Letter From the Editors

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Zelensky Sacks Top Security Officials

Putin Attends Trilateral Summit on Syria

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The Government

‘He Doesn’t Speak Out, Even Behind Closed Doors’ (Read this article online for FREE)
Pertsev: PM Mishustin Discreetly Distancing Himself From Putin’s ‘Special Operation’

Human Rights

A New Stage of Repressions
Activists, Historians: Repressions Will Continue to Increase, but so Will Civil Society’s Resistance

Chechnya

Air Defense for Tsentoroi
Latynina: How Long Can Putin Continue to Buy Kadyrov’s Loyalty?

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Kazakhstan

Such Different Narratives
Dubnov: Tokayev’s Nonrecognition of DPR/LPR Does Not Signal End of Russia’s Role in Region

Moldova

Bucharest Prepared to Draft Moldovans Into Romanian Army
Chisinau Authorities Disagree on Likelihood of Russian Invasion

Ukraine

Ukrainian Court Has Right to Cancel Appeal Banning Opposition Platform
Pro-Russia Opposition Platform for Life Party Appeals Decision Banning Its Activities

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

World Politics

Fake Narratives as the West’s Political Method
Lavrov: US Is Running False Flag Operations to Extend Conflict in Ukraine

‘Those Supplying Weapons to Ukraine Should Realize That Ukrainian Lives Aren’t the Only Ones at Risk: Everyone’s Life Is on the Line’ (Read this article online for FREE)
Chomsky: Russia Committed ‘War Crime’ by Invading Ukraine, but West Shares Blame for Conflict