Tag: RUSSIA

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  Greenland: U.S. Interests, Options, and Allies

  President Donald Trump isn’t the first American official to express interest in Greenland but might well be the most forceful in asserting this interest, insisting that the United States needs the massive island and focusing on “ownership” rather than other possible arrangements. This has provoked considerable concern from Greenlanders, from Denmark (which today “owns” Greenland),

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  January 18, 2026: Europe Between a Rock and a Hard Place

  January 18, 2026: Europe Between a Rock and a Hard Place President Donald Trump’s announcement of punitive tariffs targeting European allies who oppose the U.S. acquisition of Greenland has plunged NATO into a state of unprecedented chaos. In Moscow, Russian state media openly relishes the spectacle, portraying Western leaders as feckless and hopelessly paralyzed in

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  December 28, 2025: The Kremlin’s Year in Review

  December 28, 2025: The Kremlin’s Year in Review As 2025 draws to a close, Vesti Nedeli delivers a confident verdict on Vladimir Putin’s leadership: the Russian president remains unbowed by Western pressure. State media portrays Europeans as exhausted “piglets” dependent on U.S. sponsorship, while Putin himself is calm, patient and resilient in his phone call

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  December 14, 2025: Beware What You Wish For

  December 14, 2025: Beware What You Wish For Russian state television depicts a Europe unraveling under the weight of its own security fantasies, and the specter of escalation—dirty bombs included—is discussed. In this episode, Andy Kuchins and Chris Monday explore what this message reveals about Moscow’s confidence and its anxieties. Listen now on Apple, Spotify,

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  How Will the Russia-Ukraine War End? (w/ Andrew Kuchins)

  How Will the Russia-Ukraine War End? (w/ Andrew Kuchins) The ongoing peace negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine War have entered a delicate phase, with both Kyiv and Moscow signaling interest in talks even as fighting continues on the ground. Can Ukraine secure meaningful security guarantees without conceding territory? Is Russia seeking a genuine deal or

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