All men in Russia are required to do a year-long military service, or equivalent training during higher education, from the age of 18. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a…
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Russia’s war effort may not be as formidable as it looks
Russia’s war machine has shown remarkable stamina despite the hundreds of thousands of troops it is estimated to have lost in Ukraine. But under the hood, it may be less resilient…
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Putin Denies, Dishonestly, the Kremlin’s Crushing of Dissent Under the Foreign Agent Law
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnOn September 12, while addressing the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, President Vladimir Putin compared the United States’ Foreign Agents Registration Act with Russia’s “foreign agent” law, claiming the latter legislation is…
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How Putin blundered into Ukraine — then doubled down
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksAt about 1am on February 24 last year, Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, received a troubling phone call. After spending months building up a more than 100,000-strong invasion force on…
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Iran denies setting up combat drone factory with Russia
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoyleTehran has rejected newspaper claims that Iran and Russia are building a military drone factory in Tatarstan. Rebutting an article in The Wall Street Journal on February 7, Iranian Foreign…