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Russia’s defence rejig: ‘Unfortunately for Ukraine, a very effective move’
Al Jazeera· 18 hours agoAppointing an economist to helm a defence ministry during a war may sound like a recipe for...
A US ambassador working for Cuba? Charges against former diplomat Victor Manuel Rocha spotlight...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCuba gets less attention as an espionage threat than Russia or China, but is a potent player in the...
Putin Turns to a Technocrat to Crank Up Russia’s War Machine
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 2 days ago(Bloomberg) -- President Vladimir Putin’s surprise late-night shuffle of his defense and security...
A Russia-linked network uses AI to rewrite real news stories
The Economist· 5 days agoIN THE 1980S the KGB had a well-worn method for pumping disinformation around the world. “We...
Intelligence: Russia Returns to Smersh
Strategy Page· 3 days agoJune 4, 2023: Because of the disastrous performance of the Russian military and intelligence agencies in Ukraine, many prominent Russians in the military ...
Russia: Russia Strives to Survive
Strategy Page· 2 days agoJanuary 27, 2024: Plans to reassemble the Soviet Union empire stumbled and died in Ukraine. Not only that, but the Russian effort to annex Ukraine failed because the Ukrainians ...
Attrition: Russian Goals and Costs in Ukraine
Strategy Page· 4 days agoFor Russia, this is a major problem in Ukraine, where their faltering invasion effort turned out to be a lot more expensive than expected. The latter is also a good way for ...
UPDATE 2-Putin demotes Cold War warrior Patrushev and raises two younger allies
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 21 hours agoRussian President Vladimir Putin demoted Nikolai Patrushev, a Cold War warrior who crafted the Kremlin's national security strategy, to a job overseeing the shipbuilding industry ...
Putin’s New Defense Minister Could Be His Successor
The American Conservative· 1 day agoVladimir Putin removed the longtime Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu from his post on Sunday as part of a cabinet reshuffle at the start of his fifth...
Putin replaces Russia’s defense minister with a civilian as Ukraine war rages and defense spending...
CNN.com· 2 days agoRussian President Vladimir Putin has replaced his defense minister and a long-time close ally Sergei...