Russian-affiliated hackers were positioning themselves for cyberattacks against Ukraine as early as March 2021, according to researchers at Microsoft Corp. A handful of hacking groups secured access to Ukrainian organizations — including defense, IT and energy networks — for strategic … Read More
Frederick Kagan argued that Putin operates within a ‘fictional universe’ Russian President Vladimir Putin would only consider nuclear weapons in the event he feels an “existential threat” to his country or regime, according to foreign policy experts. “They could be … Read More
How Much Are Sanctions Hurting Russia? – On Wednesday, the United States issued a slew of new sanctions against Russian banks and elites, which included a ban on Americans investing in Russia. The new sanctions specifically targeted Russia’s Sberbank, which … Read More
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned of a “direct clash” between Moscow and NATO forces if peacekeepers from the military alliance are deployed to Ukraine. Lavrov made the remarks on Wednesday while speaking to students and staff at the … Read More
WASHINGTON/KYIV — Russia looms large in world energy markets. It supplies 40 per cent of the gas consumed in the European Union, and this is a particularly important economic issue for Germany, Italy, and Austria. But Russia’s global energy footprint … Read More
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Russian military forces are not pulling back from Kyiv and other cities, as announced by the Kremlin, Reuters reported. “According to our intelligence, Russian units are not withdrawing but repositioning. Russia is trying to regroup, … Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misled by advisers who are too scared to tell him how badly the war in Ukraine is going, the White House says. Meanwhile British intelligence says Russian troops in Ukraine are demoralized, short of … Read More