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Kremlin response to Kursk incursion shows how Putin freezes in a crisis
Faced with crisis, Vladimir Putin tends to freeze.
Moscow’s slow, fumbling military response to Ukraine’s surprise occupation of parts of the western Kursk region is the latest example of the Kremlin chief failing to respond with quick, decisive action to match his bellicose rhetoric.
Russia’s Invasion of Georgia and What it Means for Ukraine | THE WORLD DECIPHERED EP. 1
The World Deciphered is a new weekly talk show brought to you by The Cipher Brief featuring experts on national security. This week: Why we’re still feeling the effects of a weak response to Russia’s 2008 invasion of Georgia.
Ukraine’s Kursk 2.0 Offensive – The Strategic Implications of the Sudzha Bridgehead
Having completed the first week of Ukraine’s Kursk offensive one of the known knowns about the ongoing Ukrainian military operations inside Russia is that Ukrainian forces have seized control of the strategically important Russian city of Sudzha.
Can peace plans bring an end to Russian-Ukrainian war? Ukraine in Flames
Currently, Russia and Ukraine, as parties to the armed conflict, along with third parties involved in the war to varying degrees, are proposing peace plans that could become the basis for negotiations to end the war.
Zelensky tells Russia “war is coming home” as Ukraine makes new gains in Kursk
Today, Volodymyr Zelensky tells Russia the war is “coming home” as Ukrainian troops made fresh advances as part of its week-long invasion of the Kursk region.
Impact of war on environmental European integration of Ukraine. Ukraine in Flames
Environmental threats and challenges that Ukraine faced before February 24, 2022 did not resolve themselves; they only deepened. The war has had a global impact on Ukraine’s environment, leading to the degradation of natural ecosystems, chemical and industrial pollution, landmining, and devastating damage to biodiversity.