Letter From the Editors (FREE content)

FEATURED NEWS STORIES          

Putin, Trump Teams Meet Without Ukraine
US and Russian Delegations Meet in Riyadh: Initial Results
‘They Have Only Themselves to Blame’
‘Why Would Russia Concede Anything When It’s Already Winning’
Zelensky vs. Putin
The Main Thing Is Getting Started

Will US Give EU, Kiev Role in Peace Talks?
EU Participation in Ukraine Talks Is Not Currently an Option
‘This Conflict Will End in Russia’s Victory’ (FREE content)
European Confusion
Personality Crisis
(Editorial) – That’s the Way Life Works, Baby

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION        

Politics

Opposition Leaders Need to Stop With the Rallies
Bondarev: Russian Opposition Must Move From ‘Politics of Individuals’ to ‘Politics of Institutions

The Economy 

Labor Niche
Izvestia: Russian Businesses Recruiting More Foreign Workers Amid Personnel Shortages at Home

One-Room Apartments Do Not a Baby Boom Make
Bashkatova: Preferential Mortgages Won’t Spark a Baby Boom in Russia as They Did in the US

Military Alliances      

Stich, Lord of the Birds
Russian Drone Operator: ‘We Are Successfully Solving Problems on Unfamiliar Terrain

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES      

Armenia         

Karabakh Issue Again Raised in Armenia
Experts: Kocharyan Faces Consequences Not of Long-Ago Land-Swap Proposal, but of Irrelevance

Ukraine          

Putting Conflict on Ice Not Path to Ukraine’s Demilitarization
Mukhin: Kiev Steps Up Recruitment, Drone Warfare As Europe Finds Money, Arms to Fill Gap   

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Military Affairs

Back in Place
Russian Navy Returns to Indonesia for Komodo 2025Exercises With Western Fleets

United States  

Has Atlas Shrugged?
Matusevich: Democracy Now Europe’s Responsibility as Musk Unleashes ‘Genuine Coup’ in Washington