Any impediment to traffic on the bridge could affect Russia’s ability to wage war in southern Ukraine, where Ukraine’s forces have been fighting an increasingly effective counteroffensive.
Tag: Putin, Vladimir V
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From Moscow to Tehran, a Crisis of Illiberalism
The liberal West is in trouble, but its rivals still aren’t ready to supplant it.
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A Distracted Russia Is Losing Its Grip on Its Old Soviet Sphere
Russia’s domination of Central Asia and the Caucasus region is unraveling as the Kremlin focuses on the war in Ukraine — and border violence is flaring.
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In Dealing With Putin Threat, Biden Turns to Lessons of Cuban Missile Crisis
President Biden has mused publicly on whether there might be an “off-ramp” for nuclear threats from the Russian leader that invoke Cold War rhetoric.
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Its Army in Retreat, Russia Strikes Multiple Ukrainian Cities
On Vladimir V. Putin’s 70th birthday, his faltering military continued to show that it could use its advantage in long-range munitions to rain death and destruction far from the battlefield.