Alexander Motyl: Sad News for Putin—Russia Is an Artificial State via World Affairs

Putin, Ex-KGB, Finally Moves to Close Russia’s Oldest Rights Group via Boston Globe

Hard Ukraine Bargaining Leaves Sour Taste for Some in EU via Reuters

How the Fall of the Berlin Wall Radicalized Putin via Daily Beast

Vladislav Surkov Is the Hidden Author of Putinism via The Atlantic

The Finlandisation of Ukraine via European Council on Foreign Relations

Ukraine Learns Hard Way: Its Military Is Weak via Kyiv Post