Kremlin

July 29, 2025 | |

‘I’m Not So Interested In Talking Anymore’: Trump Announces Shortened Deadline for Russia to Agree to Ceasefire in Ukraine

Trump Frustrated With Putin: President Donald Trump announced a new deadline of 10 to 12 days from July 28 for Russia to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine or face economic punishment....

July 26, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Ivana Stradner

Trump Shouldn’t Fall for Russia’s Nuclear Bluster

It is time for Washington to stop giving these threats undue weight and instead expose their hollowness.

July 25, 2025 | Peter Doran, Dmitriy Shapiro

In the Caucasus, Donald Trump Has an Opportunity

With Azerbaijan defying Russia, the region has the opportunity to clinch a historic peace deal.

July 24, 2025 | John Hardie |

Intercepting Terror

Strengthening Ukrainian Air Defense

July 14, 2025 | Emily Hester |

Putin Hails Alternative To Western Financial System

Russian President Vladimir Putin is celebrating the emergence of an alternative to the U.S.-led global financial system. Speaking virtually at the BRICS annual summit on July 6, he boasted that the current...

June 20, 2025 | John Hardie |

Israel-Iran War is a Double-Edged Sword for Putin’s Russia

What Does Putin Really Want in the Israel-Iran Conflict? ...

June 11, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Stalin in the subway

What a statue tells us – and should tell President Trump – about Vladimir Putin

June 4, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Assessing the Challenges Facing NATO

...

June 3, 2025 | Ivana Stradner |

Russia Accuses Serbia of Betrayal

Despite the traditional rhetoric of Slavic brothers united in common cause, Serbia continues to look out for its own interest, knowing Moscow is willing to sacrifice the Serbs.

June 3, 2025 | Bridget Toomey |

Yemeni president meets with Russian president despite Russia’s ongoing relationship with the Houthis

President Rashad al Alimi, the chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 28 to discuss the relationship between their two countries....

May 30, 2025 | Peter Doran |

Trump Sets Terms as Russia Offers to Talk — Again

After months of delay and posturing, Russia has responded to President Donald Trump’s two-week ultimatum for progress on peace talks with Ukraine. The Kremlin has agreed, once again, to meet with counterparts...

May 29, 2025 | Ivana Stradner |

Putin’s love of Stalin should terrify us all

Britain must counteract Kremlin propaganda by portraying the Russian president as a weak leader

May 23, 2025 | Ivana Stradner |

Stalin Lives, Truth Dies: Putin Weaponizes History

As statues of Stalin s return to Russia, Putin is rewriting Soviet history to legitimize his war in Ukraine. Can satire expose the truth behind authoritarian mythmaking?

May 20, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow, Ivana Stradner

Qatar, Cultivating Friendships With Washington and Moscow, Plays the West Like a Fiddle

The burgeoning relationship between Qatar and Russia signals that the Kremlin is not as globally isolated as the West desires it to be — and Doha is not as neutral as it pretends to be.

May 15, 2025 | Ivana Stradner |

What to Do About Fico and Vučić in Moscow

The leaders of Slovakia and Serbia both went to Moscow to celebrate Victory Day with Putin – despite EU warnings not to. How can Brussels discourage further collaboration?

May 1, 2025 | |

Ukraine Signs Long-Awaited Minerals Deal With U.S.

Washington Gains Share of Revenue From Ukrainian Minerals: The United States and Ukraine signed a long-awaited agreement on April 30 that will channel half the Ukrainian government’s...

April 29, 2025 | John Hardie |

How Trump Should Answer Putin’s Foot-Dragging

Despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to broker peace in Ukraine, Russian bombs continue to fall. Trump seems to be growing frustrated but has yet to apply tangible pressure on the Kremlin. That needs...

April 25, 2025 | John Hardie |

The Kursk gambit: What Ukraine’s boldest operation achieved — and failed to achieve

Ukrainian forces have retreated from most of the territory they once controlled in Russia’s Kursk Region. Although limited fighting on Russian soil continues, experts are already drawing conclusions...

April 18, 2025 | John Hardie |

Yes, step up the pace on Ukraine peace — with fresh consequences if Putin resists

If the Ukraine peace talks don’t show real promise “within a matter of days,” Washington will “move on” to other priorities, Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared, following talks with...

April 17, 2025 | Cameron McMillan, Sinan Ciddi, Bradley Bowman

Time For a New Policy Toward Erdogan

Turkey and Israel held talks last Wednesday aimed at avoiding a confrontation in Syria as Ankara continues to pursue greater influence in a post-Assad Syria, including through...