Alexis Mrachek is a research associate on Russia and Eurasia at The Heritage Foundation.
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While the international community grapples with the millions of Ukrainian refugees fleeing their war-torn nation, there has been a quieter exodus of middle-class Russian citizens… Read More
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Ukraine has been front-page news for the past few weeks. What began with President Vladimir Putin moving large numbers of forces to the Ukraine border… Read More
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Last week, the United States, NATO, and Russia met to discuss the worsening situation regarding U.S. ally Ukraine, with Russia stationing more than 100,000 troops… Read More
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On Dec. 25, 1991, the once seemingly invincible Union of Soviet Socialist Republics fell when Mikhail Gorbachev, then-secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, transferred his… Read More
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered his condolences to the United States after 13 American service members perished in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan amid the… Read More
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The United States and its NATO allies have ceded the geopolitical advantage to Russia for many years now. Two examples of this would be Russia’s… Read More
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who has quickly risen to fame in Belarus for defying her country’s repressive regime, is now visiting top U.S. officials in Washington, D.C…. Read More
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President Joe Biden met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva on June 16 to discuss a number of issues, including human rights, Ukraine, and… Read More
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Over the past few weeks, Russian dissident Alexei Navalny’s health has been deteriorating. Navalny’s condition began with back pain and numbness in his legs, but… Read More
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President Joe Biden indisputably got the attention of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. It turns out Putin is a little thin-skinned about being called a… Read More
