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FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Xi Jinping Confirms Cabinet Ahead of Moscow Visit
US Drone Lost After Brush With Russian Jet
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
The Economy
‘We Don’t Have Good Cops and Bad Cops in Russia: They’re All Good’
Putin Delivers Upbeat Remarks on the Economy to Russian Industrialists, Entrepreneurs
State and Law
Yevgeny Roizman Arrested on Charges of Displaying Extremist Symbols
Former Yekaterinburg Mayor Roizman Arrested for Posting ‘Extremist Symbols’ Online
Public Attitudes
Special Military Operation Splits Camps of Supporters and Detractors (Read online for FREE)
Experts Disagree on Significance of Infighting Among Supporters, Opponents of Ukraine War
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Central Asia
Startup Revolution
Regional IT Sector Hopes Recent Russian Relocatees Can Help Fuel New Tech Hubs in Central Asia
Armenia
Armenia’s CSTO Démarche
Yerevan Turns Down CSTO Quota in Protest to Organization’s Weak Karabakh War Response
Georgia
Georgia’s Murky ‘Transparency’ Bill
Meduza: Failed Foreign Agents Bill Actually Meant to Foster Transparency, Authors Claim
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
Russia Agrees to Extend Grain Deal
Russia-Ukraine Deal Gests 60-Day Extension
Syria
Russia Changes Format for Contacts With Assad
Experts: Assad Marks Reentry to Regional Diplomacy With Moscow Visit on Daraa Uprising Anniversary
United States
Bank Crisis Looming
Experts: Turmoil in US Tech Banking Unlikely to Affect Russia