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Far From Giving Ground, Putin Digs In With His Demands on Ukraine
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When the Kremlin released its summary of President Vladimir V. Putin’s call Tuesday with President Trump, one thing was unmistakable: The Russian leader hadn’t retreated from ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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If Trump Wants New Pressure on Moscow, Oil and Gas Is 'Only Thing Left'
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States can do "devastating" things to Russia's economy to put pressure on Moscow to accept a peace deal with Ukraine....
By Emily Kilcrease
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DJI Mavic Consumer Drones Are Still Russian Soldiers’ Favorite
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Three years into the war, both sides rely heavily on consumer drones, specifically the Mavic series made by DJI. The Chinese company has publicly deplored any military use of ...
By Samuel Bendett
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See How Xi and Putin Are Ramping Up Joint Military Drills
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The militaries of China and Russia, America’s top two global adversaries, are working together as never before in their long partnership, probing the defenses of the U.S. and ...
By Jacob Stokes
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Rubio’s Dilemma: Cutting Trump’s Deal With ‘Bloodthirsty’ Putin
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At a Senate hearing soon after President Trump’s first election eight years ago, Marco Rubio had a simple question for the next U.S. secretary of state: “Is Vladimir Putin a w...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Russia Is Unmoved by Trump’s Sanctions Threats and Offers on War
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Russia doesn’t view sanctions relief as a critical factor in negotiations to end the war and isn’t expecting any significant easing of US penalties, according to a person clos...
By Edward Fishman
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Rubio Says Sanctions Stay for Now as Trump Eyes Putin Summit
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio told European allies that the US will keep sanctions on Russia in place at least until a deal to end the Ukraine conflict is reached, even as hi...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Is North Korea Sending More Experienced Soldiers to the Ukraine Conflict?
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Recent reports indicate that North Korean troops, who have been fighting alongside Russian forces in Kursk since late 2024, may have withdrawn from the front lines....
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Ukraine’s Marauding Sea Drones Bewilder Russia
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On December 31, a Ukrainian naval drone destroyed a Russian Mi-8 helicopter for the first time using missiles launched from the unmanned craft. Two days later, Ukraine managed...
By Samuel Bendett
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The Kremlin Shrugs At Trump's New Sanctions Threat. But Should Putin Be Worried?
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Since long before his inauguration this week and his election in November, President Donald Trump has been promising to broker an end to Russia's war against Ukraine while pro...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Analysis: Should Putin Be Worried About Trump’s Threats of New Sanctions?
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By Rachel Ziemba
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U.S. Urged to Bolster Global South Ties to Counter China-Russia Partnership
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The US must strengthen relations with the Global South and increase its military presence in the Indo-Pacific to counter the growing China-Russia partnership, two authors said...
By Richard Fontaine
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Russia Has Used Its Hypersonic Oreshnik Missile for the First Time. What Are Its Capabilities?
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The silent black-and-white surveillance camera video of the Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro was brief but chilling: Six huge fireballs pierced the darkn...
By Jim Townsend
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Russian Nuclear Doctrine Change Does Not Indicate Imminent Attack, Pentagon Says
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The United States sees “no indications” that Russia is prepping for a nuclear attack, the Pentagon said Tuesday, despite the Kremlin’s announcement of a change in nuclear post...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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North Korean Arms More Significant than Troops in Russia’s War Against Ukraine
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Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, got to the point in his presidential address last night: “Another state,” he said, was “joining the war against Ukraine”. He was refe...
By Richard Fontaine
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U.S. Worries Deepen as Adversaries Team Up to Challenge Dominance
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Moscow, meanwhile, is deepening relationships as it shares more sensitive military knowhow with Beijing, Tehran and Pyongyang in return for their war aid. That process has acc...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Washington and the West Struggle for a Way Forward with Putin’s Russia
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Putin has repeatedly sought to amplify Western fears. He recently spelled out plans to revise Russia’s nuclear doctrine, which currently states that Russia would use nuclear w...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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How Ukraine Could Get Caught in Assassination Attempt Crossfire
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Experts stressed to NatSec Daily that while Routh’s views on the war and time in Ukraine are ripe for a disinformation campaign, they’re more immediately worried about what th...
By Jim Townsend
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Russia Closes In on Eastern City Despite Ukraine’s Successes Elsewhere
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“There’s some evidence that the Russians are actually engaging the last proper defensive line outside of the town outside of Pokrovsk,” said Franz-Stefan Gady, a Vienna-based ...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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As Ukraine Pushes Deeper Into Russia, Moscow Sends Reinforcements
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Military analysts said the attack across the border had involved elements of at least four brigades in a rare example of successful maneuver operations involving support from ...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
