Michael Knights, head of research at Horizon Engage, a New York–based strategic advisory firm and an adjunct fellow at The Washington Institute, spoke with RFE/RL about what the likely objectives are in the US-Israel campaign against Iran and what may happen if they aren't achieved.
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With US President Donald Trump sharpening his focus on Iran, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spent his time in Washington this week with a clear objective: ensure Ukraine does not get pushed to the periphery. 
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On March 2-3, the Kremlin published videos showing him meeting with officials and indicated the footage was fresh. In fact, both meetings were recorded earlier, Systema, RFE/RL’s Russian investigative unit, has determined – the latest example of what has become a common practice for Putin’s office.
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An analysis of satellite images captured by Planet Labs suggests that six installations of systems designed to protect facilities against attacks from the air now ring a site where Russia may have deployed a nuclear-capable missile Moscow has used to flex its military muscle amid its war on Ukraine.
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The findings do not appear to signal a wholesale turning of the tides in the Ukraine war. But they do highlight a growing consensus that Russia’s war on Ukraine -- now in its fifth year -- has ground to a near stalemate.
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A trove of messages, photos, and videos sent and received by a Russian officer and examined by Schemes and Systema, RFE/RL's Ukrainian and Russian investigative units, provides granular evidence pointing to the pervasive role of bribery in the military amid Moscow’s war against Ukraine.
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Engineers have repaired a badly damaged launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Russia's space agency said, averting a potentially longer-term problem for supplying the International Space Station.
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Cellphone footage showing tongues of flame and thick, black smoke billowing from a ship in the Strait of Hormuz is an ominous image underlining fears of disruption to global oil supplies amid the US and Israeli conflict with Iran.
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The US-Israeli attack on Iran will likely have little effect on the battlefield in Ukraine, but it may make Russian President Vladimir Putin “even more adamant that he has to come out on top” in the full-scale war he launched four years ago, Hanna Notte, an expert on Russia-Iran ties, told RFE/RL.
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Latvia’s foreign minister said the Kremlin lacks the political will to end the war in Ukraine and argues that only sustained military and economic pressure will bring Moscow to serious negotiations. Baiba Braze also warned of broader Russian destabilization efforts beyond Ukraine.
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Unused and empty following a 2023 missile attack, the destruction of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol serves as a metaphor for the diminished fortunes of the Russian Navy, and for the successes of the Ukrainian military in making that happen.
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Drone strikes hit multiple sites across Russia, including a chemical plant where officials say at least seven people were killed. Ukrainian authorities have not confirmed involvement, though Kyiv says it recently struck a defense facility deep inside Russian territory.
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