Letter From the Editors (FREE content)
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Moscow, Kiev Weigh Trump Team Overtures
(Editorial) – Why Trump ‘Deal’ May Not Suit Moscow or Kiev
Kiev and the Void 1
‘I’m Not Saying All Russians Are Monsters’
Russian Pundits Look Ahead to 2025
An Irreversible Division Between ‘Before’ and ‘After’
‘Confrontation Will Escalate’
‘The State Will Dump the Rage Not Used in the War Onto Citizens’ Heads’ (FREE content)
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Politics
Putin Holds Annual Call-In Show in Moscow
Putin Focuses on Economy, Ukraine, Security During Direct Line Call-In Show
The Economy
The Money Has Been Distributed, There Is No More Money
Sapozhkov: Russian Economy Has Long Way to Go Before Achieving True ‘Adaptation’
State and Law
Series of Arson Attacks and ATM Explosions Occur in Moscow, St. Petersburg
Spate of Arson Attacks Orchestrated by Scammers Sweeps Across Moscow, St. Petersburg
Time to Slow Things Down
Kaledina: Remote Banking Services Must be Rethought to Protect People From Fraudsters
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
The CIS
Pipeline Excuse
Nefyodova: Putin Talks Gas, Security After EaEU Meeting Marred by Armenia-Belarus Spat
Cause And EffectExperts: Reports of Drones, Holes in Fuselage Show Russian Air Defense Downed Azerbaijani Plane
Transcaucasus
‘End of Funding Is a Good Shake-Up for Abkhazian Leadership’
Kostina: Pro- and Anti-Bzhania Abkhazians Debate Coup Fallout While Asserting Support for Putin
Ukraine
Whom Ukrainian Deserters Will Vote For
Latynina: Growing Number of Deserters, Shoddy Fortifications Make Zelensky’s Ukraine ‘Failed State’
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Middle East
Regional Imbalance
Expert Vedeneyev: Russian Fleet Has Options After Assad’s Fall; HTS’s al-Julani Must Walk Fine Line
Bulgaria
‘The 16th, 17th and 18th Sanctions Packages Will Be Adopted in the Coming Months’
EU Parliament Deputy: Sofia Should Back ‘Bulgarian Interests, Not American Ones,’ Peace With Moscow