Russia
Russia says Christmas Day attack on Ukraine was a success, as Zelensky calls strikes 'inhumane' - BBC.com
Russia being blamed for Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed hundreds of miles off course, killing dozens - Fox News
Azerbaijan Airlines crash sparks speculation plane ‘accidentally shot down by Russia’ - The Telegraph
Dozens Dead in Airliner Crash ‘Likely’ Caused by Russian Air Defenses - The Wall Street Journal
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 24, 2024 - Institute for the Study of War
Estonia’s city at the ‘end of the free world’ stares across a frozen border at Russia - POLITICO Europe
Russia sentences US citizen to 15 years in prison for espionage - CNN
Russia Sentences a U.S. Citizen, Eugene Spector, to 15 Years for Espionage - The New York Times
US citizen imprisoned in Russia given new 15-year sentence in wake of espionage conviction - Fox News
Russia Military
North Korean soldiers given fake Russian military IDs, Ukraine says - CNN
Ukraine war briefing: more than 3,000 North Korean military casualties in Russia’s Kursk, claims Zelenskyy - The Guardian
Russian Army Says Captured Village in Eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Region - The Moscow Times
Almost 20 thousand Russian soldiers listed as deserters in the Southern District - Militarnyi
North Korea joined Russian military drills as observer for first time: Moscow - NK News
Russian military: Moving from Syria to Libya? - DW (English)
Putin Stays Silent on Syria, With Russia’s Future There in Question - The New York Times
Russia’s Military Found a Surprisingly Simple Way to Buy US Chips - Bloomberg
Jets scream overhead and soldiers drop down into gun turrets - outside Russia's military base in Syria - Sky News
Russia withdraws ships, weapons from Syria, Ukrainian intelligence reports - Kyiv Independent
Russia Politics
Russia’s Political Sclerosis Is Creating Regional Fiefdoms - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Who Were the Winners and Losers of 2024? - Foreign Policy
A Newly Declassified Document Suggests Things With Russia Could Have Turned Out Very Differently - Slate
Russia’s political prisoners must not be forgotten - Atlantic Council
Putin boasts of Ukraine gains, denies fall of Assad in Syria dented Russia at annual news conference - PBS NewsHour
Russia launches 'inhuman' Christmas Day attacks, Zelenskyy says - TVP World
Russia country profile - BBC.com
Topic: Relations with Russia - NATO HQ
Report ties Romanian liberals to TikTok campaign that fueled pro-Russia candidate - POLITICO Europe
Lost in Translation: Western Misconceptions about Putin’s Russia - Center for European Policy Analysis
Russia Economy
Russia's Economy Is Entering a Year of Pain in 2025 - Business Insider
Russia's economy is set to lose another source of income that Ukraine controls - Business Insider
Russia’s multibillion-dollar revenue stream may soon grind to a halt, thanks to Ukraine. Its ripple effects could hit Europe - Fortune
Menacing sanctions, meaningless forecasts, and a murky future - Meduza
Russia says it's using bitcoin to evade sanctions - Axios
Russia's overheated economy is squeezing one of Moscow's key trading channels with China - Business Insider
Russia's top central banker is now worried about 'excessive cooling' in its red-hot war economy - Business Insider
Russia economic crisis sparks furious war of words among Kremlin elites - Express
5 Important Countries for Russia's Sanctions-Skirting Economy - Business Insider
Russia Defense
Ukraine war latest: Russian air defense may have downed Azerbaijani plane, media say - Kyiv Independent
Ukrainian official claims Azerbaijani passenger plane shot down by Russian air defense - RBC-Ukraine
Russian air defense missile may have downed Azerbaijani plane, media say. - Kyiv Independent
Exclusive | Russia Withdraws Air-Defense Systems, Other Advanced Weaponry From Syria to Libya - The Wall Street Journal
Ukraine Says It Killed General Who Led Russia’s Nuclear Defense Force - The New York Times
German defense minister warns of Russian 'hybrid warfare' - DW (English)
China continues nuclear buildup, has strengthened ties to Russia, Defense Dept report says - CBS News
A bomb kills the head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces and his assistant in Moscow - New York Post
The Ukrainian Defense of Pokrovsk Has Compelled Russia to Change Its Approach in Eastern Ukraine - Institute for the Study of War
Putin Makes It Official: Russia Is All in on Defense Spending - Business Insider
