When Putin calls the Soviet collapse the greatest catastrophe of the century he is not mourning lives lost but great power status and the unity of the people he counts as Russian.

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• A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. BMBranko Milanovic26 Aug 2026Russia
• A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. JWJack Weatherford31 Jul 2025Russia
• A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. AJAnnie Jacobsen22 Mar 2024Russia
• A pro-West stance is mostly right: a world more aligned with the CCP or Russia seems a bad one. NQNabeel S. Qureshi15 Oct 2024Russia
• A superpower's deferential posture toward rival great powers can alienate its allies while yielding no strategic payoff in return. DDDaniel W. Drezner2 Sept 2026Russia

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