As of May 13, 2025, Russian forces occupied 112,757 square kilometers (43,536 square miles), which constituted 18.7% of the Ukrainian territory and which is roughly equivalent to the state of Virginia ...

If you’re looking at a list of America’s top 10 experts on Russia, chances are, Andrew S. Weiss will be on that list. His inclusion is a consequence of his significant work in both government and the ...

North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs: "Brothers in Arms: Assessing North Korea’s Contribution to Russia’s War in Ukraine," Sam Cranny-Evans, Royal United Services Institute, 05.06.25. “The ...

Areas of expertise include: Russian political economics; contract theory; corporate governance; economics of development and transition.

Ukrainian troops have received orders to fire only in response to Russian attacks during the three-day ceasefire unilaterally declared by Putin, Suspilne reports, citing soldiers from three Ukrainian ...

On April 23, Russia Matters’ student associates Chris Conway and Dasha Zhukauskaite interviewed Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group, and currently a senior fellow at the Belfer Center ...

In this month's People, Politics, and Prose, FPRI's Robert Hamilton joins Ron Granieri to discuss his latest book The China Russia Relationship: The Dance of the Dragon and the Bear (Springer, 2025).

The U.S. proposal for Russian-Ukrainianpeace discussed by the high-ranking U.S., European and Ukrainian officials on April 17 in Paris. The European-Ukrainian proposal for Russian-Ukrainian peace ...

Trump’s special envoy Witkoff said Putin is open to a “permanent peace” deal with Ukraine, but did not indicate whether any of the Kremlin leader’s previous demands for a ceasefire in Ukraine had ...

The Kennan Institute seeks applicants for the George F. Kennan Fellowship from diverse, policy-oriented sectors such as media, business, local government, law, civil society, and academia to examine ...

The election of U.S. President Donald Trump changed U.S. policy toward Ukraine from “as long as it takes” to seeking a negotiated peace settlement. These negotiations will be driven by the battlefield ...