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Dec 22, 2025 • Sara Ashbaugh and FPRI Eurasia Program

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The EU failed to reach a consensus on the use of frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine

Dec 20, 2025 • Sara Ashbaugh and Andras Toth-Czifra

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New analysis of the Russian federal budget shows a widening deficit

Dec 12, 2025 • Sara Ashbaugh and Andras Toth-Czifra

Back to the drawing board

Russia rejects the U.S. peace plan to end the war in Ukraine

Dec 6, 2025 • Sara Ashbaugh and Andras Toth-Czifra

Making a list, checking it twice

The U.S. amends its 28-point peace plan in cooperation with Ukraine

Nov 29, 2025 • Sara Ashbaugh and Andras Toth-Czifra

Poland points the finger at Russia for recent railway sabotage

Nov 21, 2025 • Sara Ashbaugh and Andras Toth-Czifra

Russia restricts mobile internet access in parts of the Ulyanovsk region

Nov 15, 2025 • Sara Ashbaugh and Andras Toth-Czifra

Closing the circle

Russian troops attempt to encircle Ukrainian forces in Pokrovsk

Nov 7, 2025 • Sara Ashbaugh and Andras Toth-Czifra

Russia tests its nuclear-powered cruise missile, Burevestnik

Oct 31, 2025 • Sara Ashbaugh and Andras Toth-Czifra

The Grand Budapest Mess

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Oct 24, 2025 • Sara Ashbaugh and Andras Toth-Czifra

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Oct 17, 2025 • Sara Ashbaugh and Andras Toth-Czifra

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What actually happened in Russia this year?

Dec 22, 2025 • Sara Ashbaugh and FPRI Eurasia Program

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Russia Above Ground, Russia Below Ground

A deep dive into dissident spaces that exist under the radar

Dec 16, 2025

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Kyiv Dispatch: Third Time's the Charm

A flurry of back-and-forth diplomacy, a renewed Russian offensive, and a rare outburst of protest in Ukraine.

Sep 9, 2025 • Fabrice Deprez

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Whither Strong? Exploring Conceptions of Russian Power

Listen now | Why do conceptions of Russia's strength vary so extremely?

Jul 31, 2025 • Seva Gunitsky

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From Russia with Risk

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Kyiv Dispatch Redux

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