Western governments are moving to shore up the authoritarian, independent-minded President Aleksander Lukashenko of Belarus, worried that his country's possible absorption by Russia would alter European's balance of power.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-russian-allys-solo-course-alters-western-calculations-11572958804
The Kremlin is resorting to prisoner swaps and coercion to keep potential cyber operatives out of U.S. hands, experts say.
Moscow is plunging deeper into a war of armed drones in a strategic hot spot rich with oil, teeming with migrants and riddled with militants.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/05/world/middleeast/russia-libya-mercenaries.html
https://www.inopressa.ru/article/05Nov2019/telegraph/arctic1.html
The Arctic is one of the world’s coldest regions climatologically, but it is becoming one of the hottest regions geopolitically.
The authors analyze recent and current trends in the Russian military, including its budget; assess strengths and weaknesses of its land, air, and naval forces; and consider how its capabilities are being integrated in practice.
Вполне вероятно, что Москва отходит от стратегии менее затратных кампаний вмешательства, полностью управляемых из Санкт-Петербурга, потому что они более не могут ускользать от совершенствующегося распознавания со стороны социальных платформ.
https://www.inopressa.ru/article/04Nov2019/wp/afrika.html