Mar 31, 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking advantage of converging crises, including COVID-19, to surreptitiously advance his campaign in Ukraine. Ukrainian officials agreed on March 11 to the Kremlin’s demands to consider direct discussions with the Kremlin-controlled proxies in Donbas. This agreement, if...
Mar 27, 2020
The December offensive launched by Russian-backed Syrian
Regime forces in Greater Idlib Province produced an unprecedented
humanitarian disaster. Turkey responded to the offensive with major
military deployments to Idlib and a series of escalations against
pro-regime forces. In this episode of Overwatch, Middle...
Mar 16, 2020
Likely Russian actors launched a disinformation campaign against Ukraine exploiting COVID-19 fears related to the Ukrainian government’s evacuation of its citizens from Wuhan, China. The campaign’s tactics, timing, and nature point toward Kremlin involvement. In this episode of Overwatch, ISW’s Russia Team Lead...