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FEATURED NEWS STORIES
St. Petersburg Hosts Russia-Africa Summit
Africa’s White Nights
Long Game
Who Is all This Africa for?
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Politics
Rapprochement Between Navalny’s and Strelkov’s Followers Is ‘Quite A Realistic Prospect’ (FREE content!)
Sova Center’s Verkhovsky: Russia’s Political Regime Cannot Change in the Current Situation
The Economy
Russia’s Unemployment Rate Compares Favorably With Europe’s
NG: Russia’s Low Unemployment Rate Sign of Worker Shortage
State and Law
Russia’s Elusive Patriots
Gozman: Weakness of Girkin’s ‘Patriots’ Lies in Their Collective Mentality
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Transcaucasus
‘Putin Realized There Wouldn’t Be Any Punishment.’ What Russia’s Elites Learned From the 2008 Invasion of Georgia
Meduza: 2008 War With Georgia Gave Putin Confidence to Invade Ukraine
Ukraine
No to UKRO-Poland
Izvestia: Anti-Ukrainian Sentiments Rise in Poland Following Flood of Ukrainian Refugees
Ukraine May Get Snap Elections Instead of Late Ones
NG: Status of Upcoming Parliamentary, Presidential Elections Unclear Amid Ongoing Hostilities
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
Brics May Merge With Global South
Paniyev: BRICS Discusses Expansion as African, Latin American, Middle Eastern States Line Up
Silence Is Golden, but a Good Conversation Is Priceless
Putin, Erdogan Talk After Five-Week Silence as Turkish Leader Seeks to Rekindle Grain Deal
Foreign Economic Relations
Days of Our Pipes’ Lives
As Anniversary Nears, Russians, German Opposition Doubt Sincerity of West’s Nord Stream Inquiry
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Intends to Bring Together Kiev, Global South
Experts: While Current Jeddah Ukraine Peace Talks Leave Out Russia, They Open Future Opportunities