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Why Russia’s collapse is inevitable — and what comes next
Russia's population shrinks by one million people annually, while its war in Ukraine drains the economy through military overspending and sanctions, creating the same institutional decay and elite conflicts that marked the Soviet collapse.
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January 20, 2025
- Daily reviewRusso-Ukrainian War, day 1061: Russian artillery fire drops 50% due to Ukrainian strikes
- Ukraine busts FSB spy ring led by Kyiv metro engineer
- North Macedonia deepens Ukraine’s ties with EU integration agreement
- Russian artillery fire frops 50% after Ukraine hits ammo plants, army chief says
- Expert suggests Russia used North Korean intermediate-range ballistic missile in Kyiv strike
- Ukrainian FM Sybiha says maximum pressure must precede peace talks with Russia
- Russian troops use chemical weapons over 5,300 times in Ukraine since 2023, military data shows
- Russian troops risk “Bakhmut trap” in Pokrovsk push, Ukraine deputy says
- Trump can force Putin to surrender by boosting Ukraine’s aid, ex-foreign minister claims
- Trump team eyes lend-lease military aid to pressure both Ukraine and Russia, says political expert
- Ukraine halts transfer of aircraft technicians to infantry amid mobilization crisis
- Putin may attack NATO ports if Trump pushes Ukraine peace deal with Russia, US ex-general warns
- German peacekeeping troops in Ukraine to be discussed “in due time,” Pistorius says
- Zelenskyy urges West for more Patriot systems on eve of Trump’s inauguration
- Ukraine destroys 7 Russian vehicles near strategic hub Velyka Novosilka as UK intel confirms offensive
- Frontline reportFrontline report: Ukraine’s new ENVG-B night vision goggles help decimate North Korean assaults in Kursk
- Forbes: Russia resurrects WWII “funnies” tactic as Ukraine relentlessly bombards bridges in Kursk
- ISW: Russia shifts forces from captured Kurakhove for new Pokrovsk offensive
- Russian War Crimes“You torture Russians, too” UN says, as skeletal Ukrainian prisoners of war return from captivity
- Daily reviewRusso-Ukrainian War, day 1060: UK pledges 30,000 drones as Estonia reports Russian artillery problems
- Frontline reportFrontline report: Ukraine launches unprecedented deep-strike operation on Russian territory, targeting critical military assets
- Estonian intelligence sees signs of Russia’s artillery problems
- Russia: We will counter any UK-Ukraine cooperation in Sea of Azov
Putin’s victory in Ukraine would spell “existential danger” to US, Trump’s ex-OSCE envoy warns
Russia's goal is to render Ukraine a vassal state – the first step towards reassembling the old Russian Empire, says James Gilmore, who served as US Ambassador to OSCE during the first Trump administration.
Modern world’s security myths fall apart in Ukraine
When Russian boots crossed Ukrainian borders, Ukrainians learned what the West had long forgotten: security and freedom do not endure without a price.
I am confident Russia will lose this year. Here’s why
Russia is losing across every domain of warfare—land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace—except one: the cognitive battlefield.
Is Russia really invincible? History suggests otherwise
Russia's defeats in Crimea, Japan, WWI, and Afghanistan tell a clear story: Moscow's military isn't invincible. For Ukraine's allies, this history matters.
“Russians will 100% break any ceasefire in Ukraine,” Republican pundit warns
Putin is too old for peace deal in Ukraine and plans to seize more territory within 18 months, says Michael DiCianna, a research fellow at the Institute of World Politics in Washington.
Frontline report
Why is Ukraine losing ground? Mobilization crisis and command failures exposed
Ukraine's military problems can no longer be ignored as mobilization failures and systemic issues lead to mounting territorial losses
“Putin fears him.” Zelenskyy courts Trump, dismisses Biden in viral Fridman interview
In a three-hour podcast, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Donald Trump can stop Vladimir Putin. At the same time, he criticized Joe Biden’s approach to handling Russia's war in Ukraine.
Russia may exploit its Transnistria gas crisis to advance pro-Russian influence in Moldova, media says
Russia’s gas cutoff to Transnistria impacts 300,000 people, possibly aiming to sway Moldova’s 2025 elections and block European integration.
How Russia cracked NATO’s advanced weapons in Ukraine
2025 will be a critical year for Ukraine as the Russian army gains momentum, Austrian defense expert warns
Supporting Ukraine is in Trump’s interest
Trump's drive to broker peace in Ukraine exposes a stark paradox: America's global power rests on the very aid he has threatened to cut.
15 Russians raped her for false confession – Ukrainian mother gets 18-year sentence after years of torture in secret Russian prison
A Russian kangaroo court against Ukrainians inadvertently revealed the chilling torture practices at the Izolyatsia "death factory” treated as “entertainment” by her captors.
Think 2024 was wild? Eight global forces will make 2025 even more turbulent
From middle-income traps to migration crisis, a guide to how Ukraine and democracies must navigate coming instability
Evergreens
Yes, Ukraine can win the war – ex-minister decodes victory plan
Zelenskyy's plan and Ukraine's victory are completely realistic, says Andriy Zagorodnyuk. But there is a crucial caveat — the current paradigm must be changed.
Ukraine, territory of sincerity: where we live despite it all
For Ukrainian writer and filmmaker Iryna Tsilyk, home is a Kyiv apartment where coffee brews by candlelight and people fall asleep with dog food in their pajama pockets, in case the missile comes—but it’s the only place she wants to be.
A realistic victory strategy for Ukraine
In a war where offensive operations are equally difficult on both sides, not losing is already winning in the next year and a half
Analysis
Russia lost more heavy equipment in Pokrovsk than in Stalingrad
The 13-month battle for Pokrovsk has become one of history's costliest armored engagements, with Russia losing more tanks than any European nation currently possesses.
He fought Putin’s prisons for 10 years – then spent 913 days in one
From defending rights to defending Ukraine, rights advocate Maksym Butkevych confronted his harshest test: surviving 913 days in Russian prisons he once fought from the outside.
