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THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Politics
Being Open, Despite the Past
Vladimir Putin: NATO Expansion Dashing Dreams of a Common Europe That Emerged After WWII
Chechnya
Republic Under Development
Putin Hails Successes in Rebuilding the Region, Urges Kadyrov to Run for Another Term
The Economy
You’re Not Yourself When You’re Poor
Nikolayev: Russia’s Growing Poverty Problem Can’t Be Solved With Social Subsidies
The Media
‘This Isn’t Political Censorship’
Peskov: Dozhd TV Stripped of Kremlin Accreditation for Inciting Pro-Navalny Protests
Medicine/Public Health
‘What We Did Before Just Isn’t Working’: Delta Variant Threatens to Overwhelm Russia
Experts: Delta Variant May Overwhelm Russia
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
The CIS
Low Grades for Participation
Postnikova: Ukraine Reluctant to Officially Leave CIS Despite Limited Involvement Since 2014
Belarus
Minsk Pursues Escalation in Relations With EU, UN
Minsk Defiant as EU Unleashes Sectoral and Targeted Sanctions for Ryanair Incident
Lukashenko Threatens to Impose Martial Law
Experts Assess Potential Sanctions Losses While Lukashenko Threatens ‘Martial Law if Necessary’
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
A Showdown With a No-Show Opponent
Naryshkin Speaks at Moscow Security Conference, Says West Sinking Into ‘Liberal Authoritarianism’
Europe
The Self-Unfulfilling Prophecy of a ‘Dialogue With Russia’
Shekhovtsov: Kremlin Sees EU’s Attempts to Engage Russia in Dialogue as a Sign of Weakness
Afghanistan
US Leaves Russia an Afghanistan in Flames
Ekspert: US Withdrawal rom Afghanistan Leaves Russia With Concerns About Regional Stability