Russia Matters

09/04/2026

Xi and Putin ponder trilat with Trump in November. Plus: Underground schools are mushrooming in Ukraine. This and more in our weekly news round-up. https://www.russiamatters.org/news/russia-review/russia-review-aug-28-sept-4-2026

08/31/2026

Is victory existential for Putin? Plus: Yatsenyuk and Petraeus see no quick peace for Ukraine. This and more in our weekly analysis round-up. https://www.russiamatters.org/news/russia-analytical-report/russia-analytical-report-aug-24-31-2026

08/28/2026

Just what do we know about Ratcliff’s trip to Moscow? Plus: Russian forces see small territorial loss. This and more in our weekly news round-up. https://www.russiamatters.org/news/russia-review/russia-review-aug-21-28-2026
(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

08/24/2026

Zaluzhnyi’s Definition of Strategic Victory
Plus: Russia’s Harsh Damage to Ukraine Meant to Outlast It.

Russia Analytical Report, Aug. 17–24, 2026 3 Ideas to Explore“Russian Attacks Are Doing Severe Harm to Ukraine’s Economy,” reads the headline on an Aug. 18 article in The Economist. This UK outlet writes that Russian attacks on Ukrainian warehouses, postal facilities and civilian logistics ...

08/21/2026

HUR: Putin Determined to Push On Through Winter
Plus: Top aide to Zelenskyy fired amid corruption allegations

Russia in Review, Aug. 14–21, 2026 7 Things to KnowHUR says Russia isn’t ready for peace, poised to keep attacking through winter: “There are no signs on the battlefield indicating that Russia is ready to cease fire and begin meaningful negotiations,” deputy chief of Ukraine’s Main Intell...

08/17/2026

Ukraine ‘left helpless’ without Patriots
Plus: Will mass mobilization resume in Russia?
https://www.russiamatters.org/news/russia-analytical-report/russia-analytical-report-aug-10-17-2026

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08/14/2026

Rising civilian casualties on both sides of the war. Plus: JD Vance asked Kyiv to stop attacks on tankers using a Russian port. This and more in our weekly news round-up. https://www.russiamatters.org/news/russia-review/russia-review-aug-7-14-2026
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08/13/2026

Countries on NATO’s eastern frontier possess a form of strategic knowledge about Russia—built through decades of direct exposure—that the alliance systematically underuses; however, that same proximity can create perceptual pressures that occasionally distort as much as they clarify, writes Julia Vassileva. https://www.russiamatters.org/analysis/frontline-knowledge-why-proximity-russia-matters-and-why-cuts-both-ways
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08/10/2026

Zaluzhnyi views NATO’s doctrine as outdated, doubts Ukraine will join. Plus: WSJ sees Patriot systems in Ukraine defending U.S. interests. This and more in our weekly analysis round-up.

Russia Analytical Report, Aug. 3–10, 2026 2 Ideas to ExploreFormer commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi declares claims about Ukraine joining NATO are a “fairy tale;” argues that “sooner or later the war will end, and then the number one issue will be security....

08/07/2026

Russian missile attacks set new records in July. Plus: Senate approves Russia sanctions bill. This and more in our weekly news round-up. https://www.russiamatters.org/news/russia-review/russia-review-july-31-aug-7-2026
(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)