Lawrence Freedman has spent his career studying war and diplomacy. A British historian, he specializes in international relations, foreign policy, and strategy.
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Russia has produced its first batch of Poseidon doomsday torpedoes, state media reported this week. The Poseidon is one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's six so-called "super weapons."
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In mid-November, the Russian-installed occupation authorities in the Ukrainian Black Sea region of Crimea approved a program of "preliminary military training" for schoolchildren of all ages beginning in the current academic year.
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The press statement, put out by a St. Petersburg company called Concord Catering and Management, pulled no punches: The elected head of Russia’s second-largest city is a crook, it suggested.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says the world faces the most dangerous decade since World War II and predicted that the historical period of the West's "undivided dominance over world affairs" is coming to an end.
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As Russian President Vladimir Putin's unpopular mobilization drive extends into its fourth week, body bags containing the remains of draftees have begun to arrive back home, compounding fear and disgruntlement among citizens over a process that has appeared disorganized and arbitrary.
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President Vladimir Putin has raised Russia's war footing with the introduction of martial law in Ukraine's four regions, parts of which are under the control of Russian troops, as Ukrainian forces continue liberating occupied territories in the country's east.
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Nearly eight months into his war against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be striking a softer tone, saying he sees no need for continued massive air strikes and that a mobilization of troops to support his military operation will end in two weeks.
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U.S. President Joe Biden turned heads last week by warning Russian President Vladimir Putin is "not joking" when he issues thinly veiled threats of using weapons of mass destruction as his invasion of Ukraine struggles, potentially threatening his 23-year hold on power.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Federal Security Service (FSB) to take charge of security measures for a strategic bridge after an apparent truck bomb damaged the structure linking Russia to the occupied Crimean Peninsula and dealt a humiliating blow to the Kremlin’s prestige.
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