War in Ukraine
Russian authorities on Saturday, Sep. 24, detained more than 700 people at protests against partial mobilisation ordered this week by President Vladimir Putin, according to independent monitoring grou
Sep. 25, 2022
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On 21 Sep. 2022, high-profile Russian nationalist Duma member Aleksandr Khinstein called for the partial mobilisation of Russia’s military to be extended to the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia). Ro
Sep. 25, 2022
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Key Takeaways Local military commissars are carrying out mobilization orders in a way that suggests a possible disconnect between Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu’s guidelines for partial mobili
Sep. 25, 2022
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Vladimir Putin refuses to admit defeat in Ukraine. On September 21, he announced plans for a partial mobilization while also vowing to annex large swathes of Ukraine and threatening to defend his gain
Sep. 24, 2022
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Vladimir Putin is isolated more than ever. In recent days, world opinion and his allies, have turned against his war. He’s losing, he knows it, and doubles down. Despite criticism by “allies” China, I
Sep. 24, 2022
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In the wake of President Vladimir Putin’s partial mobilisation announcement, a growing number of potential conscripts are trying to leave the country, triggering a debate in Europe about facilitating
Sep. 24, 2022
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Key Takeaways Russian partial mobilization efforts are suffering from serious and systemic problems in their first days, generating popular resentment and setting conditions to produce a mobilized res
Sep. 24, 2022
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If Russia breaks the nuclear taboo and employs tactical nuclear weapons against a country that doesn’t have them, while defending itself on its own soil using conventional weapons, it “will be exclude
Sep. 23, 2022
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Vadym Skibitskyi, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, has warned that the possible use of tactical nuclear weapons by Russia in the war against Ukra
Sep. 23, 2022
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Vladimir Putin’s mobilization order will not be carried out in Russia’s Chechen Republic, the republic’s head, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced at a meeting on Sep. 21 with the operational headquarters for c
Sep. 23, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilization on September 21 for his war on Ukraine, resulting in many Russian men seeking out ways to avoid being sent to the front lines. Russian c
Sep. 23, 2022
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With Ukraine now on the offensive, Russia announced just a few days ago that it would no longer try to hold “referendums” on the territory it occupies in Ukraine. Then, coinciding with Putin’s speech
Sep. 23, 2022
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the exchange of prisoners of war (POWs) between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, which took place on Wednesday as a result of his negotiations with
Sep. 23, 2022
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Many of the Ukrainians exchanged in the largest prisoner swap with Russia since the beginning of the invasion show signs of violent torture, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence said Thursday.
Sep. 23, 2022
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The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has obtained copies of documents circulating among self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic “DPR” Russian puppet officials as regards allowing residents who are
Sep. 23, 2022
Global leaders called Tuesday, for urgent efforts to address global food insecurity amid fears of disastrous harvests next year, as Ukraine’s president blamed Russia for the crisis and sought the worl
Sep. 23, 2022
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Key Takeaways The Kremlin’s heavy-handed approach to partial mobilization may successfully meet the Kremlin’s internal quota of mobilized personnel, but is unlikely to generate effective soldiers and
Sep. 23, 2022
War in Ukraine
Moscow-held regions of Ukraine began voting Friday, Sep. 23, on whether to become part of Russia, in referendums that Kyiv and its allies have condemned as an unlawful land grab. The referendums in ea
Sep. 23, 2022
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday, Sep 22, demanded President Vladimir Putin be held to account as he faced Russia in a Security Council session in which the United Nations catalogued a
Sep. 22, 2022
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The release of 215 defenders of Mariupol, including ten foreign citizens who were in Russian captivity, in exchange for Viktor Medvedchuk and 50 Russians was sensational news. The contrast in the reac
Sep. 22, 2022