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FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Gas Shutoff Hits Moldova
Energy Crisis in Moldova and Transnistria
Gas Wars 2.0
If Hubs Had Wings
Trump’s Greenland Bid Sets Icy Tone
Buying Greenland: An Absurdity That Could Happen
Phantom of Sannikov Land
President With a Knife: Donald Trump as The Icebreaker of World Revolution (FREE content)
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
State and Law
State Duma Revisits Protecting Russian Language
State Duma to Consider Revisions to Bill on Protecting the Russian Language
‘Navalny’s Death Wasn’t Enough’
Meduza: Russian Lawyers Worry for Profession’s Future After Verdicts Against Navalny’s Legal Team
The Economy
The Policy of Cooling the Economy Will Be Next Year’s Biggest Challenge
Reshetnikov: Key Challenges for 2025 Include Cooling of Russian Economy, ‘Technological Leadership’
Military Affairs
Universities in the Thick of the Game
University Students, Faculty Mobilize to Send Aid, Equipment to Russian Soldiers Fighting in Ukraine
Terrorism
Trail Blown
Defendants With Ties to Religious Militants in Ingushetia Arrested in Gen. Kirillov Murder
Society
Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Exploiting Workers
Kamari: Advantages and Risks of AI Must Be Assessed by Society as a Whole, Not Just Corporations
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Armenia
Mountain Watch
Experts: Yerevan’s ‘Strategic Partnership’ With US Reflects Broader Policy, But Moscow Still Key Player
Ukraine
Pick Your Battles
Novaya’s Sources: Despite Few Gains, Ukraine’s New Kursk Push Diverts Russian Forces From Pokrovsk
Uzbekistan
In UAE, Mirziyoyev Discusses Investment in Green Energy
Mirziyoyev Courts Emiratis at Sustainability Week; Experts See Mutual Benefit in Green Energy Deals
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Iran
‘Relations Between Iran and Russia Are on an Upward Trajectory’
Ambassador: Iran-Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty Part of ‘More Equitable’ Order
United States
Vice-President on the Rise
Bratersky: Talented VP-Elect Vance Faces Challenge of Working for ‘Openly Unpleasant’ Boss Trump