If they hit Russia at all, such measures would take time. The Kremlin’s sense that time is on its side is key to understanding its broader considerations. The Russian leadership will feel no ...
“We know what (Russian president Vladimir) Putin wants, which is the restoration of the Russian empire. This war started over 10 years ago with the annexation of Crimea. And if Ukraine falls, if we ...
and—completing a Russian ring around the Ukrainian side of the Sea of Azov—much of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. Although Crimea is the only one of these regions that Russia controls entirely, ...