Letter From the Editors (FREE content)

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Zelensky Brings ‘Victory Plan’ to US
(Editorial) – On Zelensky’s All-or-Nothing Thinking and Bargaining With Allies
Not a Guest’s Place
‘Only Trump Can Stop Putin’
Peace Plan Burns Near Ugledar

Putin Announces Changes to Nuclear Doctrine
Vladimir Putin Removes Barriers
Stopping Before It’s Too Late
Announcing the Apocalypse (FREE content)
Zhelenin: Putin Has Long Claimed Right to Use Nuclear Weapons Under Previous Doctrine, so Ominous Recent Changes Are Still ‘Just Hot Air’ Russia’s 425th Warning: Russia’s Updated Nuclear Doctrine Proves a Bluff
Kremlin and Propagandists Disagree on Putin’s ‘Nuclear Red Lines’

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The Economy

Next Year’s Russian Budget Parameters Leaked: Military Spending at 40%
Rybakova: Defense Spending to Increase to 40% of Budget Despite Falling Revenues

State and Law

Russia Forces Out Doctors Without Borders After 32 Years of Work
Meduza Recalls History of Doctors Without Borders in Russia as Justice Ministry Revokes Group’s Status

State Sends Encouraging Signals to ‘Russian World’
NG: Putin’s New Decrees to Integrate Compatriots Leave Displaced Ukrainians in the Lurch

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Central Asia

Afghan Intelligence Playing Game With Jihadists That Poses Danger to Russia
NG: Afghanistan’s Efforts to Recruit IS Fighters Under False Pretenses Pose Danger to Russia

Kyrgyzstan

‘Kyrgyzstan’s Accession to The EaEU Has Had a Positive Impact on the Economy’
Kyrgyz Ambassador: Kyrgyzstan Will Pursue Broad Cooperation With Russia Amid Growing Economy

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Middle East

‘If The Lebanese Ask Us for Technical Assistance, I Don’t Think Russia Will Refuse’
Ambassador to Beirut: Russia Protecting Compatriots, Pushing for Peace Amid Israel-Lebanon Escalation

India

Russia Today, India Tomorrow
Menon: As West Cracks Down on Russian Media, RT Finds Audience in Modi’s Oligarchic India