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A recent major MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) study examined in depth Russia's ties to Iran via Iran's proxies, including designated terrorist groups, and how these relationships threaten security in the region (read the study here).

Earlier this year, in March, Russia announced that it, together with China and Iran, was conducting joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman. This is one of many recent events connecting these three states, and their growing alliance has major implications for the U.S.

MEMRI's Russian Media Studies Project (RMSP), launched in 2016, is closely monitoring this and other developments in the region, providing an invaluable window to understanding it. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, the project's output has increased by orders of magnitude in order to keep up with the rapid pace of events and of official and media statements on them – and to analyze what they mean for the U.S. and the rest of the West.

The MEMRI RMSP publishes up-to-the-minute translations and analyses of statements and trends in Russian politics, diplomacy, think tanks, military, and media These, along with MEMRI's translations from Arabic, Farsi, Turkish, Urdu, Pashto, and Chinese and original MEMRI analysis, are aimed at informing media, academia, legislatures, governments, and the public at large. No one else does the work that we do. Register today for a free subscription to RMSP emails to follow the latest developments in Russia.

Topics monitored 24/7 by the MEMRI RMSP over the past seven years have included: Russia's foreign and domestic policy, Russia-U.S. relations, anti-U.S. indoctrination, cyber war, the rising U.S.-Russia military tensions, Russia-China relations, Russia-Turkey relations, Russia-Iran relations, Russia-NATO relations, the Russia-U.S.-NATO clash over Ukraine, Russia's intervention in Syria, Russia's geopolitical interests, Russia's influence in Europe and its potential allies, Russia's return to the developing world including Latin America, Russia's vision of the post-coronavirus world, Russia's rivalry with the U.S. in the former Soviet republics and in the Arctic, and energy and arms shipments as force multipliers of Russian diplomacy. 

Following the one-year mark of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project (RMSP) has released a four-part series of videos compiled from MEMRI TV clips on the topic – see below. Below that are links to dozens of highlighted reports from the RMSP concerning the war.

FOUR-PART VIDEO COMPILATION SERIES

• Part I: Clips on the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

• Part II: Clips on Support For Russia from the Arab and Muslim World

• Part III: Clips on Russian Officials' Threats Against and Attacks on the U.S. and Discussions of Russian Weapons – on Russian and Arab TV Channels

• Part IV: Clips Praising Russia's Relations with the Arab World and with the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Clips Defending Terrorist Organizations, on Russian, Arab, and Iranian TV.

Click on the links below to view the videos.

MEMRI RUSSIAN MEDIA STUDIES PROJECT VIDEO COMPILATION PART I – CLIPS ON THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE CRISIS

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MEMRI RUSSIAN MEDIA STUDIES PROJECT VIDEO COMPILATION PART II – CLIPS ON THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE CRISIS: RUSSIA RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM THE ARAB AND MUSLIM WORLD

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MEMRI RUSSIAN MEDIA STUDIES PROJECT VIDEO COMPILATION PART III – CLIPS ON RUSSIAN OFFICIALS’ THREATS AGAINST AND ATTACKS ON U.S. & DISCUSSIONS OF RUSSIAN WEAPONS – ON RUSSIAN & ARAB TV CHANNELS

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MEMRI RUSSIAN MEDIA STUDIES PROJECT VIDEO COMPILATION PART IV – CLIPS PRAISING RUSSIA'S RELATIONS WITH THE ARAB WORLD AND WITH THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, AND CLIPS DEFENDING TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS – ON RUSSIAN, ARAB & IRAN TV

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Below are selected translations and original analysis from the RMSP about the Russia-Ukraine war from the past year:

RMSP TRANSLATIONS & ANALYSIS ON RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

REPORTS ON RUSSIA'S MILITARY AND ITS INVASION OF UKRAINE

• The Myth Of A Russian 'Resistance' Against The Kremlin

• Russian Political Scientist Mizaryan: If Military Bloggers Are Silenced, Public Will Get Its Information About Fighting From Western Or Ukrainian Sources

• Russia's Low Morale May Influence The Upcoming Result Of Ukraine's Counteroffensive

• Two Contrasting Assessments Of Russia's Conquest Of Bakhmut

• Russia Maintains Stiff Upper Lip Following Drone Strike On Moscow, But Fissures Emerge

• Leading Russian Strategic Analyst Kashin Unpacks Reasons Behind Russia's Failures In Ukraine War

• Russian Response To Destruction Of Ukraine's Kakhovskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant: The Ukrainians Did It, But What Was Their Motive?

