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Western countries' strategies to contain Russia's influence and power
Russia has clear, long-standing strategic interests in the Arctic — energy, military basing, the Northern Sea Route and resources — and Moscow is watching the Greenland debate closely, but available r...
Western seizures of vessels tied to sanctioned oil flows have prompted sharp diplomatic protests and accusations of illegality from Russia and China, and have accelerated a suite of practical evasions...
Analysts are divided: a substantial school argues NATO’s eastward expansion created the security fears that helped precipitate Russia’s 2022 invasion, a competing school emphasizes Russian agency, imp...