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Decision Point for Putin is Set Too Close for His Comfort – PRIO Blogs
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Steven Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s key negotiator, met last Friday in what could…
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Global Trade War Does Not Diminish Pressure on Russia to End Its War – PRIO Blogs
Russia is one of the few countries not directly affected by the new U.S. trade tariffs. The effects on…
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Putin’s Warpath Goes Through Arctic – PRIO Blogs
Russia’s war against Ukraine is stuck in a rigid deadlock. The prospect of agreeing on a ceasefire, which had…
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Russia Refuses to Make Meaningful Step on Road to Peace – PRIO Blogs
U.S., European, and Ukrainian peace-making policies are now aligned at a possible breakthrough point, as differences in means and…
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Triumphalism in Moscow About Setback in Peace-Making for Ukraine Could be Short-Lived – PRIO Blogs
Moscow’s mouthpieces competed to celebrate and ridicule the individuals involved in the February 28 talks in Washington, D.C. between…
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Moscow Changes War Rhetoric but Stays War Course – PRIO Blogs
The whirlwind of U.S.-initiated diplomatic activity in the last two weeks has compelled the Kremlin to alter the tone…
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Moscow Seeks to Regain Initiative in the Game of Peace Talks – PRIO Blogs
Jubilation in Moscow after the phone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump on February…
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Trump’s Logic of Deal-Making Versus Putin’s Logic of War-Making – PRIO Blogs
As the Ukraine War approaches the grim mark of three years, it appears both ripe for an armistice and…
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Conversations on Ending the War in Ukraine Grow Louder and Emptier – PRIO Blogs
The first week of the “Golden Age” of U.S. policy announced by President Donald Trump registered a stream of…
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Moscow Sticks to Peace Denials Despite War Exhaustion – PRIO Blogs
The Russian offensive in Donbas has slowed in the last few weeks to a crawl, and in the Kursk…
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