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Donald Trump Arrested in New York
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Politics
Era of [Power] Transfer Threatens Parties With Reset
Grashchenkov: Establishment Parties Need Refresh to Plan for Landscape After Special Operation
The Economy
‘Throw Some Crumbs to the Poor, Feed the Loyal, Keep the Security Forces Well-Nourished and Show the Door to the Dissidents’
Zubarevich: Government Will Focus on Pensioners, the Poor, Military Amid Worsening Economy
The Media
Wave of Layoffs Hits Kommersant Publishing House
Republic: Kommersant Sacks Journalists Amid Rising Censorship and Pressure From Management
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Belarus
Russia, Belarus to Have Joint Security Concept
Union State Supreme Council Meets in Moscow; Putin, Lukashenko Talk Economics, Mum on Nukes
Transcaucasus
Armenia Refuses to Ratify Rome Statute
ICC’s Putin Warrant Puts Yerevan in the Lurch; French Politician to ‘Demand Passage to Artsakh’
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Foreign Economic Relations
‘There Won’t Be a Lot of Extra Revenue for Russia.’
Krutikhin: OPEC+ Production Cuts Will Not Boost Russian Oil Revenues Much
China
Two for the Road
Portyakova: Macron Has Dual Mission in Beijing – Woo Chinese Investment, Talk Ukraine Settlement
‘The West Is in No Position to Dictate to China.’
Ambassador Zhang: Putin-Xi Talks ‘Sincere, Friendly and Fruitful,’ Lay Ground for Future Cooperation
Turkey
Erdogan Intends to Teach White House a Lesson in Elections
Erdogan Tells US Ambassador to ‘Know His Place’ After Latter’s Meeting With Campaign Rival