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3 days ago · Russia Matters offers weekly news and analysis digests, event announcements and media advisories. Choose and sign up here! Check out our collection of statements by Russian officials and state-run media for some insight into the sort of responses Western officials might expect when criticizing the present Russian leadership.
News - Russia Matters
Nov 1, 2024 · Russia gained more territory in October, including 160+ square miles in the Donetsk region, than in any month since July 2022, according to NYT’s analysis of ISW maps. According to estimates, which ISW itself shared with RM, the Russian armed forces have made a net gain of 206 square miles between Sept. 30, 2024, and Oct. 31, 2024.
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Russia Matters is a project launched in 2016 by Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and made possible with support from Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Stanton Foundation.. The project’s main aim is to improve the understanding of Russia and the U.S.-Russian relationship among America’s policymakers and concerned public.
Contestable Claims - Russia Matters
Sep 18, 2024 · Contestable Claims. Far too often we see a significant gap between Russia-related claims, even by top officials and respected authors, and the reality on the ground. We also often encounter a wide divergence in expert views on crucial policy questions related to Russia. This section has two basic aims: (1) to dispel misconceptions that could ...
Russia Analytical Report, Nov. 4-12, 2024 | Russia Matters
2 days ago · Russian forces gained 206 square miles of Ukrainian territory in the period of Sept. 30–Oct. 31, 2024, according to an estimate by RM staff, which is based on data provided by ISW. Russian forces then gained 75 square miles in the week preceding Nov. 8, according to RM’s estimate.*. Putin has resumed his not-so-veiled threats that Russia ...
Russia Analytical Report, Sept. 30-Oct. 7, 2024
Oct 7, 2024 · 2 Ideas to Explore. Ukrainian armed forces are using rope-a-dope tactics against their Russian counterparts, but “it remains unclear how much territory Kyiv will have to give up before the Russian Army runs out of steam—if it ever does,” NYT journalist Constant Méheut writes in his analysis of what has become a war of attrition. According to calculations of Finland-based Black Bird ...
Analysis - Russia Matters
Oct 3, 2024 · Assessing Negotiation Readiness in Russia-Ukraine War. Marat Atnashev, Arvid Bell September 25, 2024 RM Exclusives. In the current phase of the war, the strategies of key parties—Ukraine, Russia, NATO, China and others—are predominantly shaped by their “best alternative to a negotiated agreement” (BATNA), rather than a thorough ...
Russia, the West and the ‘World Majority’ - Russia Matters
Jan 25, 2024 · As Russia begins its one-year presidency of the BRICS in a turbulent world, great power competition in the Global South will intensify. The Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas war have enabled the Kremlin to solidify and increase its influence in the Global South, or what Russia now calls the “World Majority.”
Russia Analytical Report, May 20-28, 2024 | Russia Matters
May 28, 2024 · The most dire forecasts for the Russian economy following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine did not transpire for four reasons, according to Peter Rutland. “First, Russian energy exports are still reaching global markets. Second, Russia is successfully evading Western sanctions on technology imports. Third, Russia’s capitalist ...
Comparing Pathways to Peace in Ukraine | Russia Matters
Aug 30, 2024 · The deep-seated mistrust and conflicting interests between Russia and Ukraine make the path to a resolution fraught with obstacles. Russia’s strategic desire to render Ukraine weak and subordinate contrasts sharply with Ukraine’s pursuit of sovereignty. Russia’s visceral fears over NATO’s eastward expansion directly clash with Ukraine ...