Letter From the Editors

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Xi, Biden Hold First Virtual Summit

Shifts Visible in Belarus-EU Standoff?

Dozens Killed in Armenia-Azerbaijan Border Clashes

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Politics

Trust Fall: The Kremlin Plans to Reboot Russia’s Mass Vaccination Campaign, But Worries Putin’s Ratings Will Fall
Kremlin Steps Up Vaccination Campaign as COVID Cases Surge

Within Reasonable Bounds
Putin Calls for Legal Regulation of Human Genetic Data

Political Parties/Blocs

Can A Zombie Commit Suicide?
Davydov: Yavlinsky Calls Blacklisting of Memorial Byproduct of ‘Smart Voting’

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Kyrgyzstan

Zhaparov Issues Stern Warning Against Campaign Irregularities
President Zhaparov Warns That Parliamentary Campaign Irregularities Will Be Prosecuted

Ukraine

Russia Unlikely To Invade Ukraine Despite Ratcheting Tensions, Experts Believe
Experts: Troop Buildup Likely Another Bluff by Moscow

Russia Makes Last Stand For Mediator Status
Russian FM Publishes Private Letters With French, German Counterparts on Donetsk Basin Crisis

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Military Affairs

Moscow Repels Washington’s ‘Space’ Attack
Russia Blows Up Satellite, Drawing Fury From US as ISS Crew Forced to Seek Cover

Fly, Weapons, Fly
Izvestia Sources: Newly Tested Weapon Aims to Narrow Gap With US on Space Forces, Missiles

What Do You Dream of, Cruiser Moskva? (Read this article online for FREE)
Felgengauer: US, NATO Naval Presence in Black Sea Is Mere Posturing Amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions

Linear Thinking
Putin Bemoans Rift with NATO: ‘They Did This to Themselves’