Letter From the Editors

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Shuttle Diplomacy to Avert Ukraine War Falls Flat (Read an article from this feature online for FREE)

Russia, China Cement Alliance on Eve of Olympics

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Elections

One Year Left for Election Experiments
NG: Electronic Voting, Three-Day Elections Will Become Mainstays in Russian Elections

State and Law

Entrepreneurs Look to Prosecution System for Protection
Entrepreneurs Appeal for Greater Leniency for Those Charged With Economic Crimes

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Belarus

Brothers in Arms
Union State Adopts New Defense Concept, Including Measures for Potential Armed Conflict

Lukashenko Makes Excuses for Syria
Lukashenko Says Military Doctors Will Go to Syria, Calls Reports of Soldier Deployment ‘Hoax’

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Middle East

‘There Is No Need to Sweep The Palestinian-Israeli Settlement Under The Rug’
RF Ambassador: Israel Not Distracted by War Talk, Ready to Work With Moscow for Palestine Peace

Afghanistan

‘The Situation in Afghanistan Is Even Worse Than the UN Thinks’
Kremlin Envoy Kabulov: Taliban Making Progress on Promises, Sanctions Are Double-Edged Sword

France

Europe’s New Leader?
Fetisov: Macron’s Mission to Moscow Positions Him for European Leadership, Boosts Election Image

Slovakia

Slovakia Invites US Troops
Pro-Russian Opposition Criticizes Slovak Government’s Agreement to Welcome US Troops