• Russian 'Military Review' Article Endorses Duma Deputy Zatulin's Withering Criticism Of Official Handling Of War In Ukraine

• Russian 'Military Review' Contributor Staver Calls For Setting An Example By Punishing Commanders Responsible For Makiivka Carnage

• Russian Military Expert Skomorokhov: The Russian Army Is In A Very Deep Crisis, There May Be No Hope For Victory

• Russian Military Analyst To Defense Ministry And Kremlin: 'Do You Actually Believe That We Have No Right To The Truth?'

• Russian Military Expert Knutov: There Is No Difference Between Ukrainians And ISIS; The Souls Of Ukrainians Have Been Possessed By Demons

• Russian Military Analyst Biryukov: Russian Leadership Promised Quick Victory, But Now Believes Ukraine And The West Will Succumb To A War Of Attrition; What If They Are Wrong Again?

• Russian Military Expert Felgengauer Punctures The Hope That Tension Between China And Taiwan Could Open Up A Second Front To Distract The US

• Russian Special Forces Veteran Kozlov: Russia Must Prepare For Ukrainian Guerilla Warfare That Will Recruit Russians

• Russian Military Expert Pukhov: The Accession Of Finland And Sweden To NATO Deteriorated Russia's Strategic Position

• Russian Military Analyst Viktor Litovkin: If The West Declares War On Russia, Sends Forces To Ukraine – This Would Mean All-Out War; Russia's Nukes Are Capable Of Destroying Many Countries

• Russian Military Expert Linin Concedes NATO's Vast Air And Naval Superiority, But Insists That Russia's Military Potential Equals That Of The North Atlantic Alliance

• Retired Russian Colonel-General Ivashov: One Year Ago, I Warned That Invading Ukraine Will Hurt Russia; The Current Reality Is Much Worse Than I Predicted

• Russian Foreign Ministry Diplomatic Academy Vice Rector Oleg Karpovich: Russia Will Not Meekly Wait For Western Tanks To Cross Its Borders

• Russian Political Scientist Mirzayan: Ukraine War Will Conclude In Partition, As In Korea

• Russian Former Colonel Trenin: Russia Failed To Assess The Western Response To Ukraine Invasion, But There Is No Way Back, Russia Must Persevere And Conquer Most Of Ukraine

• Cracks Appear In Russia's Stonewall Denial Of Using Iranian Drones In Ukraine

• Russian Topwar.ru Outlet Publishes Devastating Takedown Of Ukraine Invasion

• Russian Foreign Policy Analyst Yusin: Russia Needs A String Of Victories Or One Spectacular Victory In Ukraine To Reassure Wavering Allies

• Purported Putin-Whisperer Dugin: 'Solar' Putin Must Mobilize The Entire Russian People To Win The Struggle Between The Forces Of Light And The Forces Of Darkness

REPORTS ON RUSSIAN OFFICIALS AND LEADING EXPERTS TALKING ABOUT NUCLEAR STRIKES AND NUCLEAR WAR

• Russian Senior Journalist Rostovsky: The West Is Undeterred By Russian Nuclear Threats

• Renowned Russian Academic Karaganov: 'We Will Use God's [Nuclear] Weapon... If We Do Not Do This, Not Only Russia Can Die, But Most Likely All Of Human Civilization Will Cease To Exist'

• Anti-Liberalism Russian Philosopher Dugin: 'We Are On The Brink Of A Third World War;' 'The Likelihood Of A Nuclear Armageddon Is Growing Day By Day'

• Russian Military Expert Maxim Klimov: Our Commanders In Ukraine Should Be Allowed To Use Tactical Nuclear Weapons In Self Defense; The Nuclear Testing Moratorium Should Be Lifted

• Consensus Among Russian Commentators: Ukraine Poses A Greater Risk Of Nuclear Escalation Than The Cuban Missile Crisis

• Russian International Affairs Expert Kortunov Criticizes Russia's Recent Ambiguity On Nuclear Weapons Use

• Russian Arms Control Expert Arbatov: If The START Agreement Collapses, We Return To The Nuclear Uncertainty That Prevailed During The Cuban Missile Crisis

