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☆ Ukraine will have to wait till 2025 to mount a counteroffensive against Russia, US national security advisor says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia will make advances in the "coming period" even though US aid to Ukraine is coming, he said. "You can't instantly flip the switch," Sullivan said. Sullivan was speaking at The Financial Times Weekend Festival in Washington on Saturday when he offered his assessment of the Ukraine war. AdvertisementA counteroffensive, where Ukraine can "move forward to recapture the territory that the Russians have taken from them," will only take place in 2025, Sullivan said. Advertisement"The severity of this moment cannot be overstated: If we do not continue to support Ukraine, Ukraine could lose," said Cavoli, who is also NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe.

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☆ Russia isn't ready for the surprise NATO attack its strategists foresee
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russian strategists argue its military needs more robust systems to defend against a NATO surprise attack that would come in the form of conventional missile strikes, a warning that comes as NATO conducts a massive exercise near Russia's northern border. How exactly NATO would attack Russia in this scenario is unclear, though the Russian analysts seem to be describing what the US military would call "multi-domain operations." The attack would be preceded by "provocations" to justify a war, as well as the deployment of forces near Russia. This perceived NATO strategy of massive strikes risks compelling Russia to use its nuclear weapons, especially tactical nukes, to defend itself. Ironically, the missile strike that Russian military experts accuse the West of planning is a mirror image of how Russia itself would fight a war.

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☆ Ukraine goes after Elon Musk, disputing his claim that Russia isn't buying and using Starlink
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russia is using thousands of Starlink terminals bought on the "open market," Ukraine's spy chief said. Kyrylo Budanov told The Wall Street Journal that Russian companies are disguising purchases as personal use. Elon Musk has denied such claims, saying Starlink is inoperable in Russia and not sold there. AdvertisementRussian forces are using thousands of Elon Musk’s Starlink terminals in Ukraine that are being bought through Russian companies, Ukraine’s intelligence chief said. "It’s an open market," Kyrylo Budanov told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published on Thursday.

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☆ Russia is drafting huge numbers of troops to fight in Ukraine — but it might not have enough guns for all of them
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russia is drafting hundreds of thousands of recruits to launch major assaults in Ukraine. The Institute for the Study of War said that Russia likely can't sustain a greater mobilization. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRussia isn't making enough weapons to arm the potential massive uptick in troops being drafted to fight in Ukraine, according to military experts. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Russia's 'meat wave' assaults leave frozen corpses uncollected as Russian soldiers 'just go and die,' Ukrainian sniper says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russia's "meat wave" strategy is leaving frozen bodies at Avdiivka, a Ukrainian sniper said. He said no one collects them and Russian soldiers don't seem to have a task beyond "go and die." Ukrainian medical personnel treat wounded soldiers at a stabilization point near Avdiivka, Ukraine, on New Year's Eve 2023. AdvertisementNew Russian troops often receive little training, according to Western intelligence and captured Russian soldiers. Aerial footage released in November by Ukraine shows a Russian armored vehicle exploding near Avdiivka, Ukraine.

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☆ The Kremlin says Russia isn't scared of more sanctions because it's so used to them
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia has adapted to living with sanctions, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the press, per TASS. Peskov said Russia has been living with sanctions for decades and isn't afraid of more restrictions. AdvertisementAdvertisementIt's been 20 months since the West and its allies started slapping a barrage of sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine — but the Kremlin doesn't seem too shaken up about the restrictions. AdvertisementAdvertisementBeyond regular businesses, the Kremlin's wartime spending has been a key contributor to Russia's economy — and that spending is driving an economic boom. While Russia's economy appears to be chugging along, the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, is muted about the country's prospects.

Persons: Dmitry Peskov, Peskov, —, Vladimir Putin's, Alfred Kammer Organizations: IMF, Service, European Union, Bloomberg, International Monetary Fund Locations: Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, Soviet Union, Crimea

☆ Binance to Exit Russia With Sale to New Crypto Exchange CommEX
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Binance to Exit Russia With Sale to New Crypto Exchange CommEXOperating in Russia isn't "compatible with Binance's compliance strategy," the crypto exchange said. (Gabby Jones/Bloomberg News)Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is exiting Russia by selling its operations there to a new crypto exchange known as CommEX. “As we look toward the future, we recognize that operating in Russia is not compatible with Binance's compliance strategy,” said Noah Perlman, Binance's chief compliance officer.

Persons: Gabby Jones, ”, Noah Perlman Organizations: Russia, New Crypto, Bloomberg Locations: Russia

☆ Russia dominated the first space race, but now it can't even land on the moon. Photos show the US and China are way ahead.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

China, Russia, and the US (with its international allies) are all plotting huge new moonshots. Photos of the space efforts of the US, China, and Russia reveal how far behind the former space power has fallen. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe US and China are innovating, while Russia's space tech agesNASA's Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Berger cited other underlying issues that are stifling Russia's space ambitions, like budget cuts, quality control, and corruption. Western sanctions have harmed Russia's space program in other ways, limiting its access to high-quality microchips, the AP reported.

