Letter From the Editors

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Putin, Biden Meet in Geneva

United Russia Congress Brings Surprises (Read an article from this feature for FREE)

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

State and Law

Hundreds of Thousands of Extremists
Navalny’s Anticorruption Foundation Declared Extremist; Supporters Banned From Elections

The Economy

Talking as Equals
Putin Discusses COVID Vaccine, Relations With West in Videoconference With Reporters

Medicine/Public Health

The Hill to Die On: Russians Intent On Resisting Mandatory Vaccination
Klishin: Putin Supporters Undermining Vaccination Rates, While Liberal Russians Got Vaxxed

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Belarus

Ring of Sanctions Tightens Around Minsk
European Parliament Passes Resolution Calling for ‘Substantial’ Economic Sanctions Against Belarus

Lukashenko Forms People’s Militia
Experts: Lukashenko’s Plans to Create People’s Militia an Attempt to Quash ‘Domestic Dissent’

Ukraine

Deprivation of Rights
Russia Slams Ukraine’s Law on Indigenous Peoples, Expresses Concern Over Encroaching NATO Bases

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Arms Control and Nonproliferation

‘Leaders Realize That a World War Would Be Catastrophic, But Are Eager To Tempt Fate’
Arbatov: Biden-Putin Summit Will Be a Success if Leaders Commit to Resuming Strategic Arms Talks

Military Alliances

North Anti-Chinese Alliance
NATO Summit Communiqué Targets Russia’s ‘Aggressive Actions,’ China’s Assertiveness

Europe

Three Pillars of EU Relations With Moscow
EU Reaffirms Russia Policy Ahead of Upcoming Summit