Letter From the Editors
When Is a Russian Soldier Not a Russian Soldier?
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Heavy Fighting Breaks Out Near Donetsk
Russian Blacklist of EU Officials Made Public
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
The Economy
Kudrin’s Program
Aleksei Kudrin Criticizes Government for Failing to Implement Reforms, Offers Economic Growth Plan
Military Affairs
Russia’s Mistral Deal Was Sunk from the Start
Golts: Russia Purportedly Cancelling Mistral Order, Likely Because It Is Returning Old-School Navy
Nongovernmental Organizations
Russia’s Foreign Agents Law Is Recipe for Disaster
Ryzhkov: Latest Law on NGOs Gives PGO Power to Target ‘Undesirable’ Organizations
Human Rights
Human Rights Advocates Argue with the President
Human Rights Council Objects to Presidential Decree That Classifies Peacetime Armed Forces Casualties
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Transcaucasus
Unification of Ossetia Delayed Indefinitely
South Ossetian Leader Discusses Further Integration with Putin; Unification with N. Ossetia Tabled
Kazakhstan
Nazarbayev Decides to Share Power
Kazakh Leader Promises Government Reforms to Delegate Power, Foster Greater Transparency
Ukraine
Stateless Person
Lukyanov: Former Georgian President Saakashvili Continues Radical Agenda as Governor in Ukraine
Kremlinspeak: Who Really Shot Down the Boeing 777?
Stanovaya: Kremlin Creating Hypothetical Threats to Justify Its Own Crime
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
Concert of Europe for the 21st Century
Karaganov: Russia Poised to Play Key Role in New 21st-Century ‘Concert of Nations’
Europe
Prague Spring 2015: How Russian Television Reevaluates History
Preobrazhensky: Czech, Slovak Authorities Decry Russian Film About 1968 ‘Prague Spring’
Miscellany
On So-called American Interference in Soccer Affairs
NG: Russia’s Strong Protest of FIFA Arrests Suggests It May Be Mixed Up in Corruption Scandal