Russia Matters

Russia is the asymmetric beneficiary of this new period of cyberwarfare as its offensive ecosystem architecture is designed to take full advantage of the jump in capabilities Mythos enables.

Several assessments of the Iran crisis featured in our “Clues from Russian Views” rubric at the conflict's outset have proven accurate.

Ukraine’s goals and strategies, the current battlefield situation and how and when the war might end were among the key topics Valerii Zaluzhnyi addressed in his latest extended Q&A.

Russia’s position in Iran’s war is that of a well-equipped backstage partner with a clear interest in the conflict’s prolongation and a sophisticated, if selective, toolkit for achieving it.

Russia’s official line regarding the strikes on Iran has been to condemn the attacks, call for the preservation of Iran’s sovereignty and position the Kremlin as a guardian of “law” and diplomacy.

On the fourth anniversary of Putin's decision to order a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, RM again takes stock of the costs and benefits of the invasion for Russia’s dictator and the country he rules.

Russia's decision to shroud its population figures in secrecy represents only the latest chapter in a long history of Soviet and Russian demographic denial—and it portends dangerous consequences for regional stability.