The Phantom Menace — Russia in Global Affairs

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Vershinin, A.A., 2026. The Phantom Menace. Russia in Global Affairs, 24(2), pp. 201–220. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2026-24-2-201-220

In 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama called Russia “a regional power that is threatening some of its…