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Jeffrey Edmonds retweeted
The latest Russia Contingency is out. I’m joined by @MassDara to talk about our recent field study in Ukraine. We cover insights gained from visiting the front, tactics, tech, the situation with air defense, and ongoing strike campaigns. @WarOnTheRocks warontherocks.com/episode/th…
Jeffrey Edmonds retweeted
Happy to share the latest. My views on the current battlefield dynamics and where the war stands in 2026. foreignaffairs.com/russia/uk…
Completely agree with @Stanovaya here. This isn't about land and, if that's true, you aren't going to get a lasting peace through a land deal. Pretty simple logic.
Sergey Lavrov’s recent statement should be taken seriously. A few days ago, the Russian Foreign Minister told journalists: “Proposals for a settlement that are based on the objective of preserving a Nazi regime in the part of Ukraine that will be called as such are, of course, absolutely unacceptable.” In recent weeks, senior Russian officials have become increasingly explicit in stating that the objective is regime change.
As I’ve said before, this is not about installing a puppet government in Kyiv; it is about creating institutional conditions in which “anti-Russia” forces are simply ruled out. That aim is reflected in Russia’s political demands to Ukraine. Again, this is not about territory—it is about all of Ukraine, not through physical control, but through institutions.
As @SEPeaceMissions Steve Witkoff arrives in Moscow today, I want to draw attention to how strikingly far apart the Russian and American positions are on any Ukrainian peace plan. What is remarkable is the extent of Russia’s efforts to ensure that this fundamental disagreement does not damage its relations with Trump.
Jeffrey Edmonds retweeted
Check out this analysis on Russian-Indian relations from my @CNA_org colleagues @russmil @JulianWaller @jeffaedmonds and Jeff Kucik warontherocks.com/2025/08/wh…
Jeffrey Edmonds retweeted
For the second time, Russia finds itself with few military options to support a critical partner in the Middle East. This thread explains Russia’s military options and limitations for supporting Iran before, during, and after this conflict. /1
Looking forward to joining @CFTNI
How much military and economic pressure does Russia face? Is it enough to require significant concessions to Ukraine? Join us for an expert discussion feat. @CNA_org's @jeffaedmonds & @DCRES_Harvard's @CraigKennedy77, mod. by @1796farewell.
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Spent the last two years on active duty helping the Ukrainians. 29 years and two wars. What do your hands look like?
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Jeffrey Edmonds retweeted
🚨 Pleased to share a major new report from our team at @CNA_org: a study on wartime Russian civil-military relations. Includes a novel framework for civil-mil tensions, tracking the drama of high-level military dismissals, and qual + quant insights into Prigozhin's Rebellion.
Will be signing on to this from @pranayrvaddi and @NarangVipin immediately. Two outstanding individuals in the field and always worth listening to.
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This is an outstanding episode by @KofmanMichael and @EvansRyan202. If you need to catch up on the war in Ukraine and the larger strategic issues involved, this is the one to listen to. @WarOnTheRocks
Latest WOTR podcast is out. I join @EvansRyan202 for an update on the course of the war, challenges with manpower, the Russian economy, and other factors in 2025. Open to all. @WarOnTheRocks warontherocks.com/2025/01/as…
Jeffrey Edmonds retweeted
Latest WOTR podcast is out. I join @EvansRyan202 for an update on the course of the war, challenges with manpower, the Russian economy, and other factors in 2025. Open to all. @WarOnTheRocks warontherocks.com/2025/01/as…
Jeffrey Edmonds retweeted
Delighted to be joining the superb team at @kennaninstitute, a storied institution, as its new director and to begin the @TheWilsonCenter work of connecting first-rate scholarship and expert analysis to the policy-making process. wilsoncenter.org/article/wil…
Outstanding update from @KofmanMichael. Worth the read.
Jeffrey Edmonds retweeted
1/ Just out with a new piece in @ForeignAffairs w/ @KofmanMichael: "Putin’s Point of No Return: How an Unchecked Russia Will Challenge the West."
A few points I hope the incoming administration will take onboard:
foreignaffairs.com/russia/pu…
Solid analysis by @AlexGabuev. We should be thinking critically about possible escalation by Russia but we are not suddenly on the brink of nuclear war. The change is directly linked to the easing of constraints on Ukraine.
When Putin has unveiled upcoming changes to the Russian nuclear doctrine a month ago, it was clear that the Kremlin faces a problem of how to restore the effectiveness of Russia’s deterrent. The publication of the document now will hardly fully solve it. carnegieendowment.org/russia…
While changing nuclear doctrine is important, this shouldn't get buried in nuke debates, "aggression against Russia by any non-nuclear state, but with the participation or support of a nuclear state, is proposed to be considered as their joint attack on the Russian Federation."
I believe this statement represents Russian leadership views in general - not just in the nuclear realm - about U.S. support to Ukraine and long-range fires in particular.