Brian Whitmore is the author of RFE/RL's popular Power Vertical blog, written especially for Russia wonks and obsessive Kremlin watchers, and the host of the weekly Power Vertical Podcast.
You can certainly learn a lot about what the Kremlin wishes for by paying attention to its propaganda -- and even to its propaganda mishaps.
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday.
In a sign of the times, both Sweden and Finland are flirting with NATO.
Russia's opposition is divided, ineffectual, and has been rendered largely irrelevant. And yet the Kremlin and its proxies continue to attack it ruthlessly.
In the coming weeks, it's probably a good idea to keep a close eye on Odesa.
To say that Tatyana Moskalkova has a rather creative take on human rights would be somewhat charitable.
Earlier this week, Investigative Committee chief Aleksandr Bastrykin put forth a chilling manifesto for Russia's future.
The words may have changed, but the deeds remain the same.
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