Nataliya Bugayova

Oct 9, 2024 | hoover.org | Nataliya Bugayova

>> Andrew Roberts: Nataliya Bugayova is a fellow at the Washington-based Institute for war and an expert on Ukraine. Nataliya, you've just got back from a trip with General David Petraeus to Kyiv. What's the mood there? >> Nataliya Bugayova: Thank you, Andrew. And it's great to be here. I'll highlight two things. First, I think there is a sense of strategic clarity on the ground, that it is a persistent fight. It's a lone fight, despite the abs and flows on a battlefield.

Aug 14, 2024 | understandingwar.org | Nataliya Bugayova

Putin Is Vulnerable: Western Policy Masks Russian WeaknessBy Nataliya BugayovaAugust 14, 2024 Russia has vulnerabilities that the West has simply not been exploiting. On the contrary, US incrementalism has helped the Kremlin offset and mask its weaknesses. The Kremlin’s weaknesses include its inability to rapidly pivot, dependence on others for Russia’s capability to sustain the war, and years of risk accumulation that Russian President Vladimir Putin is yet to reckon with.

Apr 12, 2024 | asiatimes.com | Nataliya Bugayova |Frederick W. Kagan

If the West mobilizes its resources to resist the Kremlin,Russia cannot defeat Ukraine or the West – and will likely lose. The West’s existing and latent capability dwarfs that of Russia. The combined gross domestic product (GDP) of NATO countries, non-NATO European Union states and the United States’ Asian allies is over $63 trillion. The Russian GDP is on the order of $1.9 trillion. Iran and North Korea add little in terms of materiel support.

Mar 30, 2024 | freerepublic.com | Nataliya Bugayova |Frederick W. Kagan

Free RepublicBrowse · SearchNews/ActivismTopics · Post ArticleSkip to comments. Denying Russia’s Only Strategy for SuccessISW ^ | March 27, 2024 | By Nataliya Bugayova and Frederick W. KaganPosted on by Chad C. MulliganRussia cannot defeat Ukraine or the West - and will likely lose - if the West mobilizes its resources to resist the Kremlin. The West’s existing and latent capability dwarfs that of Russia.

Jan 25, 2024 | russiamatters.org | Angela Stent |George Beebe |Anatol Lieven |Nataliya Bugayova

As Russia begins its one-year presidency of the BRICS in a turbulent world, great power competition in the Global South will intensify. The Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas war have enabled the Kremlin to solidify and increase its influence in the Global South, or what Russia now calls the “World Majority.” The Global South comprises those developing or less- developed countries in the Southern Hemisphere.