On May 22, two anti-Kremlin militias the Freedom of Russia Legion (RDK) and Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) crossed over the Russian border from Ukraine into the Belgorod region, overrunning the village of Kozinka and sending units into the town of Grayvoron. While fighting Russian border guards and local law enforcement, members of the RDK recorded a video message calling on all Russians …
The noise of jingoist propaganda and anti-Western hysteria emanating from Moscow is not as monotonous as it often seems, and the variations expose significant differences between and within Russian elite groups. Recent military setbacks, such as the destruction of a mixed air group over the Bryansk region on May 13 and the incursion of a Russian paramilitary group into the …
Claims that Vladimir Putin’s removal would end the war in Ukraine represent a misunderstanding of the Russian power structure and ignore the key interests of the political factions that operate in his shadow.
A new report says the Russian leader is pushing back against Yevgeny Prigozhin after he claimed his men were responsible for battlefield gains in Ukraine.