Making Sense of Russia’s Pause in Ukraine

The Kremlin knows better than to throw too many resources at one area for long.

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Its Ukraine offensive having ground to a halt, Russia’s military on Sept. 1 will start drills in an unlikely location: the Far East. Taking place at the Russian Eastern Military District’s training grounds, the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan, Vostok 2022 will involve more than 50,000 personnel and more than 5,000 weapons […]

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Ekaterina Zolotova
Ekaterina Zolotova is an analyst for Geopolitical Futures. Prior to Geopolitical Futures, Ms. Zolotova participated in several research projects devoted to problems and prospects of Russia’s integration into the world economy. Ms. Zolotova has a specialist degree in international economic relations from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. In addition, Ms. Zolotova studied international trade and international integration processes. Her thesis was on features of economic development of Venezuela. She speaks native Russian and is fluent in English.