Letter From the Editors (FREE Content)

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Putin Pays State Visit to Uzbekistan
What Was Discussed During Putin’s Visit to Uzbekistan
Tashkent: Russian Season
Guarantor of the Ukrainian Constitution

Georgian ‘Foreign Agent’ Law Passes, Sparks Protests
Georgian Breakdown
Now Is the Veto of Our Discontent
Can Georgia Join EU Despite Foreign Agent Law?

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Political Parties/Blocs

RFCP’S Creeping Rejuvenation Starts to Accelerate (FREE Content)
NG: Younger People Taking More Active Role in Local RFCP Branches

The Economy

Higher Tax Rates Will Generate Three Times More Revenue Than the Expected Budget Deficit
NG: Finance Ministry Proposes Tax Reform to Create Budget Surplus

Higher Income Taxes to Fund the Special Operation: What’s Justice Got to Do With It?
Shevchuk: Tax Hike Isn’t About ‘Social Justice,’ but About Funding War in Ukraine

Gender Pay Gap Widest in 11 Years
NG: Russia’s Gender Pay Gap Continues to Widen Overall, With Slight Progress in Some Industries

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Armenia

Border Disorder
Meduza: Between Embattled Pashinyan, Bishop-Led Protesters, Armenian Public Unsure Whom to Trust

Moldova

Blinken Pledges US Support for Chisinau
Gamova: As Chisinau Braces for Ukraine Spillover, Blinken Offers Aid, Romanians Propose ‘Unification’

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Africa

Admissions Mission
Middle East, African Students Increase Enrollment at Russian Universities, Satellite Campuses Abroad

Afghanistan

What Might the Change of the Taliban’s Status in Russia Mean?
Experts: De Facto Relations Pushing Russia Toward Revision of Taliban’s Status, but Conditions Apply