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Russia
OPINION: Putin’s Oil Pumping Fantasy Is a Wet Dream
The expected windfall from rising oil prices will not save the Kremlin as its economic crisis compounds. Russia’s oil strategy is not a path to growth, but a strategy of delay.
March 8, 2026
Ukraine
OPINION: More Than Weapons: The Ideological Affinity Between Iran’s Clerical Establishment and Russia’s Kremlin
One regime speaks in the language of religion, the other in secular power, but when an ideology rejects a nation’s right to exist, diplomacy may delay conflict, not prevent it. And Ukrainians know it.
March 8, 2026
Ukraine
Ukraine Defeats Russia’s Winter Bombardment Campaign
Historically it’s pretty much impossible to beat Russia in winter war – but Ukraine just did.
March 7, 2026
US
Former US Ambassador Warns Russia-Iran Intelligence Ties Could Raise Risks for US Forces
Former US Ambassador Richard Kauzlarich warned that reports of Russian intelligence support for Iran could escalate the conflict, even as the White House downplayed its impact.
March 7, 2026
War in Ukraine
Russia Won’t Break the Way the West Expects
Sanctions raise costs, but Russia isn’t built to break under public pressure. The real target has to be elite incentives – and that requires a fundamentally different strategic playbook.
March 6, 2026
US
Russia Providing Iran Intelligence on US Forces
Officials say Moscow has shared targeting information on American military assets in the Middle East as the conflict involving Iran escalates.
March 6, 2026
Energy
Kremlin Says Iran War Has Boosted Demand for Russian Energy
Moscow said the conflict in the Middle East has increased global demand for Russian oil and gas as markets face disruptions.
March 6, 2026
Ukraine
A Vital Russian Army Recruiting Ground – Prisons – Is Hollowing Out, Official Says
Since late 2022, it’s been possible to wipe a Russian prison sentence off the books if a man volunteers to fight in Ukraine, but now there are fewer behind bars available to take that deal.
March 6, 2026
‘How Are We Supposed to Live Now?’: Russians React to Massive Moscow Drone Attack
Russians responded to a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow with a mix of panic, frustration, dark humor and calls for retaliation.
June 18, 2026
