putin distances himself from Maduro;
A new naval base in Sudan;
Moscow, Riyadh establish visa-free regime
Military readiness isn't simply about money. It also depends on mobility. Put another way, even if it is produced in greater quantities than before, European battlefield equipment won't do the Ukrainians—or anyone else—much good if it can't be transported to the frontlines.
An eye on Svalbard;
Moscow levels a new tech tax;
Still no drone defense in Europe;
Russian subversion targets Ukrainian teens
Today, a new axis of autocrats is trying to reshape the world order and sideline the United States in international affairs.
Sometimes, it is said, in order to make a problem smaller, you need to make it bigger first. So it is with the Ukraine war, which is now fast approaching its grim fourth anniversary.