Letter From the Editors (FREE content)

FEATURED NEWS STORIES          

US, Ukraine Propose Ceasefire to Russia
How US-Ukraine Negotiations Are Going in Saudi Arabia
In Forced Détente (FREE content)
Putin Endorses Idea of Ceasefire – With ‘Nuances’
A Long Journey
Kremlin Watching
What We Can Negotiate With Trump

Can a Truce in Ukraine Lead to Lasting Peace?
Russia Is Good With a Ceasefire in Ukraine, but There Are Nuances (FREE content)
Thomas Graham: ‘It Is Clear Now Where the Border Between Russia And NATO Will Be’

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION        

Political Parties/Blocs

(Editorial) – The New Competition for Opposition Parties
NG: Special Military Operation Blurring Distinctions Among Political Parties

Society

(Editorial) – The Union of Writers as a Kalashnikov Rifle
NG: Fate of Writers’ Unions Proves Literature Has Become Crucial Part of Propaganda

All The King’s Horses and Men
Meduza: Kremlin Wants to Integrate Veterans Into Electoral Politics, but Won’t Give Them Real Power

Uncontrollable Patriots
Republic: Truce Between Putin, Ultraright May Not Survive Ceasefire in Ukraine

Regional Officials Enthusiastic About Antidrinking Campaign
NG: While Regions Curtail Legal Alcohol Sales, Moonshine Consumption Continues to Rise

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES      

Central Asia   

Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan End 100-Year Conflict
Zhaparov, Rakhmon Sign Historic Border Settlement Treaty; Experts: Demarcation, Local Disputes Loom

Armenia         

Kocharyan, Sargsyan Predicted to Return to Azerbaijan
Former Karabakh Leader Implicates Armenian Ex-Presidents in Baku Trial, Sparking Extradition Fears

Ukraine          

From The SMO Zone
Tank Crews Successfully Providing Cover, Dispersing Enemy Formations in SMO Zone

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

World Politics

No Monitoring
New OSCE Secretary General Visits Moscow; Lavrov Says He Sees No OSCE Role in Peace Negotiations

Serbia 

No Peace in Balkans?
Rybakova: Up To 1 Million Converge on Belgrade At Surprisingly Peaceful Anticorruption Protest