The UK government, in co-ordinated action with G7 partners to support Ukraine, recently announced 50 new sanctions designations and specifications to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war. New targets include ships in Russia’s “shadow fleet”, institutions at the heart of Russia’s financial system,...
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Panel: Russia Conflicted by America’s Afghanistan Withdrawal
U.S. Army soldiers board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft prior to departure for Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Allies Refuge at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, on Aug. 13, 2021. US Air Force Photo
Russia’s Afghanistan failures in the 1980s are driving the Kremlin’s thinking of how to deal with the Taliban and the possible rise of religious extremism near its borders, two scholars on Central Asia said Wednesday.
Pavel Baev, a professor at Oslo’s Peace...
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