Letter From the Editors (FREE content)
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Georgia Abandons EU Talks, Sparking Riots
Georgia on the Brink of a Coup D’état
A Reflection of Kiev’s EU Rallies: Why the Georgian Protests Resemble the Ukrainian Events
‘We Georgians Have Repeatedly Gotten Rid of Governments That Tried to Suppress Us. We’ll Do It Again This Time’
Georgian Dream Stumbles on the European Path
Ukraine Tops Agenda for NATO
Frog in Hot Water
Political Analyst Igor Gretsky: ‘Trump May Act More Decisively Than Biden on Arms Supplies To Ukraine’
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Politics
‘They Set Fires Everywhere at Once’
Matviyenko: Russians Themselves Are Overcoming Past, Present Injustices; West Knows Terms for Peace
Political Parties/Blocs
RFCP Repaid for Yeltsin Center
Garmonenko: RFCP Scores Legal Wins in Revda Lenin Spat, But Mayor and “Sponsors” Fight Back
Regions
‘It’s Half Reward, Half Trial’
Pertsev: National Guard-Linked Khinshtein Picked to ‘Force Everyone Into Line’ in ‘Idiosyncratic’ Kursk
The Media
For Blog’s Sake
Rokomnadzor: 41,000 Bloggers Registered Under New Law, Most Rejections Due to User Error
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
The CIS
What Putin, Lukashenko Agreed on During Talks in Minsk
Putin Arrives in Minsk for Talks on Anniversary of Union State’s Founding
Kazakhstan
Astana Hands Over Its Resources to Foreign Companies
Expert: Kazakhstan’s Dependence on Foreign Investors May Cost It Huge Profits From Rare Earth Metals
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Foreign Economic Relations
OPEC+ Extends Production Cuts
Experts: OPEC+ Decision to Maintain Cuts Was No Surprise, But Rumors of Growing Dissension Persist
China
Chinese (Banks) Behind the Wall
Analysts: As Chinese Banks Bend to New Sanctions, Russian Importers Seek Workarounds, Await Trump
United States
America Entering Transition Period (FREE content)
Yakovenko: As Russia Nears Victory Over Kiev, Trump Should Make Lasting Peace, Focus on Home