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Russia
It is all part of a decades-long ‘show the flag’ move, as Russia’s defense ministry puts it
Juan P. Villasmil
Rig an election too much and too obviously and this defeats the object, and risks triggering popular protests
Mark Galeotti
The most painful way to hurt the Putin regime would be to drain Russia of even more of its best people
Owen Matthews
From arson attacks to invading airports, Russian Muslims are giving Putin a headache
Ukraine
The speed of advance tells us very little about the counteroffensive and how the Ukrainians are waging it
Phillips O’Brien