#Moscow

Six countries on  NATO ’s eastern flank, including Ukraine, are pulling out of the Ottawa Treaty and reintroducing landmines along 2,150 miles of border—what some are calling a new “Iron Curtain” against the growing threat of Russian invasion.

The Russian economy has endured four years of sanctions since launching its full-scale war in Ukraine, but this endurance is not a sign of strength. One of its two key lifelines, the National Wealth Fund, is now showing serious signs of depletion, in part thanks to the sanctions.