ISW’s George Barros: Ukraine Has Seized the Advantage in War — but Russia Will Adapt
Ukraine and Russia are now in a new phase of war — the first such change since 2023 — and Ukraine has been seizing…
Kiryl Sukhotski
Kiryl Sukhotski is the executive editor for Russia at Independence Avenue Media, where he oversees coverage of U.S. foreign policy for Russian-speaking audiences. He previously worked at Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Born in Minsk, Belarus, he started his career at the BBC, covering Russia from Moscow and London. View full bio
Former CIA Executive: Putin Should Fear His Own Elites
Former CIA senior executive Glenn Corn says Russian President Vladimir Putin’s biggest threat may be from Russia’s own elites. In this interview with Independence…
Former CIA Official in Russia: Putin Should Fear Elites Who’ve Had Enough of Ukraine War
Russian President Vladimir Putin is coming under increased pressure as Russia fails to gain ground in Ukraine and there are signs elites around Putin…
The U.S. Has Lost Leverage on Ukraine, Says Former Bush Official
A former assistant secretary of state in the George W. Bush administration says the U.S. has become “a little less relevant” in efforts to…
A Russian Drone Hit Chernobyl — Now the Clock Is Ticking
Four years. That’s how much time is left to repair the massive new steel arch that hovers over Chernobyl’s Reactor 4, says Simon Evans,…
Ukraine Is Adjusting Without Washington — Former Bush Official
Ukraine is holding its own on the battlefield and signing major defense deals with European countries and the Gulf states. And through it all,…
Why Trump Likes Belarus’ ‘Dictator’ Lukashenko
Why is President Trump suddenly courting Alexander Lukashenko — the man once called “Europe’s last dictator?” In this video, we break down the dramatic…
Trump’s Belarus Pivot: Why Washington Is Engaging Lukashenko After Years of Isolation
The United States has updated its script on Belarus. For years, Washington treated Russia’s close ally and neighbor as a pariah state, but U.S.…
Russia takes note of U.S. troubles in Iran — former Blinken adviser
Melissa Toufanian, a former senior adviser to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, says in an interview with Independence Avenue Media that the war in…
