Letter From the Editors

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Hostilities Rage in Ukraine as Talks Flounder

What’s at Stake for Russia in Ukraine Invasion? (Read an article from this feature online for FREE)

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The Economy

Leaving? Hold Up
Consumer Advocate Proposes Liens on Property to Keep Foreign Companies in Russia

Without Liability
Economist: Temporary Capital Flight Restrictions Protect Foreign Investors From Own Governments

The Media

Ekho Moskvy Falls Silent
RBC’s Stogova Recalls 32 Fraught Years as Ekho Moskvy Finally Closes Down

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Central Asia

Central Asian States Face a Choice
Central Asian States Follow China’s Lead, Walk Tightrope on Ukraine Invasion

Belarus

Lukashenko Wins Referendum
Mishutin: Constitutional Amendments Strengthen Future Ex-President Lukashenko

Lukashenko Reverses Course
Lukashenko Justifies Russian Actions in Ukraine, Denies Any Involvement by Belarussian Forces

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

World Politics

Aspects of Escalation
Lukyanov: US Delegated Anti-Russia Campaign to European Allies While It Bides Its Time to Strike

Foreign Economic Relations

‘This Is Simply the Price Vladimir Putin Has Paid to Ensure That No One Knows About His Plans’: Interview With Sergei Guriyev
Guriyev: No Cost too High for Putin as He Seeks Vengeance on the West Via Ukraine

China

‘The Latest Developments Have Clinched China’s Victory’
Kashin: China Is the Ultimate Winner in Russia-West Confrontation