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Defense sector impact

Western sanctions have targeted Russia's defense sector, limiting access to high-end components, machinery, and electronics vital for advanced weapons.

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Jan 19, 2026
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Did Putin declare war on the US?

There is no record of Vladimir Putin or the Russian state issuing an official, legally binding declaration of war on the United States; multiple fact‑checks and mainstream outlets report no such decla...

Jan 26, 2026
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How has the ERA Technopolis shaped Russian civilian–military technology transfer since 2018?

Since its founding by presidential decree in 2018, the Military Innovation Technopolis has become ’s flagship institutional attempt to speed by centralizing research, embedding military scientific uni...

Jan 30, 2026

Sanctions against Russia are not working.

have clearly inflicted measurable economic pain—lower GDP versus prewar trends, squeezed oil revenues and disrupted supply chains—yet they have not produced the political outcome many backers sought: ...

Jan 23, 2026

How do Russia’s 'nauchnye roty' compare with Western military‑university research partnerships in structure and outcomes?

“nauchnye roty” (scientific companies/units) are formal military‑scientific units created from 2013 onward to bind military research institutes and higher‑education entities directly into defence R&D ...

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