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New Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on #Nuclear Deterrence. Here is a translated screenshot of the adapted Art. 19 on the conditions of nuclear weapons use. Changes compared to the 2020 document in yellow.

Das Timing, die Doktrin jetzt zu unterzeichnen, sei „auf jeden Fall strategisch gewählt worden ... Das soll man als Reaktion auf die Freigabe von ballistischen Mittelstreckenraketen für die Ukraine verstehen.“ Mein Take auf die neue rus. Atomdoktrin für Handelsblatt

Waiting for the next step, of a Drone FPV Carrier, that carries a Drone-FPV carrier...

These include his reminder that Russia and US do not just notify each other of dates and locations of pending launches of ballistic missiles 24 hours prior, but also of areas where warheads land.

Any deal concerning casesfire in Ukraine should also take into account the nuclear risk reduction. A look into Cold War history demonstrates that this worked in the past, we argue in our most recent PRIF Spotlight. Any feedback/ideas are most welcome.

Friends and colleagues at #ISA2025 in Chicago! If you’re around, drop by and share your thoughts! I’ll be presenting on Russia’s foreign policy in these panels—looking forward to great discussions. 📍 Hilton Parlor Room 604 & 579

Bridging the gap between two popular contradictory statements about Russia: (a) Putin is a dictator who does what he wants and (b) Putin’s approval ratings are declining, so they have to do something about it. Is it (a), (b), or both? tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Putin asks for a set of rules regulating the return of Western companies. This is a tricky situation, as Russians desperately want and need Western investments (and are unlikely to get them soon), but domestic companies want continued subsidies and protection.

Quite a second-tier personnel IMHO.

Another photo of fiber-optic problems in Ukraine: A Russian blogger describes current issues with car wheels and tires getting caught in fiber optic cables. Is this what we are looking at here, or these fibers are something else? t.me/milinfolive/14…

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1) The EU speaks of the urgency of eliminating energy dependence on Russia. The figures for 2024 show that around 18.8% of gas in the EU market is of Russian origin—a somewhat insignificant figure and by no means a dependence;⤵️