We shouldn’t fear replacing Putin
Well it took two months, but the inevitable happened this week: Yevgeny Prigozhin, one time chef and later war-criminal extraordinaire…
Ukraine needs more than tanks
What weapons will Ukraine get next? It’s a crucial question that matters perhaps more than anything else for understanding how…
Is Putin preparing for total war on 9 May?
Ahead of Russia’s annual Victory Day celebration on 9 May – which marks the date the Soviet Union defeated Nazi…
Could Russia lose the war in Donbas?
We face a serious dilemma as the Battle of the Donbas begins. The idea that the Russian army remains a…
Why the sinking of the Moskva matters
The sinking of the Russian guided missile cruiser Moskva is both a reminder of the past and a marker for the…
The Russian army is running out of options
So much had been written about the Russian armed forces’ modernisation and improvement over the last decade that that it…
