War Comes to Moscow, but Ukraine Still Faces a Deeper Problem

Why the Largest Drone Campaign of the War Could Transform the Conflict—but Is Unlikely to Quickly Change Vladimir Putin’s Calculus Wars rarely end solely on the battlefield. More often, they conclude when the political leadership of one side...

In recent months, Ukraine has increasingly pushed the war deeper into territory that Moscow long considered a secure rear base. But the overnight strikes on the Kerch ferry crossing, Port Kavkaz, oil facilities in Kerch and energy infrastructure in occupied Crimea may mark a turning point — not only for Russia’s military logistics, but for the political logic of the war itself.

What Could the New Strike Strategy Lead To? Ukraine is expanding both the geography and intensity of strikes against Russian industrial, military-industrial, and energy facilities in response to continued Russian missile and drone attacks on...

Why the Diplomatic Bargain Between Lukashenko and Washington Continues When Belarusian opposition leader in exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Reuters last week that further stages of the release of political prisoners in Belarus had been...