Russia Policy Monitor No. 2643
In Russia, the war narrative is changing...;
...As revolt simmers in the ranks;
Another "undesirable," this time with a familiar name;
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Russia Policy Monitor No. 2642
Still more Soviet nostalgia;
Moscow keeps fathers at the front...;
...And goes after deserters;
A haven from Western "wokeness"
Russia Policy Monitor No. 2641
Cracks in Russia's fiscal facade;
Russian soldiers eye the exits;
Ukraine's new offensive…;
…And its immediate impact;
No room for non-Russians;
Russian profits, Kyiv's gain
Russia Has Already Lost in Ukraine
Whatever the cause, this sense of momentum has led the Kremlin to rebuff recent Ukrainian peace overtures, and to stake out a maximalist position as a prerequisite for any negotiations with Kyiv. But Moscow's triumphalism masks a more sobering reality—by almost every empirical measure, Russia's war of choice has proven ruinous for the Kremlin.
Russia Policy Monitor No. 2640
How Russia is covering up its war losses;
Hard times for Moscow's mercs in Africa;
Russia's modern exiles