Russians

February 3, 2026 | John Hardie |

Russia Bombards Ukraine Ahead of Peace Talks, Ending Brief Energy Truce Amid Freezing Weather

“I did call up President Putin and he’s agreed” to pause strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure amid bitter winter weather, President Donald Trump told reporters on February 2. Washington...

January 28, 2026 | John Hardie |

Russian military launches recruitment drive for drone units

The Russian military has launched a recruitment drive to fill its Unmanned Systems Forces (USF), placing greater-than-usual emphasis on candidate quality. This campaign reflects the key role drones have...

January 23, 2026 | Keti Korkiya, Dmitriy Shapiro

Russian Businesses Adopt ‘Tactical Poverty’ Measures, Signaling Growing Economic Stress 

“Tactical poverty” is what Russians are calling the belt-tightening measures Russian companies have been compelled to impose amid poor economic indicators for 2026. According to the Russian business...

January 9, 2026 | John Hardie |

Russia uses new Oreshnik missile for second time in Ukraine

Russia appears to have used its new “Oreshnik” intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) in Ukraine last night. It is Moscow’s second Oreshnik strike in the country, which the Russians likely intended...

December 25, 2025 | Daniel Swift |

Don’t sell out Burma’s persecuted Christians and activists

Ending temporary protected status hands the murderous junta a victory and endangers thousands.

December 12, 2025 | John Hardie |

Ukraine says it has regained ground from Russian forces in Kupiansk

Ukrainian forces appear to have reclaimed ground in and around the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise visit on Friday. The Ukrainian...

December 8, 2025 | Dmitriy Shapiro, Keti Korkiya

Putin’s New Nationalities Strategy Seeks To Erase Ukrainian Identity

While he accuses Kyiv of repressing Russian identity and language in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is working to erase Ukrainian identity in Ukrainian territories he has illegally annexed....

November 19, 2025 | Clifford D. May

New York, New York, it’s a socialist town

Mamdani’s up and the centrists are down

November 14, 2025 | Angela Howard, Ivana Stradner

Trump should reject Serbia sanctions waiver request

Serbia and Russia are lobbying frantically for a reprieve from U.S. sanctions on Serbia’s oil and gas company, NIS, which Washington targeted due to its majority Russian ownership. Belgrade...

October 31, 2025 | John Hardie |

Russia deploys new, longer-range bombs in war against Ukraine

The Russian Air Force has begun employing new, longer-range bombs in Ukraine, possibly including a jet-powered version of the UMPK, a kit that turns dumb bombs into satellite-guided glide munitions. These...

September 14, 2025 | Ivana Stradner |

Putin is dangerously escalating his shadow war against the West

President Trump has powerful cards to play and he should use them

August 25, 2025 | Ivana Stradner, Sophie King

Russia Criminalizes User Searches for ‘Extremist Materials,’ Expanding Digital Repression

In his first years in power, Putin took control of the major media. Since the full-scale invasion, he has set his sights on the internet. But the West can help to undermine his “thought police.”

August 20, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Northern exposure

The Alaska summit revealed Putin’s neo-Soviet goals

August 14, 2025 | Ivana Stradner |

Will Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Defy Putin’s Attempt To Ban Its WhatsApp Chat Platform in Russia?

As the American tech giant contemplates Moscow’s latest authoritarian demand, the company should remember that the Kremlin has more to lose than WhatsApp.

August 13, 2025 | John Hardie |

Ukraine scrambles to contain Russian advance near Dobropillia

Ukraine’s 1st “Azov” Corps has been tasked with containing Russian advances near the city of Dobropillia in eastern Ukraine, the unit announced on August 12. The situation in that area...

August 1, 2025 | John Hardie |

Ukraine reports new Russian glide bomb

Russia has started employing a new guided glide bomb in Ukraine called the UMPB-5, according to Ukrainian authorities. It appears to be a more powerful derivative of a bomb introduced last year, reflecting the Russian Air Force’s efforts to develop a growing variety of cheap standoff guided munitions.

July 30, 2025 | |

Cyberattack by Pro-Ukraine Hackers on Russian Airline Aeroflot Grounds Flights

Major Flight Disruptions: More than 100 flights on Russia’s national airline Aeroflot were canceled, and others were delayed, due to outages from a cyberattack on July 28. A pro-Ukrainian...

July 14, 2025 | |

Trump Threatens Severe Tariffs on Russia as U.S. Agrees To Make Critical Weapons Available to Ukraine Through NATO Allies

Trump Confronts Putin With Deadline: President Donald Trump gave Russian President Vladimir Putin 50 days to end the war in Ukraine or else face “very severe” secondary tariffs...

July 2, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, John Hardie

Trump can’t let Pentagon meddlers derail ‘peace through strength’ for Ukraine

In a major policy reversal, the Pentagon has halted shipments of key munitions Ukraine needs to defend against Russia’s unprovoked aggression — a startling decision that runs counter to President...

July 2, 2025 | Bradley Bowman, Sinan Ciddi

S-400s or not, don’t give Turkey the F-35

Thomas Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkey, suggested on Sunday that the impasse with Washington over Ankara’s procurement of the Russian S-400 air and missile defense system could be resolved...