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Tag: Chechnya (Russia)
Desperate for Recruits, Russia Launches a ‘Stealth Mobilization’
“Mostly, of course, it is a way of earning money,” said Sergei Krivenko, director of the Russian human…
Putin’s War in Ukraine Shatters an Illusion in Russia
The last time I was in Russia, the summer of 2015, I came face to face with a…
What if Putin Didn’t Miscalculate?
The conventional wisdom is that Vladimir Putin catastrophically miscalculated.He thought Russian-speaking Ukrainians would welcome his troops. They didn’t.…
As Russia Stalls in Ukraine, Dissent Brews Over Putin’s Leadership
In January, the head of a group of serving and retired Russian military officers declared that invading Ukraine…