By Marie Mendras Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House With his swift seizure of Crimea, Vladimir Putin looked to be playing a strong hand...
By John Lough (pictured), Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House The speed of Russia's actions in Ukraine has taken many by surprise. While the...
The European Commission agreed today (5 March) a package of support identifying a number of concrete measures to assist Ukraine economically and financially. These measures should be...
By Sir Andrew Wood (pictured), Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House The US and EU failed to anticipate President Putin's response to events in...
"The entry of the Russian army in the Crimea can only be seen as a de facto annexation of this region. Thus, we strongly condemn such...
By Anatol Lieven Open Democracy Russia and the west have conspired to tear the country apart. Both sides must stand down now or face the consequences....
By Keir Giles, Associate Fellow, International Security and Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House Russia learned from the armed conflict in Georgia in 2008 that use...