• Russian State Duma Member Andrey Gurulev: We Shouldn't Nuke Ukraine Because We Still Need To Live There, But We Can Nuke Berlin And Turn Britain Into A Martian Wasteland In Just Three Minutes

• Russian Nationalist Pro-War Telegram Channel Calls For Nuclear Strikes On Ukrainian Targets, Criticizes Russian Leadership In Face Of Equipment Shortages At The Front

REPORTS ON NON-CONVENTIONAL RUSSIAN FORCES, INCLUDING THE WAGNER GROUP AND THE DESIGNATED TERRORIST RUSSIAN IMPERIAL MOVEMENT (RIM)

• Russian Anti-Liberal Philosopher Dugin On Prigozhin's Armed Insurrection: Putin's Entourage Failed To Counter A Direct Challenge, Russia Needs A New 'Ideologized Elite'

• Wagner Group Recruitment Video Addresses U.S. Veterans: You Gave Your Best Years To America, But Realized That It Is Evil, Destroys The World; Russia Is The Only Country Fighting Evil – Join The Ranks Of Its Warriors Before It Is Too Late For Everyone

• Wagnering The Dog: Russian Military Expert Skomorokhov Believes That Prigozhin's Private Army Represents The Future Of The Russian Army

• Terrorist-Designated Russian Imperial Movement Holds Recruitment Drive And Opens Training Courses For Volunteers

• Russian Imperial Movement (RIM), Designated Terrorists By U.S. Government, Is Short On Medical Supplies While Fighting In Ukraine, Calls For Assistance

• Exclusive: Terrorist-Designated Fascist 'Russian Imperial Movement' Addresses President Putin: Total Ukrainian Surrender Is The Only Acceptable Outcome Of This War; Start Purging Domestic Enemies

REPORTS ON RUSSIA'S DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS – U.S., CHINA, IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AND MORE

• Russian Commentators Don't Believe The Official Chinese Explanation That China's Ambassadors Are Merely Making Personal Remarks In Discussing War In Ukraine

• Russian State News Agency 'RIA Novosti' Commentator Akopov: Russia Had No Need To Foment Civil War In Sudan As It Was On Friendly Terms With Both Sides, Civil War Merely A Pretext For Unwanted American Intervention

• Russia Unperturbed By Xi-Zelensky Phone Call

• Russian International Affairs Expert Lukyanov: Putin Is Neither A Strategist Nor A Tactician But A Fatalist

• Russian Security Council Secretary Patrushev: The West Seeks To Take Control Over Russia's Resources Since Its Own Territory Is Threatened By Volcanic Destruction

• Russian Political Scientist Mirzayan On Presidential Elections In Turkey: 'Erdogan Is The Lesser Evil For Russia'

• Belarusian Political Scientist Gronski: How Can Belarus Formulate A Clear Position On Ukraine When Russia's Own Position Is Totally Contradictory?

• Russian Outlet Topwar.ru Column: To Fight The Drug Trade, Lock Down Russia's Border With Central Asia

• Russian Columnist Dmitry Drize On Six-Day Work Week Proposal: 'We Are Moving Faster And Faster Into The Past Every Day'

• Russian Sinologist Ostrovsky: Russia Is Missing Economic And Political Opportunities With China

• Renowned Russian Academic Karaganov: 'We Are Shaking Off The Western Yoke'

• Russia Lashes Out At Armenia For Drawing Closer To The International Criminal Court

• Russian Political Scientist Karaganov: Xi's Visit Is Vindication Of Eurasian Approach

• Russian Media On The Drone Incident Between The U.S. And Russia: A Cause For Jubilation Or Trepidation?

• Russian Conservative Business Daily 'Vzglyad': Selling Sukhoi-35 Fighter Jets To Iran Is A Middle East Game Changer

• Russia Hails Saudi-Iranian Agreement As Rebuff To The U.S. And Its Confrontational Approach

• Russian Columnist Popov: Unleash The Russian Bear To Strike Fear In The Enemy So That Even The Americans Hasten To Return Alaska

• Russian Foreign Policy Commentator Yusin: Mass Demonstrations In China May Force Beijing To Reduce Support For Russia

• Russian Commentator Alksnis: Ukraine Will Be Bulldozed For The Next Decade Until Russia's Relationship With The West Is Sorted Out

