The front line has barely moved over the last few years, but that's not where the war is going to be decided. It's a trial of endurance of the Ukrainian people for how long they can hold out against Russia's campaign to destroy them.
@keirgiles.bsky.social
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‘The Duma elections mark the latest step in the project to systematically integrate former combatants into Russia’s political system.’

Dr Natalya Kovaleva (@qeiiacademy.bsky.social) writes about the growing role of war veterans in Russian politics.

www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/09/30/r...

🎥 Recording | #Uzbekistan: assessing 10 years of rule under Mirziyoyev

@joannalillis.bsky.social, @tumarov.bsky.social and Annette Bohr @chrussiaeurasia.bsky.social discussed successes, shortcomings, and future direction of #Uzbekistan under Mirziyoyev.

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#Russia's parliamentary election results are officially out.

Earlier this week @chrussiaeurasia.bsky.social experts discussed what this election means for Putin's Russia at home and for the war in Ukraine.

Watch full recording here:
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📢 Event Reminder | #Uzbekistan: assessing 10 years of rule under Mirziyoyev | 23 Sept, 14:00 BST | online

Panelists: @joannalillis.bsky.social, @tumarov.bsky.social & Annette Bohr @chrussiaeurasia.bsky.social.

Register to join this discussion online: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

‘We see a shift from financial inducements […] to coercive measures of army recruitment that might intensify after the [State Duma] election’ - Dr Natalya Kovaleva (@qeiiacademy.bsky.social) for DW.

Watch full interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9CV...

"Putin still believes in his theory of victory, which means throw in the mass of people, the mass of missiles, the mass of drones — and escalate horizontally against NATO."

Orysia Lutsevych on the latest developments in Russia's war against Ukraine, via @cnn.com.

‘The conclusion that Russian escalation betrays desperation is closer to wishful thinking than reality’, Grégoire Roos (director of @cheurope.bsky.social & @chrussiaeurasia.bsky.social programmes) writes in his latest expert comment for @chathamhouse.org.

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In the autumn issue of @theworldtoday.org, Dr Natalya Kovaleva (@qeiiacademy.bsky.social) writes on the ‘ever greater’ price Russian elites are paying for the war in Ukraine – and what it could mean for Putin’s grip on power.

Read the article in full: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

📣 New event: What to learn from Russia's State Duma elections | 22 Sept, 17:00 BST | at @chathamhouse.org & online

Panel: Dr Natalya Kovaleva, Dr Ben Noble, Nikolay Petrov, Grégoire Roos.

Register here: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

Event: What would a ceasefire in Ukraine mean for Europe & the world? | 8 Sept, 1pm BST | at @chathamhouse.org & online

Panel: @keirgiles.bsky.social, John Lough, Simon Smith, Orysia Lutsevych

Register: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

Read our report: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/05/how-...