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Turkish Drone Escalates Donetsk Basin Tensions
Moscow, Minsk Sign Union State Decree
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
State and Law
Federal Center to Take Control of Regional Capitals
Klishas, Krasheninnikov Introduce Bill Restricting Powers of Russia’s Constituent Entities
Military Affairs
Nonstop Military Production Line
Golts: Putin Mulls Command Economy to Repurpose Out-of-Control Military-Industrial Complex
Medicine/Public Health
Chronicles of State Capitalism: ‘They May Crucify Me for What I’m Going To Say’
Karasyuk: Mayors, Governors Will Be on the Hook for Unpopular Vaccine Mandates
Human Rights
Can the Pandemic Justify Restrictions on Civil Rights? (Read this article online for FREE)
Medvedev, Zorkin Present Opposing Views on Mandatory Vaccination
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Belarus
Lukashenko Gaslights Europe
Migrants Camp on Belarus-Poland Border as Lukashenko Trades Threats with Europe
Moldova
Moldova’s Gas Crisis and Its Lessons for Europe
Maia Sandu Government Makes Deal With Gazprom as European Gas Hub Prices Spin Out of Control
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
United Nations
Summit of Global Expectations
Mezhuyev: Key Non-Western Players Want Bilateral Climate Pacts, Not COP26-Style World Forums
The Media
The Two Faces of Rt’s Coronavirus Propaganda
Kovalev: RT Chides Antivaxxers at Home and Touts Them Abroad, With Predictable Consequences