Letter From the Editors (FREE content)

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Russia Highlights Multipolarity at SPIEF
Bridging the Gap
SPIEF In Wartime
Media Agent of Influence
Putin Names Ten Structural Changes in Russia’s Economy
‘There Are Currently No Grounds to Start a Negotiation Process’ (FREE content)

Modi Reelected With Slim Majority
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wins Election
‘We Have Never Seen so Many Repressions’
Modi Weakened in Indian Parliamentary Elections

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

State and Law

Duntsova Assigned New Type of Foreign Agent Status
NG: Yekaterina Duntsova Banned From Running in Elections Under Amended ‘Foreign Agents’ Law

‘I Am Definitely Not Going to Abide by the Laws Issued by a Criminal’
Sverdlin: I Have No Qualms About Breaking the Law to Help Russian Deserters

Regions

Heading for the Hills?
Izvestia: In Surprise Move, Putin Appoints Andrei Turchak to Lead Altai Republic

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Armenia

Protests In Armenia Take on Criminal Tone
Opposition Figure Bagrat Galstanyan Announces Rally Against Pashinyan

Ukraine

Zelensky Accuses China of Attempting to Disrupt ‘Peace Summit’ in Switzerland
Vedomosti: Zelensky Lashes Out at China for Skipping Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland

Vladimir Zelensky Turns to Philippines for Help
Strokan: In Philippines, Zelensky Tries to Rally Summit Support in Asia Following Beijing’s Démarche

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Foreign Economic Relations

‘It’s Wrong to Block What Must Be Given to African Countries’
Guinea-Bissau Resource Minister: Russia Is Trusted Partner; Holds Key to African Water, Grain Access

China

‘In June 1989, China’s Crematoriums Were Working Overtime’
Chigadayev: 25 Years Since Tiananmen Events, ‘Maoist’ Xi Has Consolidated CCP’s Grip

Czech Republic

Czech Republic Begins Returning Ukrainian Refugees
Prikhodko: As Czechs Offer Ukrainians Tickets Home, Many Uncomfortable With Kiev’s Draft Demands