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Can Putin accept peace but also save face?

Wednesday, we asked UC Riverside Professor and leading Ukraine-Russia expert Paul D'Anieri to weigh in on breaking developments related to a 15-point peace plan being discussed that could end the month-long war between Ukraine and Russia. The conditions would surround Ukrainian neutrality — with a peace plan's fate dependent on...
By J.D. Warren | | Social Science / Education
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Will economic sanctions make Putin blink?

UCR economist and former EU official considers Switzerland's importance in Russian recriminations
By J.D. Warren | | Social Science / Education
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Putin’s dark designs: Restore the pre-1917 Russian empire

Leading Ukraine-Russia historian weighs in on why Putin moved against Ukraine, and NATO's best posture
By J.D. Warren | | Social Science / Education