Turkey’s policy in the Black Sea region is the result of not only a complex relationship with Russia but also of a …

and illegitimate. But even more importantly, contacts with critics of the war inside Russia must be maintained. …

Economic stagnation and demographic change in Russia are putting intense pressure on the government budget. Tax … revenues have been declining since the late 2000s. Meanwhile, the oil dependency of Russia’s budget has in …

doing so, it is in­voking the NATO-Russia agreements of the 1990s. Moscow voiced fears that Ukraine’s accession to NATO in … particular would endanger Russia’s security and the strategic balance with the US. The US and NATO had signaled a willingness to …

Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine is not based on legitimate or reasonable security interests - it is a … (CSCE) Final Act of 1975, to which Russia - as the successor state of the Soviet Union - has committed itself. According to …

Any conflict with a nuclear power like Russia carries the risk that nuclear weapons could be used, and President … Vladimir Putin is aggressively exploiting such concerns. With its nuclear threats, the Kremlin is moving away from Russia … consequences. If Russia succeeds in using nuclear deterrence to shield an offensive conventional war, this could further …

The invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 has catapulted Russia from hard autoc­racy into dictatorship. The …