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Steve Gutterman

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Editor, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus at RFE/RL. Author of The Week In Russia, host of The Week Ahead In Russia. Likes/reposts are not necessarily endorsements.

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Joined February 2011
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The Week In Russia: Arrests, Attacks, And A Familiar Kremlin Refrain

The Week In Russia: Arrests, Attacks, And A Familiar Kremlin Refrain

At the first US-Ukraine-Russia negotiations since February, talk turns to broad questions of security while wide gaps remain over core issues such as territorial control in the Donbas. Amid the...

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High Hurdles To Progress At New US-Ukraine-Russia Talks

High Hurdles To Progress At New US-Ukraine-Russia Talks

For the first time since February, the US, Ukraine, and Russia meet on November 10-11 for talks aimed at ending the biggest war in Europe since 1945, but expectations of breakthrough are low. Here’s...

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The Week In Russia: A Political Killing, A Seismic Shift, And A 'Vile' Attack

The Week In Russia: A Political Killing, A Seismic Shift, And A 'Vile' Attack

Twenty years after investigative journalist Anna Politikovskaya was shot dead, the paper she worked for is crushed under pressure from the Russian state. A small cease-fire in Ukraine is followed by...

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The Week In Russia: Tensions, Talks, And 'Terror'

The Week In Russia: Tensions, Talks, And 'Terror'

Serbian voters dealt Moscow a blow, while rising tensions with Kyiv cast a shadow over expected trilateral talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Doubts about the Kremlin’s intentions and deep...

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Amid Russia's Onslaught, A Twist In The Pursuit Of Men Fleeing Ukraine For Moldova

Amid Russia's Onslaught, A Twist In The Pursuit Of Men Fleeing Ukraine For Moldova

A viral video of two Ukrainian border guards’ violent pursuit of a man trying to cross the Dniester River into Moldova has highlighted a route Ukrainians use to escape Russia’s war and the prospect...

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Star Wars: A Russian Military Satellite Gets Very, Very Close To One Used By Ukraine

Star Wars: A Russian Military Satellite Gets Very, Very Close To One Used By Ukraine

Last week, a Russian military satellite came “exceptionally close” to another Finnish-operated satellite that provides intelligence to Ukraine. “It’s concerning and aggressive with potential hostile...

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Exclusive: KGB Complex Rises On Historic Catholic Cemetery Grounds In Minsk

Exclusive: KGB Complex Rises On Historic Catholic Cemetery Grounds In Minsk

Despite legal protections, the Belarusian state is building a sprawling academy complex for the KGB on the grounds of a historic Catholic cemetery in the heart of Minsk, RFE/RL’s Belarus Service has...

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Russia Still Needs More Soldiers. The Kremlin Is Still Desperate To Avoid Mobilization

Russia Still Needs More Soldiers. The Kremlin Is Still Desperate To Avoid Mobilization

Many Russians feared the Kremlin would order a new mobilization after last month’s elections: to replenish decimated forces fighting in Ukraine. That hasn’t happened. But creative and coercive...

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Exclusive: A Russian Blueprint For A Cold, Dark Winter In Ukraine

Exclusive: A Russian Blueprint For A Cold, Dark Winter In Ukraine

As Ukraine prepares for its fifth winter since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, a document obtained by RFE/RL sets out a blueprint for a campaign by Moscow to inflict enormous suffering on...

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A Lawmaker's Claim That 'Ukraine Is Losing' And Should Consider Compromise Sparks Debate

A Lawmaker's Claim That 'Ukraine Is Losing' And Should Consider Compromise Sparks Debate

A prominent lawmaker has sparked controversy by saying Ukraine is losing the war and should consider making controversial compromises with Moscow. An opposition party ejected Oleksiy Honcharenko from...

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Exclusive: Russian-Made Software Cracks US Phones, Biden Laptop

Exclusive: Russian-Made Software Cracks US Phones, Biden Laptop

Powerful phone hacking software built by Russian-owned Oxygen Forensics was used by dozens of US and European government agencies, including the FBI and the Secret Service. One former agent used it...

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'We'll Die This Autumn': Ruined And Flooded, Russian-Occupied Oleshky In Ukraine Starves Under A...

'We'll Die This Autumn': Ruined And Flooded, Russian-Occupied Oleshky In Ukraine Starves Under A...

People in Russian-held Oleshky in Ukraine's Kherson region have endured war, occupation, and devastating flooding. Now, trapped by land mines and cut off from basic supplies, they face "hell,"...

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After Russia's Elections, An Expert On Fraud Is Arrested And Reportedly Beaten

After Russia's Elections, An Expert On Fraud Is Arrested And Reportedly Beaten

In the days between the elections and his arrest, Aleksandr Kynev had pointed to evidence of falsifications benefitting the United Russia party. Some analysts see his arrest and reported beating as a...

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Latvian Defense Minister Says Russia's Hybrid Attacks, Not Nuclear Rhetoric, Are The Main Concern

Latvian Defense Minister Says Russia's Hybrid Attacks, Not Nuclear Rhetoric, Are The Main Concern

Latvia’s defense minister has played down any immediate danger after Russia’s latest nuclear warning to NATO over Kaliningrad.

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Investigation: Amid Setbacks In The Sahel, Russia Quietly Builds Ties In Madagascar

Investigation: Amid Setbacks In The Sahel, Russia Quietly Builds Ties In Madagascar

Russia’s efforts to cultivate clout in Africa’s Sahel have been a mixed bag of successes and setbacks. Across the continent, however, on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, Moscow is making...

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Russia's Big Arctic Oil Bet: Who Benefits?

A web of contractors, suppliers, and others with links to Russian state giant Rosneft’s big Arctic oil project includes a billionaire associate of Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin and the father of President...

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A Quiet Ukrainian Counteroffensive, A 'Rout' For Russian Forces

A Quiet Ukrainian Counteroffensive, A 'Rout' For Russian Forces

By most accounts, the Ukrainian counteroffensive is shaping up to be one of the largest shifts on the battlefield in months, possibly in a year.

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The Kremlin Tries A New Weapon For Its War: The Relics Of A 14th-Century Saint

The Kremlin Tries A New Weapon For Its War: The Relics Of A 14th-Century Saint

With the blessing of the Russian Orthodox Church, officials unearthed the remains of a warrior prince whose 14th-century battlefield victory is a seminal moment in Russian history. Fragments are now...

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RFE/RL Captures Chaos After Russian Strike On Ukrainian Shops

RFE/RL Captures Chaos After Russian Strike On Ukrainian Shops

Ukraine’s foreign minister is urging allies to provide more air defenses after a Russian drone strike on Pavlohrad killed at least five people and injured dozens. RFE/RL correspondent Roman Pahulych...

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From Russia With Expertise: Iranian Students Return Home With Potentially Deadly Knowledge Of...

From Russia With Expertise: Iranian Students Return Home With Potentially Deadly Knowledge Of...

Iranians studying in Russia often work on projects with military applications, an analysis by Systema shows -- and upon return, some join entities linked to Iran’s armed forces. These ties are...

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