Faced with a severe shortage of soldiers for the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s Russia started recruiting convicted criminals from prisons. A person can be immediately pardoned by the president just for agreeing to fight – and it does not…
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What if Russia wins in Ukraine? We can already see the shadows of a dark 2025
There are human activities in which both sides can win. War is not one of them. Either Ukraine wins this war or Russia does. Ukraine’s former foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba says bluntly that unless the current trajectory is…
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How the Ukraine War could come to an end in 2025
Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent
BBC“I must say that the situation is changing dramatically,” Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, declared at his end-of-year news conference in December. “There is movement along the entire front line. Every…
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Ukraine stops transit of Russian gas to EU in end of era
Russian gas has stopped flowing to EU states via Ukraine after a five-year deal expired, marking the end of a decades-long arrangement.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that his country would not allow Russia to “earn additional…
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In Search of a ‘Positive Peace’ Formula — Russia in Global Affairs
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Degterev, D.A., 2025. The Sahel Belt: In Search of a ‘Positive Peace’ Formula. Russia in Global Affairs, 23(1), pp. 104–122. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-1-104-122The terms ‘Sahelian Anomaly’ and ‘Red Belt’ appear…
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Sailing into Unchartered Waters in Times of a Great Transition — Russia in Global Affairs
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Wong, N., 2025. Sailing into Unchartered Waters in Times of a Great Transition. Russia in Global Affairs, 23(1), pp. 136–143. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-1-136-143The events of recent years show that we have entered a time of a…
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Sovereignty to the Extent Possible — Russia in Global Affairs
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Baklanov, A.G., 2025. Sovereignty to the Extent Possible. Russia in Global Affairs, 23(1), pp. 162–174. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-1-162-174The establishment of a Palestinian state was first formally mandated by UN Resolution 181…
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The Sources of Russia’s Great-Power Status — Russia in Global Affairs
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Yefremenko, D.V., 2025. The Sources of Russia’s Great-Power Status. Russia in Global Affairs, 23(1), pp. 10–30. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-1-10-30Russia’s crucial role in any 21st-century international order demands an account…
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Disruptive Technologies as a Source of Strategic Destabilization — Russia in Global Affairs
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Stefanovich, D.V., 2025. Disruptive Technologies as a Source of Strategic Destabilization. Russia in Global Affairs, 23(1), pp. 176–187. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-1-176-187The Multiple Dimensions of Technological Confrontation
New…
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Growing Significance but Inadequate Agency — Russia in Global Affairs
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Safranchuk, I.A., 2025. The World Majority: Growing Significance but Inadequate Agency. Russia in Global Affairs, 23(1), pp. 100–103. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-1-100-103The academic and political communities have gradually come to…
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