A Wagner Mercenary Who Crossed U.S.-Mexican Border Was Honored In Russia Weeks Before Arrest
By Carl Schreck, Mark Krutov, Mike Eckel, Ramazan Alpaut and Maqpal Mukankyzy (Eckel is a Senior News Correspondent and Fletcher
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Russian Gas Shutoff Pumps Up Pressure On Moldova’s Pro-Western Government
By Steve Gutterman and Mike Eckel (Eckel is a Fletcher Alum and Senior News Correspondent) When Russian natural gas stopped
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Russia Advances, Ukraine Struggles, The War Turns Grimmer For Kyiv
By Mike Eckel, Fletcher Alum and Senior News Correspondent Outflanked, overwhelmed, and almost overrun, Ukrainian forces are struggling to hold back a
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The Woes Of The 155th: A French-Trained Brigade’s Problems Highlight Bigger Ukrainian Difficulties
By Yevhenia Kytaiva-Rusetska, Nataliia Semenova, Zoriana Stepanenko and Mike Eckel (Eckel is a Fletcher Alum and Senior News Correspondent) It
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What A Ukraine Peace Plan Could Look Like
By Mike Eckel, Fletcher Alum and Senior News Correspondent Behind closed doors in Moscow, Kyiv, Brussels, Washington, and other capitals,
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How Assad’s Fall Threatens Russia’s Military Influence In Syria — And Across The Region
By Mike Eckel, Fletcher Alum and Senior News Correspondent Nine years ago, a caravan of hulking military cargo planes and
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The Ruble Swoons And Russia’s Economy Wobbles Further
By Mike Eckel, Fletcher alum and Senior News Correspondent When you’re a Russian retiree living on a limited income, it’s
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Report: Putin, Other Russian Officials Directly Involved In Transfer, Deportation of Ukrainian Children
By Mike Eckel, Fletcher alum and Senior News Correspondent Senior Russian authorities, including President Vladimir Putin, were directly involved in
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California Connection: How A Chinese Factory’s Electronics Are Fueling Russia’s War
By Mike Eckel and Mark Krutov (Eckel is a Fletcher alum) A Chinese company that owns a California electronics distributor
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In Russia’s War Economy, The Warning Lights Are Blinking
By Mike Eckel, Fletcher alum and Senior News Correspondent at RFERL Prices of milk, potatoes, and butter are soaring in
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