May 9 update: Continued stalemate. Ukrainian and US officials denied involvement after two drones flew into the Kremlin. Net territorial change in the past month: Ukraine +48 square miles.
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A blog on the U.S.-Russia relationship
May 2 update: Ongoing stalemate, with small Ukrainian advances in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. Zelensky talked to Xi for the first time since Russia’s invasion, discussing “efforts to restore peace” without territorial compromise. Net territorial change in the past month: Ukraine +46 square miles.
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CIA Chief Outlines 4 Areas of Strategic Importance, Russia's War in Ukraine Among Them
May 01, 2023
RM Staff
CIA director William Burns discusses four areas of long-term strategic importance for the CIA — and, by extension, for the United States: 1. The war in Ukraine, 2. U.S. strategic competition with China, 3. Climate change, energy security and other transnational threats, and 4. the intelligence community’s adaptability to the changing environment.
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The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, April 25, 2023
April 25, 2023
Belfer Russia-Ukraine War Task Force
April 25 update: War remains a territorial stalemate. Intense fighting continues in Bakhmut and along the Donetsk front line. Net territorial change in the past month: Ukraine +32 square miles.
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The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, April 18, 2023
April 18, 2023
Belfer Russia-Ukraine War Task Force
April 18 update: Ongoing stalemate. Russia continues slow, block by block advance in Bakhmut. Net territorial change in the past month: Russia +12 square miles.
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Though many Russian officials and pundits wonder whether the latest Pentagon leak was the product of a Western-Ukranian disinformation campaign, many others have kept mum on the issue, despite the fact that the contents of the leaks fall within their remit.
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The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, April 11, 2023
April 11, 2023
Belfer Russia-Ukraine War Task Force
April 11 update: Russia and Ukraine remain locked in intense territorial stalemate. Leaked US documents, including information about Ukrainian air defense shortages, potentially complicate Ukraine’s counteroffensive. Net territorial change in the past month: Russia +21 square miles.
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The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, April 4, 2023
April 04, 2023
Belfer Russia-Ukraine War Task Force
April 4 update: Continued territorial stalemate. Wagner Private Military Company leader Prigozhin said Wagner has suffered significant losses in Bakhmut battle against Ukraine. Net territorial change in the past month: Russia +30 square miles.
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The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023
Belfer Russia-Ukraine War Task Force
March 28 update: No major changes—battlefield stalemate continues. Putin announced plans to deploy Russian nuclear weapons to Belarus. Net territorial change in the past month: Russia +40 square miles.
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The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, March 21, 2023
March 22, 2023
Belfer Russia-Ukraine War Task Force
March 21 update: Stalemate, with continued intense fighting in Bakhmut. Putin met with Xi in Moscow, without visible progress towards peace. Net territorial change in the past month: Russia +42 square miles.
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