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☆ Video of a Ka-52 attack helicopter being shot down in Ukraine hints Russia isn't learning what it should have by now, former US general says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Jake Epstein | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ukrainian forces destroyed three Russian Ka-52 attack helicopters this week alone. One video circulating around social media shows the moment a helicopter gets shot down. Russian forces have benefitted from its Ka-52s for much of the ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive, using them to inflict damage on enemy ground forces lacking adequate protection. Ukrainian forces have found success this week in downing the formidable Ka-52, which is Russia calls the "Alligator" and NATO calls the "Hokum-B." A Ukrainian soldier looks at fragments of the Russian Ka-52 helicopter destroyed by the Ukrainian army.

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☆ Ukrainian soldiers reject criticism that their counteroffensive is too slow: 'You need to move slowly, but always'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Two Ukrainian soldiers pushed back against those claiming Ukraine's counteroffensive is too slow. The soldiers told Insider they're making progress despite Russia's better weapons and deep defenses. Two soldiers with units on the front lines of Ukraine's fight told Insider that any such criticism was unfair and ill-informed. Drone footage of the area Ukraine's troops moved through near Bakhmut in July, marked by artillery hits. But experts say they see Ukraine making progress in its fight all the same, and that it appears to have ramped up in the last two weeks.

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☆ Russia is racing to beat the US, India, and China to the south pole of the moon in its first lunar mission since the 70s
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

If successful, it could be the first to do a soft landing on the south pole of the moon. Roscosmos, Russia's space agency, launched the Luna-25 mission on Friday morning from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, Reuters reported. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket is carrying a lander, which Roscosmos will try to land on the south pole of the moon on August 21, Reuters reported. The south pole is a crucial strategic objectiveRussia isn't the only nation vying for the south pole. Russia's ambitious return to the moon was delayed by invading UkraineRussia's Luna-25 mission, the first moon mission in over a decade, aims to put a rover on the south pole of the moon.

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☆ Russian propaganda is making its way into popular kids' games like Roblox. One Russian official even hosted a concert in Minecraft.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Video games are becoming the new frontier of Russia's information war, a new report from The New York Times found. Users of multiple kids' games, including Roblox and Minecraft, are creating worlds full of Russian propaganda. Russian President Vladimir Putin recently expressed interest in the potential of video games to spread "patriotism." Video games underscore just how sprawling the Russian information machine has become online. The Times identified multiple instances of Russian propaganda in video games including at least one that also appeared to be influenced by a government official.

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☆ 'Moscow is becoming a front line city' – The Ukraine War has finally come home to Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Dominik Kalus | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

For weeks now, attacks by Ukraine within Russia have been increasing. Dead civilians, villages cleared out, and a seemingly overworked government: Moscow's war on Ukraine has finally hit home in Russian society. A woman waits at a bus stop next to a poster promoting Russian army service, as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues, in Moscow, Russia April 12, 2023. "The attacks in Belgorod are busting the myth of Putin's military being invincible," said political scientist Abbas Galljamow to the DPA news agency. Because these attacks within Russia are making even initially neutral Russians care about the war – and they're starting to approve of it.

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☆ Many in Russia's elite no longer believe Putin can win the Ukraine war, report says: 'The best they hope for is that Russia will lose without humiliation'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Members of the Russian elite are turning against the Ukraine war, Bloomberg reported. The best they can hope for is a "frozen" conflict or a loss in which Russia isn't humilated, the report said. Five sources told Bloomberg that while no one is willing to "stand up" to Putin over the invasion, belief in his authority has been shaken. Alexandra Prokopenko, a former Russian journalist and central bank advisor, told Bloomberg that "'the best they hope for is that Russia will lose without humiliation." Many in Russia's business and economic elite were targeted by Western sanctions after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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☆ Russian sales of weapons to India are being held up by a dispute over which currency to use
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Jason Ma | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Deliveries of Russian weapons to India have been on hold due to a currency dispute. Russia is the top supplier of weapons to India, which uses the Su-30 fighter and T-90 tanks. Meanwhile, Russia won't take Indian rupees because of exchange-rate volatility, the report added. Russia is the top supplier of weapons to India, which uses the Su-30 and MiG-29 fighter jets as well as T-90 tanks, among other Russian-made arms. Last month, India complained that Russia isn't delivering weapons it owes because it's throwing everything at Ukraine.

☆ Russia's war economy isn't as resilient as reports would have you believe
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

That brings us to today's main story — economists say the official data coming out of Russia isn't painting an accurate picture of Putin's wartime economy. "These are the things that businesses deliver and consumers purchase in an economy, and they have been absorbing the impact. Our tracker shows a contraction of the Russian economy ahead of the official figures release precisely because we use high-frequency indicators from the private economy." Vehicle sales, imports, credit growth, home prices, and other measures all point to a much less robust regime since Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine began. These four charts tell the story of how war has reshaped Russia over the last year.

