Steve Gutterman

Struggling to increase manpower at the front as Russian forces advance and concerns about the future of Western support mount, Ukrainian recruiters have raided concerts, clubs, and cafes looking for men who may be avoiding military service. It’s widening rifts in society at a sensitive time.

As it focuses on its war against Ukraine, Russia is also seeking to leverage violence in the Middle East to improve its global standing and condemn the West. Hanna Notte, from the Center for Strategic and International Studies joins host Steve Gutterman this week to discuss.

Donald Trump’s election to a new term as U.S. president could ignite a push for an end to the war in Ukraine, but the risks and the hurdles are high.

What does Donald Trump's election mean for the war in Ukraine? Author and analyst Mark Galeotti joins host Steve Gutterman to discuss the ramifications of the U.S. vote and examine Russia's sabotage campaign in Europe.

Russia's use of what President Vladmir Putin said was a new intermediate-range missile against Ukraine was all about signaling -- "a political strike not a military one," as one analyst put it. Here's what Putin was probably hoping to achieve.

U.S. permission for Ukrainian strikes deeper in Russian territory. A new Russian nuclear doctrine and a ballistic missile attack. Olga Oliker of the Crisis Group joins the host to discuss what the rush of recent developments could mean for the war in Ukraine.

Lucian Kim, author of the new book Putin's Revenge: Why Russia Invaded Ukraine, joins the host to discuss Putin's growing resentment, Russia's imperialist legacy, the Kremlin's turn toward autocracy, and other factors behind the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

When Russia was riding high in Syria, the Kremlin played up its role with prominent propaganda. Now, with Bashar al-Assad out and Russia's standing thrown into question, Moscow has been relatively mute and has been distancing itself from the long-ruling autocrat and his demise.

Sam Greene, professor at the King’s Russia Institute at King’s College London, joins the host to discuss Russia’s war against Ukraine, including the prospects for a cease-fire in 2025 and the role that public opinion in Russia, Ukraine, and the West could play.

Vladimir Putin’s end-of-year Q&A session with reporters and the public is billed as a chance for Russian citizens to ask the president about the issues that matter to them most. But while much of the televised marathon focuses on domestic affairs, Putin always uses it to send signals to the West...