Russia
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin's forces focus on attacking key eastern town of Pokrovsk amid heavy losses - The Independent
Russia focuses on seizing Ukraine’s Pokrovsk amid reports of heavy losses - Al Jazeera English
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 29, 2025 - Institute for the Study of War
US and Russian figure skaters were on board crashed plane - BBC.com
Figure skaters from US, Russia among those aboard doomed plane that crashed near DC - USA TODAY
U.S. and Russian figure skaters were on plane that crashed in D.C. - CBS News
EU debates return to Russian gas as part of Ukraine peace deal - Financial Times
Russia's Oil Production Slipped 2.8%, Gas Output Rose 7.6% in 2024 - OilPrice.com
EU debates restarting Russian gas purchases as part of Ukraine peace deal, FT reports. - Kyiv Independent
Russia Military
Has Chasiv Yar fallen? No, say experts, OSINT analysts, military officials - Kyiv Independent
Russia withdraws military equipment from Syria's Tartous port, images show - BBC.com
Russia tight-lipped on Syrian demand of al-Assad for military bases - Al Jazeera English
Russia Blows Up 156 Ukrainian Military Sites; Kills Nearly 1700 Troops, Destroys NATO Equipment - The Times of India
Russian army recruitment drops 80% in Moscow — as fighters from Asia and Africa fill the ranks for cash: report - New York Post
Chasiv Yar Falls to Russian Forces After Nearly a Year of Intense Fighting - The Moscow Times
Deterring Russia: U.S. Military Posture in Europe - Center for Strategic & International Studies
Russia says question of maintaining its military bases in Syria requires further consultations - Anadolu Agency | English
Russian military calls families of Ukrainian POWs to force them to cooperate - Ukrainska Pravda
Any Port In A Storm: How Russia's Navy Is Adrift After Syrian Pullout - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Russia Politics
Putin approval rating Russia 2024 - Statista
The West is trying to interfere in our elections, Russia moans - POLITICO Europe
Russian government delegation makes first official visit to Syria since Assad’s fall - The Associated Press
Syria Pushes Russia for Compensation With Talks on Bases Stalled - Bloomberg
Trump suggests Ukraine shouldn't have fought back after Russia invasion - NBC News
Russian and Iranian groups sanctioned over U.S. election disinformation - PBS NewsHour
Russia’s political prisoners must not be forgotten - Atlantic Council
Tulsi Gabbard's views on Russia, Syria, Trump and government surveillance — in her own words - WPLG Local 10
Russia’s Political Sclerosis Is Creating Regional Fiefdoms - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Here's how Russian TV reacted to Trump's latest tone on Russia - CNN
Russia Economy
Russian Economy Facing a Tidal Wave of Bankruptcies - Newsweek
Poland warns against restarting Russia gas supplies - BBC.com
Trump’s Russia sanctions might be what finally works - Kyiv Independent
Russia Faces Surge in Corporate Bankruptcy, Experts Warn - The Moscow Times
Russia on brink of economic ruin as India and China stop buying Kremlin's oil - Express
The Ukraine War Could Create an Economic Crisis for Putin - 19FortyFive
Russian economy meltdown with 'moment of truth' and 'major bankruptcies' looming - Express
Skeptical of Russia's data, some Western officials judge its economy by looking at Moscow from space - Business Insider
Putin lauds the strength of Russia’s war economy. Others see a mirage - CNN
Russia Defense
Russia introduces history textbook that redefines war against Ukraine as justified defense - Kyiv Independent
Russia Seeks $33M From Arrested Construction Boss Over Border Defense Scandal - The Moscow Times
Ukraine says Russian drone attacks hit infrastructure in several regions - VOA Asia
F-35 Killer: Russia’s S-400 Air Defense System Was Built for 1 Mission - 19FortyFive
Sanctioned Russian Firms Sold $2B Air Defense System to Saudi Arabia, Leaked Documents Show - OCCRP
Russia and Iran’s defense pact is a challenge Trump must confront - The Hill
China’s cyber spies are targeting Russia’s aerospace and defense firms - POLITICO Europe
Russian air-defense system downed Azerbaijan plane, sources say - Reuters
NATO boss to Europe: Spend more on defense, move to New Zealand, or learn Russian - Business Insider
Russia Loses Five Air Defense Systems Worth $350M in a Day - Newsweek