• Russian Foreign Policy Analyst Petrov: The UNGA Vote Rejecting Russian Annexation Revealed Russia's Isolation

• Russian Political Consultant With Kremlin Ties: Time To Declare Victory And Wind Things Up, Otherwise We Will Become A Chinese Satellite

• Russia And North Korea, Two Sanctioned Countries, Draw Closer To Each Other

• Senior Russian Journalist Rostovsky: Putin Has Seen Russia's Future In Iran

• Russian Expert Lukyanov: Russia's Foreign Policy Gains Since The Collapse Of The Soviet Union Have Been Largely Erased As A Consequence Of Russia's Sovereign Decisions

• Alaska Is Russian Territory – From Throwaway Remarks In Russia's Duma To An Overly Clever Billboard Campaign

• Russian Ambassador To Lebanon Alexander Rudakov: We Have Significant Military Coordination With Iran; I See No Problem With Russia Using Iranian-Made Drones Or Other Weapons

• Russian Diplomatic Academy Official: Only Victory In Ukraine Will Allow Russia To Return To Arms Control Discussions From A Position Of Strength

REPORTS ON RUSSIA'S ECONOMY AMID THE INVASION OF UKRAINE

• Russia Today Tweets Video Using AI To Mockingly Depict Western Leaders Brainstorming Ideas For Sanctions On Russia

• Dmitry Drize, Columnist For Russian Daily 'Kommersant': Tatarstan Proposal To Combat Labor Shortages Smacks Of Serfdom

• Dmitry Popov, Columnist For Russian Daily 'Moskovskiy Komsomolets': Labor Migrants Have Opened A Second Front Against Russia

• Russian Business Journalist Solovyeva Debunks Officialdom Claims That Western Sanctions Will Lead To Russian Technological Independence And Import Substitution

• The Russian Economy At A Crossroads

• As Russian National Deficit Grows, Government Seeks To Persuade Citizens To Voluntarily Extend It Long-Term Credit

• As Shortfall In Russian Energy Export Revenues Persists, Russian Government Turns To Businessmen For 'Contributions'

• Russian Oligarch Deripaska: Free Enterprise Must Be Unshackled To Develop Siberia Because State Intervention Is A Proven Failure, And Government Money Will Not Be Available

• Leading Russian Economist Nikolayev: Russia Burning Through Its Finances At Alarming Rate, May Soon Have To Take Money From Citizens

• Russian Expert Alexei Maslov: China Is Not A Magic Wand For Solving Russia's Economic Problems

• Russian Political Scientist Bordachev: Energy May Not Be An Effective Weapon Against Europe

• Russian Economics Professor Portansky: The Putin Regime Is Repeating The Bolsheviks' Mistake By Driving Russia's Most Talented Citizens Into Exile

• Kommersant Columnist Gurevich: Russia Has Altered The Internet From A Source Of Information To An E-Commerce Venue

• Russia Faces A Bumpy Road To 'Technological Sovereignty'

REPORTS ON RUSSIAN SOCIETY – PERCEPTIONS OF THE WAR AND NOSTALGIA FOR SOVIET UNION

• Russian Journalist Nikiforova: Russia Is In The Same Predicament As The Bolsheviks Were A Century Ago, Like Them We Must Adopt A Centralized Economy And Reverse The Privatization Of The 1990s

• Russian Polls Show Russians, Too, Suffer From Ukraine Fatigue

• Russia's Information Space Shifts From 'Everything Is Going According To Plan' To Blood, Sweat, And Tears

• Firewall Insulating Putin From Criticism Breaks Down After Fall Of Kherson; Regime Loyalists Scramble To Reimpose It

• Russian Nationalist Aputkhin: Putin Will Have To Chose Between The Traitorous Elite That Is Sabotaging The War In Ukraine And The People, Who Insist On Total Victory

• Russian Journalist And Human Rights Activist Merkacheva: The Soviet Union Once Prided Itself On Short Prison Sentences; Russian Courts Today Are Enamored Of Draconian Sentences

• Russian Officials Push For Revival Of Soviet Youth Organization That Arouses Bad Memories Amongst Some

• Senior Russian Columnist Kamakin: Force-Feeding Patriotic Education To Adults Can Provoke 'Indigestion'

• Russian Journalist: Extrajudicial Execution Of Yevgeny Nuzhin Presages The Restoration Of Capital Punishment In Russia

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