Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is quickly nearing its two-year anniversary. For Moscow, predictions about a quick and glorious victory have turned into the realities of massive bloodshed, international isolation and significant economic losses. Re-emerging ethnic tensions are gaining momentum in the ethnically non-Russian regions, threatening widespread destabilization (see Eurasia Daily Monitor, January 23). As...
Russia faces spike in crime and alcoholism as war nears two-year mark
By Sergey Sukhankin / Eurasia Daily Monitor6 Mins Read