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North Korean Troops in Russia Show Putin Is Doubling Down on Ukraine War

Oct 29, 2024 | usip.org | Mary Glantz |Frank Aum |Carla P. Freeman |Naiyu Kuo

After signing a mutual defense pledge in June, North Korea and Russia relations appear to be deepening. U.S. officials confirmed last week that North Korean troops, including elite special forces, were in Russia for training and potentially combat operations against Ukraine. This represents a “dangerous expansion of the war,” according to U.S. and NATO officials. It could also have serious ramifications for peace and security on the Korean Peninsula.
Ukraine’s Pivot Changes the Narrative in Russia’s war; Outcome Remains Unclear

Aug 15, 2024 | usip.org | Mary Glantz

Almost 30 months into Vladimir Putin’s brutalization of Ukraine with a full-scale invasion that has pulverized vast swaths of its farmlands, towns and cities, Ukrainians have surprised Putin and the world by driving the war back into Russia — a move that, if nothing else, has altered the current narrative around this conflict. Ukraine has again brandished its determination, initiative and innovation, effectively resetting assumptions in its defense against its much larger attacker.
China, Russia See SCO at Counterweight to NATO but India Is Ambivalent

Jul 11, 2024 | usip.org | Carla P. Freeman |Mary Glantz |Daniel Markey

A week ahead of the NATO summit in Washington, leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) gathered in Astana, Kazakhstan for the group’s annual meeting. Already one of the world’s largest regional organizations, the SCO added Belarus to the bloc at this year’s summit. Established by China and Russia in 2001, the SCO was originally focused on security and economic issues in Central Asia.
Mary Glantz on Russia and North Korea’s Deepening Cooperation

Jun 25, 2024 | usip.org | Mary Glantz

Putin’s trip to North Korea wasn’t just about securing more weapons for his war on Ukraine — Moscow and Pyongyang signed a mutual defense pact, which could be “potentially very destabilizing for the Korean Peninsula” and “smacks a little of desperation” on Russia’s part, says USIP’s Mary Glantz. U.S. Institute of Peace experts discuss the latest foreign policy issues from around the world in On Peace, a brief weekly collaboration with SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124.
In Pyongyang, Putin and Kim Tighten Ties, Pledge Mutual Defense

Jun 20, 2024 | usip.org | Mary Glantz |Frank Aum |Carla P. Freeman |Andrew Scobell

As President Vladimir Putin’s illegal war on Ukraine grinds on, the Russian leader needs friends and supporters wherever he can get them. To that end, Putin traveled this week to North Korea for the first time in nearly 25 years, looking to deepen cooperation with the rogue regime and, chiefly, to get more ammunition for his war on Ukraine. Putin and Kim Jong Un inked what the North Korean leader called “the most powerful treaty” ever between the two countries.
Putin Renews His Signal on Ukraine: Readiness for a Long War

May 23, 2024 | usip.org | Mary Glantz

KEY TAKEAWAYS Vladimir Putin signals anew his intent to prosecute his war on Ukraine for as long as it takes to declare a victory. The Kremlin renews its pressures to forestall any greater Western help for Ukraine. Putin’s new defense minister signals a further Russian economic “reset” for a long war.
Xi and Putin Strengthen Strategic Ties, Spurn U.S. Leadership

May 23, 2024 | usip.org | Mary Glantz |Carla P. Freeman

KEY TAKEAWAYS The Russia-China relationship is based on shared interests, centered on an anti-U.S. posture. Stronger bilateral relations allow them to coordinate their diplomacy at the global level. Russian and Chinese strategies and goals do not always coincide — it’s not a ‘partnership without limits.’ Russian President Vladimir Putin visited China last week for the second time in just over six months.
What Does the Wagner Mutiny Mean for Putin and His War on Ukraine?

Jun 27, 2023 | usip.org | Mary Glantz

With Prigozhin feeling cornered and weakened, last weekend he launched a desperate offensive inside Russia, with his Wagner forces seizing a southwestern military base and marching toward Moscow. USIP’s Heather Ashby and Mary Glantz explain what led to Prigozhin’s dramatic maneuvers, what it means for Putin’s rule and his war on Ukraine, and where the Wagner Group goes from here. What led to Prigozhin’s decision to capture a military base in southwest Russia and march on Moscow?
What You Need to Know About Russia’s New Foreign Policy Concept

May 10, 2023 | usip.org | Mary Glantz

USIP’s Mary Glantz and Heather Ashby dissect the key takeaways from the document and its implications for Russia’s war against Ukraine. What does the foreign policy concept reveal about how Russia views the world in 2023 and beyond? Why does this matter for the United States? Glantz: Russia’s 2023 foreign policy concept seems to represent the consolidation of a gradual evolution in Russian world view since the 1993 release of its first one.
Xi and Putin Flaunt Deepening Ties, Flout the U.S.-led Order

Mar 24, 2023 | usip.org | Mary Glantz |Andrew Scobell |Jennifer Staats

USIP’s Andrew Scobell, Heather Ashby, Mary Glantz and Jennifer Staats look at the key takeaways from the visit, how the Ukraine war factored in and what’s next for the deepening Xi-Putin relationship. Why did Xi visit Putin? Scobell: This week Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping traveled to Moscow to hold a three-day summit with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.