FEATURED NEWS STORIES
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Belarus Protests Mark One-Year Anniversary
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Politics
One Year on, Navalny’s Poisoning Signaled the Start of Russia’s Accelerated Crackdown
Kolesnikov: Russia’s Latest Authoritarian Turn Began With Navalny’s Poisoning One Year Ago
The Presidency
Why Putin Cannot Have a Successor
Ryklin: Talk of Successor to Putin Creates Illusion of Democracy; Candidates Mentioned Aren’t Viable
Increasingly Odious Crimean Odor
Levinson: Polls Indicate Russians Increasingly Blame Putin & Co. for Problems in the Country
The Media
‘This Was Bound to Happen’
Dozhd TV, IStories Designated ‘Foreign Agents’
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Moldova
Putin-Sandu Meeting Will Decide Transnistria’s Fate
President Sandu, Russian Deputy PM Kozak Meet to Discuss Transnistria, Possible Meeting With Putin
Turkmenistan
The More Complicated the Economy, the Harsher the Repressions: What’s Happening in Today’s Turkmenistan
Tukhbatullin: Faltering Economy Means More Repressions for Turkmen People
Ukraine
Kiev Prepares Military Scenarios Against Moscow
Kiev Launches Joint Exercises in Response to Russian Drills
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Foreign Economic Relations
Russia ‘Under No Obligation’ From Germany-US Statement
Russia’s Ambassador to Germany Discusses Nord Stream 2, Sputnik V
Syria
Syria Suspected of Talking to the US Behind Russia’s Back
Direct US-Syria Communications Channels Are Now Open, Reports Say