☆ India complains that Russia isn't delivering weapons it owes because it's throwing everything at Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

India says the Ukraine war meant Russia was unable to export the weapons it ordered. Russia has long been a major arms exporter, but is now struggling to supply its own army in Ukraine. According to the report, India also relies on Moscow for parts for its fleet of Su-30MKI and MiG-29 fighter jets: both Russian models. That study noted that invading Ukraine harmed Russia's ability to export its weapons, as so many were diverted to the front in Ukraine. The report came as Russia attempted to gear up its weapons production in the hope of gaining ground in Ukraine.

☆ Wagner boss says the Kremlin won't talk to him anymore after he complained that Russia isn't giving his troops enough ammo
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group, said the Kremlin has completely stopped talking to him. Prigozhin claims he was cut off after revealing that his troops in Ukraine are running out of ammunition. The Wagner boss said he's been desperately trying to get more supplies but has been ignored. This was after he complained on Sunday that the Russian government isn't giving his fighters in Ukraine enough ammunition. Prigozhin has over the last week pleaded for the Kremlin to give his troops more ammunition, complaining about a "shell hunger."

☆ Stalemate between Russia and Ukraine is likely to continue, says think tank
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailStalemate between Russia and Ukraine is likely to continue, says think tankJames Crabtree of the International Institute for Strategic Studies says Russia isn't in a strong position and Ukraine doesn't have the "numbers and capabilities" to launch a victory strike of its own.

☆ Russia tried to shuffle spies around Europe after they got kicked out, but everyone already knows who they are
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia keeps trying to put its spies into new cities after they get kicked out of European countries. An official told the Washington Post that Russia will keep trying anyway, likely out of desperation. But since everyone knows who their spies are, Russia is struggling to move them around to new assignments after the operatives get kicked out of countries in Europe, the Post reported. But, the Western official said that none of Russia's attempts to reposition its spies have been successful, to his knowledge. "We have no illusions that the Russians will keep on trying," the anonymous official told the Post.

☆ Russia's tanks may face 'disadvantageous conditions' in a battle with US-made Abrams tanks, Russian expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Abramses are better than Russian tanks, and Russia isn't making enough anti-tank weapons to beat them, a top Russian defense expert says. "Now Russian tanks use old Soviet shells in their ammunition," Pukhov said, according to a translation of the article. US Abrams tanks and a German Leopard at a training ground in Poland in September 2022. Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesNonetheless, even without Western tanks, Ukraine has managed to shred Russian armor. Perhaps Russia should focus less on the technical characteristics of American tanks and more on how to use Russian tanks better.

☆ Putin's war on Ukraine sent Russians scrambling to buy gold and stash their savings, fueling a fivefold surge in demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Zinya Salfiti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Demand for gold bars and coins in Russia jumped nearly fivefold last year from 2021. Russia has spurred the switch into gold by restricting sales of foreign currency and scrapping VAT on the yellow metal. The bullion rush was spurred by President Vladimir Putin's move to remove the 20% VAT on gold bars, as well as a central bank decision to restrict foreign-currency transactions. Russian demand for gold bars and coins rose nearly fivefold in 2022 from the previous year, data from the World Gold Council show. But Russia isn't the biggest gold buyer as its demand made up only 2% of the global total last year, World Gold Council data show.

☆ Russia isn't backing off its 'dirty bomb' talk, with even Putin himself now peddling baseless claims Ukraine is going to set one off
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian President Putin himself baselessly accused Ukraine of preparing to detonate a dirty bomb. Putin joined Kremlin leadership in accusing Ukraine of preparing to detonate a so-called dirty bomb on its own territory, a claim Ukraine and the West have called "absurd." "There are also plans to use the so-called dirty bomb for provocations," Putin said during the conference, according to a Kremlin translation of the meeting. A dirty bomb is a radiological dispersal device that uses conventional explosives to spread radioactive material. Putin's remarks appear to be his first related to the dirty bomb claims, which other Russian officials have made — without citing any evidence — in recent days.

☆ Russia's baseless 'dirty bomb' claim is another ploy to spread fear and scare away Western support for Ukraine, Russia experts warn
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russia baselessly claimed Ukraine is preparing to detonate a "dirty bomb" in its own territory. Ukraine also asked the UN's nuclear agency to send experts to inspect its nuclear facilities to prove Russia's "dirty bomb" accusations are false. A so-called dirty bomb, which is a type of radiological dispersal device, is a weapon that uses conventional explosives to spread radioactive material. Such weapons are nowhere near as dangerous as a nuclear bomb and are unlikely to cause mass casualties. There are also no documented cases of a dirty bomb attack.

☆ Russian roulette: Is Putin serious about nuclear war, or bluffing?
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Jason Corcoran | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

On Oct. 26, President Vladimir Putin appeared on Russian state television overseeing a practice run of Russia's strategic nuclear deterrence forces. The conflict has revived Cold War-era fears of nuclear war across the region. In August, a Ukrainian official said that 9,000 Ukrainian military personnel had been killed, though another source said the number could be far higher. (President Zelensky previously estimated that 30% of Ukraine's power stations have been damaged or destroyed, although the figure is now likely to be greater.) In a wide-ranging answer, Putin had offered, almost as an aside, that Russian victims of nuclear war "will go to heaven as martyrs" while Western citizens would perish without having "time to repent."

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