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Bill Gertz • The Washington Free Beacon

Russian Group Offered Paramilitary Training to U.S. Neo-Nazis

The FBI has obtained intelligence information indicating a Russian ultra-nationalist group linked to bombings in Sweden and subversion in Ukraine...

04/06/19Read it on The Washington Free Beacon
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Pavel K. Baev • Eurasia Daily Monitor

Russian Diesel Deal and Energy Ceasefire Expose Moscow’s Limits

Russian Diesel Deal and Energy Ceasefire Expose Moscow’s Limits Executive Summary: The U.S.–Russian diesel deal and an uncoordinated Russia–Ukraine...

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Russian Diesel Deal and Energy Ceasefire Expose Moscow’s Limits

Pavel K. Baev • RealClearDefense • October 21, 2026
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Andrew A. Michta • 1945

The Russia Deal Is a Strategic Mistake

The Trump administration's deal to allow Russian diesel in the U.S. blindsided Kyiv and Europe alike

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Ben Poulin • RealClearDefense

Bogged Down

How Rewilding Wetlands Could Shape NATO's Eastern Defense

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The Closing of the Russian Mind (Doesn't Bode Well for the Future)

Robert Wihtol • RealClearDefense • October 9, 2026

Bogged down militarily in Ukraine, with Russia’s economy in a shambles and Ukrainian drones penetrating ever deeper into the heartland and causing popular unrest, President Vladimir Putin’s position is looking increasingly tenuous. In anticipation of an eventual leadership change, Russia analysts are already busy mapping out future scenarios.

In The Closing of the Russian Mind, Andrei Kolesnikov analyses the ideological dynamics of Putinism, its effect on Russia’s role in the world and its implications for Russia’s future. Kolesnikov is a Russian journalist and former senior fellow of the Carnegie Moscow Center. He has published widely on Russian politics.

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Gerard Baker • The Wall Street Journal

The Russian Spy Who Couldn't Perform

Ben Macintyre's new book emphasizes how history sometimes hinges on quirky twists of fate

2w agoRead it on The Wall Street Journal
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Mike Schuler • gCaptain

U.K. Hits Eight Russian Ships in New Sanctions Package

The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on eight ships as part of a broader package targeting Russian energy revenues, maritime logistics and...

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Implications of the Successful Russian Sarmat ICBM Test

Mark B. Schneider • RealClearDefense • September 28, 2026

Mark B. Schneider, Implications of the Successful Russian Sarmat ICBM Test, No. 670, September 24, 2026

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Vlad Litnarovych • U24

Russia's Next Ballistic Missile Could Reach 800km

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Mark B. Schneider • National Institute for Public Policy

Implications of the Successful Russian Sarmat ICBM Test

In May 2026, President Vladmir Putin announced that Russia had conducted a successful test of the Sarmat "super heavy" ICBM

3w agoRead it on National Institute for Public Policy