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Following Putin’s Lead, Russians Warm Up to Trump’s America, Want Mended Fence

Simon Saradzhyan June 12, 2025
The latest Levada Center polls reaffirm the proposition that Russians will eventually publicly support whatever major foreign policy decision Putin makes.
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The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, June 11, 2025

June 11, 2025
June 10 update: In the past week, Russian forces gained 62 square miles of Ukrainian territory, an increase in pace over the previous week’s gain of 54 square miles. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s armed forces maintained a foothold of 6 square miles in Russia.
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Would Russia Attack NATO and, If So, When?

Simon Saradzhyan June 05, 2025
There is no shortage of forecasts for when Russia would be able to attack a NATO country (capability) and for when Russia might attack a NATO country (intent).
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Following Putin’s Lead, Russians Warm Up to Trump’s America, Want Mended Fence
June 12, 2025
News
The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, June 11, 2025
June 11, 2025
Blog
Would Russia Attack NATO and, If So, When?
June 05, 2025
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US Unlikely to Unravel Robust Russia-China Ties

Sergey Radchenko
Washington needs to decide whether it would benefit more from seeing the Russians forced into the Chinese embrace, or from tempting Russia away from China through political and economic incentives.
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John Ratcliffe on Russia and Ukraine

RM Staff
The CIA director has expressed concern over North Korea’s growing alignment with Russia and warned that the Russia-Ukraine war continues to devastate the region while heightening the risk of pulling the U.S. into a conflict with a nuclear-armed adver...
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Analysis

Battlefield Conditions Impacting Ukraine Peace Negotiations

Alex Vershinin
Historically in many conflicts, peace negotiations lasted years, even as the war raged on. Thus, the balance of power—measured in resources, losses and quality of strategic leadership—are critical to the outcome of negotiations.
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Andrew S. Weiss on Russia: Insights and Recommendations

Julian Gonzales-Poirier, RM Staff
A through line in Weiss’ views is that Putin has directed great resources—resources that have and will continue to diminish Russia’s long-term security and prosperity—to “make Russia great again.”
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No Perfect Solutions: Jake Sullivan on Policy Making, Strategy for Turbulent Times

Dasha Zhukauskaite, Chris Conway
Former national security advisor Jake Sullivan spoke on implementing high risk national security policy vis-a-vis Russia and Ukraine in conditions of great uncertainty, along with the critical importance of working with allies to secure vital U.S. na...
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US Intel Sticks to View of Russia as Adversary Prepared to Pay ‘Very High Price’ to Prevail in Ukraine

Simon Saradzhyan
The 2025 Worldwide Threat Assessment put out by the Trump administration names Russia and the growing cooperation between it, China, Iran and North Korea among threats to U.S. interests globally.
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Ian Bremmer on Russia-Ukraine, "Reverse Nixon," Iran Nuclear Deal, and Demographic Decline

Dasha Zhukauskaite, Chris Conway
In this exclusive interview with Russia Matters, Belfer Center senior fellow Ian Bremmer answers Russia Matters' questions about Russia and Ukraine, Iran and global demographic decline.
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Comparing Pathways to Peace in Ukraine

Masha Hedberg
How can the war in Ukraine end? Is a negotiated settlement possible? If so, what would it take to achieve it? This review of 25 peace proposals examines the range of options on the table and assesses their viability as effective blueprints for ending...
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