Category Archives: Russia

The rot runs deep

Posted on April 19, 2023 by TTG

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) appears to be conducting a large-scale overhaul of domestic security organs. Russian state-controlled outlet TASS reported on April 19 that the FSB and the Main Directorate of the Security Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia, TTG | 33 Comments

“Russia Sent 70-Year-old T-55 Tanks To Ukraine Without Even Upgrading Them”

Posted on April 19, 2023 by TTG

The first of potentially two or three hundred 70-year-old T-55 tanks that the Kremlin has been pulling out of long-term storage finally have arrived in Ukraine. A photo that appeared online on Friday depicts a T-55 reportedly somewhere in Zaporizhzhia … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia, The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis, weapons | 25 Comments

“ISW RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 13, 2023”

Posted on April 14, 2023 by TTG

A senior Ukrainian official warned that Russia can reconstitute itself as a serious threat to Ukraine in the long run despite facing severe force generation problems at this time. Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the Ukrainian General Staff … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 26 Comments

HARPER: WHEN A FIST BUMP DOESN’T DO THE TRICK

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Harper

Well, President Joe Biden has just gotten another kick in the teeth from our loyal friends in Saudi Arabia. This week a group within the OPEC+ revived petroleum cartel announced that they would be cutting production quotas by over 1.1 … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Middle East, Oil, Russia, Ukraine Crisis | 34 Comments

The Vulkan Files – TTG

Posted on April 3, 2023 by TTG

As a part of Mandiant’s research on Russian cyber and information operations (IO) capabilities, Mandiant worked with a collective of media outlets, including Papertrail Media, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, and Washington Post, to analyze several documents belonging to a Russian IT … Continue reading →

Posted in Intelligence, Russia, TTG | 22 Comments

Why We Fight* – TTG

Posted on March 29, 2023 by TTG

*with apologies to Frank Capra RIGA, Latvia — A Russian court on Tuesday ordered a two-year jail sentence for the single father of a 13-year-old girl who drew an antiwar picture in art class at school, in a case that … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 24 Comments

Russia to base nuclear warheads in Belarus… so what? – TTG

Posted on March 26, 2023 by TTG

The United States and its European allies warned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday against what they said was “dangerous” nuclear rhetoric after he announced plans to store tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, a close ally of Moscow that … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia, TTG, weapons | 23 Comments

“Russia hauls 1950s-era tanks out of storage to join battlefield” – TTG

Posted on March 22, 2023 by TTG

Russia appears to have pulled 1950s-era tanks out of storage in the latest sign of a serious armour shortage in its army. Pictures and video have emerged of what experts say are T-54 and T-55 tanks being transported by rail … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia, TTG, Ukraine Crisis, weapons | 59 Comments

ISW take on the Xi – Putin meeting – TTG

Posted on March 21, 2023 by TTG

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on March 20 and offered a more reserved vision for Russian-Chinese relations than what Putin was likely seeking. Xi and Putin touted the strength of Chinese-Russian relations in their meeting … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Russia, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 46 Comments

“ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin over Ukraine war crimes” – TTG

Posted on March 17, 2023 by TTG

THE HAGUE (AP) — The International Criminal Court said Friday it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes because of his alleged involvement in abductions of children from Ukraine. The court said in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 106 Comments