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Russian Forces Help Syrian Army Blockade Aleppo
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THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Politics
Igor Sechin’s Lawyers Threaten Media With Criminal Prosecution
Rosneft CEO Sechin Threatens Media With Lawsuit for Spreading ‘Inaccurate Information’
Misfortunes of the Two Igors: Why Scandals May Be in the Offing for Russian Elite
Putin’s Inner Circle in No Rush to Nationalize Their Assets
The Government
Dmitry Medvedev: Time to Change Jobs
Instead of Raising Salaries for Teachers, Medvedev Suggests They Go Into Business
The Economy
Quote of the Week
Rosneft Using Legal Loopholes to Get In on Bashneft Privatization
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Armenia
Radicalism as Backlash
RBC: Armed Rebels Surrender to Authorities, but Protest Sentiment in Armenia Continues to Grow
Kyrgyzstan
Maneuvers of Kyrgyz Parliamentarianism
Proposed Government Reform Could Spark Unrest in the Country
Tajikistan
Dushanbe Is Next in Line
Tajikistan’s Accession to EaEU Would Benefit Both Dushanbe, Moscow
Ukraine
Nadezhda Savchenko: ‘We Must End This War!’
Nadezhda Savchenko Making Increasingly Vocal Statements About Donetsk Basin War
No Ambassadors Asked
Ukraine Rejects Russian Ambassador, Seeking to Downgrade Diplomatic Relations With Russia
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
‘Opponents Could Bring About Another Cuban Missile Crisis’
Russian Senator Kosachov Talks About US Presidential Election, Turkey, Russian Doping Scandal
Military Affairs
Russia Protects Legitimate Interests in the Arctic
Russia Sending Troops, Equipment to Arctic to Counter Increased NATO Activity in the Region
Iran
Common Threats Compel Moscow, Tehran to Act in Concert
Leaders from Tehran, Moscow Discuss Military Cooperation as Russia Hosts Army Games
Turkey
Political Crossroads: How Erdogan Is Different From Putin
Despite Some Similarities, Erdogan Is Not Putin – and Turkey Is Not Russia