How to decode Putin’s nuclear warnings
What is the risk of Russian nuclear use in Ukraine? Here’s what you need to know.
How Putin’s partial mobilization could backfire
Ill-trained, unwilling reservists may hamper Russia’s efforts in Ukraine.
Is Russia’s wartime propaganda more powerful than family bonds?
A new survey examines the conversations between Ukrainians and their Russian relatives
Why Russia may be taking Ukrainian children
The research on similar tactics in Spain and Latin America helps explain Putin’s logic
Do people in Donbas want to be ‘liberated’ by Russia?
We surveyed people in Ukraine’s contested eastern region to see what they wanted. Here’s what we found.
Ukraine’s oligarchs are united against Russia
That wasn’t the case in 2014.
The prospects for a negotiated peace in Ukraine are bleak
Here are three big hurdles to a lasting peace settlement.
Ukraine invasion tests the relationship between Russia and China
Their ‘unlimited’ partnership may have some limits after all
Even Russian-speaking Ukrainians don’t want to be evacuated to Russia or Belarus
The research shows that Russian speakers across much of Ukraine identify as Ukrainian
Russia’s land grabs in Ukraine could break the international order
Would other countries also try to claim territory that contains their ethnic kin?