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Memo to Macron: Russia doesn’t need security guarantees but Ukraine does

By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert French President Emmanuel Macron sparked controversy in early December by calling on European leaders to provide Russia with security guarantees. During...

Vladimir Putin’s failing invasion is fueling the rise of Russia’s far right

By Stanislav Shalunov, for UkraineAlert A new and significant political force is emerging in the shadows of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While Vladimir Putin has long...

Rus Propagandası Polonya-Ukrayna ilişkilerini  hedef olarak aldı 

Rusya'nın  işgali, Polonya ile Ukrayna arasındaki stratejik ortaklığı önemli ölçüde değiştirdi ve aslında bu ortaklığı somut içerikle doldurdu. Avrupa'daki bazı kesimler Kiev ile Varşova...

Behind the Lines

As Russian offensive attacks increase, occupation authorities continue to punish Ukrainian citizens for anti-war statements. By Elina Beketova, for CEPA During the week of November 28-December...

Self-Harming: the West’s Media Policy for Russia

By Sam Greene, for CEPA When it rains, it pours. The decision by the Latvian authorities to rescind the media license for Dozhd — a major, independent...

Former moderate Dmitry Medvedev becomes Putin’s pro-war cheerleader

By Alexander Motyl, Dennis Soltys, for UkraineAlert During the first nine months of Russia’s Ukraine invasion, Russian President Vladimir Putin and former president Dmitry Medvedev have...

Vladimir Putin’s Ukrainian Genocide: Nobody can claim they did not know

By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert The liberation of Kherson in early November sparked a wave of euphoria as Ukrainians celebrated a landmark victory over Vladimir...

Russia Finds a New Way to Survive Defeat

By Kseniya Kirillova, for Jamestown Foundation After the humiliating surrender of Kherson, Russian troops have produced no lasting military victories on the battlefield. Even the...

Lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis: Putin is no Khrushchev

By Harlan Ullman, for UkraineAlert Whether history rhymes or not, with war raging in Ukraine and Russian pundits threatening direct nuclear attacks against the US,...

Putin’s invasion has strengthened the case for Ukrainian NATO membership

By Taras Kuzio, for UkraineAlert Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has underlined the security threat posed by the continued existence of a geopolitical gray zone on...