Vazha Tavberidze

Nataliya Bugayova of the Institute for the Study of War talks about Western wavering, Ukrainians' "will to fight" versus "defeatism," and what she believes is at stake in Ukraine for the United States.

Russia's war on Ukraine could drag on for years with neither side likely to achieve all its goals, argues Russia expert Mark Galeotti in an interview with RFE/RL's Vazha Tavberidze.

If you had told me a month ago that Georgia would make it into the play-offs, defeating Portugal on the way, I’d have called you mad.

Yekaterina Shulman is an exiled Russian political scientist, professor, and commentator with a long history of outspokenness. She talked to RFE/RL recently about "power games" in Vladimir Putin's Russia, the Russian president as an "agent of chaos," and how he exploits Russian society.

At a summit in Washington on July 9-11, NATO announced a major aid package to support Ukraine's fight against Russia's full-scale invasion and said that Kyiv was on an "irreversible path" to membership.

Yekaterina Schulmann is an exiled Russian political scientist, professor, and commentator with a long history of outspokenness. She talked to RFE/RL recently about "power games" in Vladimir Putin's Russia, the Russian president as an "agent of chaos," and how he exploits Russian society.

In an interview with RFE/RL's Georgian Service, Professor William C. Wohlforth, an expert on U.S. foreign policy at Dartmouth College, said it's possible that Trump believes in "a grand bargain" with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region has been "like a nuclear bomb" on the information front, but it's strategic value is questionable, argues Emil Kastehelmi, an OSINT analyst, in an interview with RFE/RL's Georgian Service.

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Sean Bell served as a combat pilot and air vice marshal in the Royal Air Force and held several other positions in the British Defense Ministry.