When Russia announced a "partial" mobilization in the fall of 2022, its society experienced a genuine shock. The queues at ...

Russia will be focused on how protests unfold in Iran, given Tehran's position as a key strategic, military, economic and trade partner for Moscow in the Middle East. The prospect of another ally ...

European concerns about Russian aggression are justified, yet severe constraints on Moscow make an attack in the near future unlikely. Europe needs to balance military deterrence with diplomatic ...

Russia is approaching a grim milestone: by mid-January, President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine will have dragged on longer than the war on the Eastern Front that began with ...

Energy revenues slump as oil discounts and rouble strength bite Fiscal reserves face rapid depletion without policy adjustment Budget assumptions strain under war and sanctions MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) ...