— Ryan and other Russia experts at Harvard say that it's difficult to predict exactly what Putin's next move will be. But it seems likely that he will avoid taking on NATO directly as that could lead to a nuclear …

 — Russia sees a pressing need for security talks with the United States but they must be "comprehensive" and include the subject of Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Friday.

 — This means abandoning the current approach and instead giving Ukraine the weapons and munitions it needs to break through Russian defenses, render the Russian military in Ukraine combat-ineffective, and communicate, in no uncertain terms, that the Russian Federation's dream of empire is a fantasy. Resourcing Ukraine in such a way …

Ukraine is trapped in a strategy that favors Russia, a Ukrainian security expert argues. Without a grand strategy for victory, the most that Ukraine can do is try to hold on.

 — Ukraine can still emerge victorious in its war with Russia despite a failed summer counteroffensive. But what's required now is a realistic assessment of Ukraine's position and what is achievable.

 — NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Georgetown professor Charles Kupchan about why negotiating an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine should be a priority, for …

 — 2. Russia wants NATO arms out of Eastern Europe. The draft proposals on security that Russia sent to Western powers in December would ban NATO from deploying its weapons and forces in countries in ...

 — Here's a guide. 1. Russia wants a guarantee Ukraine can never join NATO. Russia's main demand is a commitment from NATO to end its further expansion into former Soviet republics — especially ...

 — Russia has long been powered by oil and Europe's addiction to it. Now, Moscow is faced with an unprecedented challenge: If the continent bars imports of millions of barrels of crude, can it find ...

 — As Russia opens a new front in its war on Ukraine and the 75th NATO Summit approaches in early July, national security analysts debated whether the military alliance should widen its role in the conflict during a talk Friday at Harvard Kennedy School. ... Ukraine needs to do several things to turn the tide, said Stephen Hadley, a former ...

 — US aid package vote. An acute shortage of artillery munitions among Ukraine's armed forces is the primary reason for Kyiv's frontline withdrawals, as President Volodymyr Zelensky recently told ...

 — With Russia preparing to make a big push, the Ukrainians can do little but dig in. ... But what Ukraine really needs is time. Training those new troops will take months, and the European equipment ...

 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has lambasted the UN Security Council yet again, saying in a speech this week that as long as Russia has veto power on the body, it will remain powerless to ...

 — Ukrainian forces need to be able to avoid detection and to be mobile enough to evacuate in a matter of minutes if they are picked up by Russian radar or drone surveillance—while, at the same ...

 — However, now time appears to favour Ukraine - Russia continues to lose ground in Ukraine and Putin probably needs to find a way out of the conflict, without losing face, to consolidate his ...

 — With the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has overstepped an important line.The west sat by and did little when Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 and annexed Crimea in 2014. But the ...

 — Dubious schemes that circumvent economic sanctions have also enabled Russia to source strategic technologies and components, including those it needs for its weaponry, and this in turn has created ...

 — For nearly three years, the United States has rallied the world to stand with the people of Ukraine as they defend their freedom from Russian aggression, and it has …

 — On March 31, Russia released a new "foreign policy concept," articulating Moscow's global priorities and focus for the future. The Kremlin's last foreign policy concept was released in 2016, two …

Должен can express an obligation (have to, must) or expectation (should, expected, supposed). It agrees in gender and number with the subject as follows: до́лжен – masculine должна́ – feminine должно́ – neuter должны́ – plural. Examples: Ты до́лжен извини́ться. You have to apologize.

 — Zelenskyy avoided directly blaming the retreat from Avdiivka on a lack of ammunition from Ukraine's key allies, but stressed the need to rearm and destroy Russia's air fleet.

 — We need more sanctions on those responsible for repression in Russia and Belarus. We must also stand united with Ukraine. Putin's war against Ukraine is not just …

 — The US and Europe do not need to introduce ground troops in order to ensure Ukraine's success. Magnificent Ukrainian resistance has badly hurt the Russian military, which is almost totally committed in Ukraine. An opportunity now exists to end further Russian aggression in the European security space for a generation, and …

 — Retired Brigadier Gen. Kevin Ryan, a senior fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, said even though it is unlikely that Russia would invade Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, their NATO membership, Lithuania's borders with Russia-friendly Belarus, and Estonia and Latvia's with Russia raise the stakes of a ...

 — Ukraine needs more from Biden than weapons to defeat Russia, according to experts. ... "If you want to keep NATO out of a fight with Russia, then we need to help Ukraine defeat Russia," Hodges ...

 — Steven Pifer spoke before the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M to outline Russia's ambitions in the world, and what the U.S. can do to respond. Pifer believes that ...

You must be married to immigrate . Every region of Russia has a tiny immigration quota. Last time I checked, the titanic 16 million-strong Moscow allows 5,000 people per year to immigrate without ...

Since 2015, you DON'T need a Russian passport to join Russia's military - any citizenship will work for you. Age In order to become a soldier in Russia you have to be at least 18 and not older ...

 — WASHINGTON (AP) — The big U.S. aid package for Ukraine and other allies that President Joe Biden signed Wednesday also allows the administration to seize Russian state assets located in the …

 — Indeed, there's a distinct likelihood that by 2030, a new regime will emerge in Russia. (Not that it needs to lead an internal conspiracy against Putin; the aging dictator could, of course, just ...