Letter From the Editors (FREE content)
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Russia Faces New Reality After Kursk Invasion
‘Right Now, People Are Realizing That Putin Is Not So Great After All’ (FREE content)
The Alliance Expands
‘The State Has Once Again Shifted Responsibility to Citizens’
Putin, Aliyev Solidify Ties in Baku
What Brought Putin to Azerbaijan
Russian, Azerbaijani Presidents Leave for Zagulba
New Dimension
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Politics
PYRRHIC VICTORY OF DEMOCRACY – Marking National Flag Day and the Anniversary of the August 1991 Putsch
Mitrokhin: Victory in August 1991 Putsch Too Costly Given Yeltsin’s Failure to Establish Democracy
Patriots Starting to Get Angry
Zhelenin: Emergence of Prigozin 2.0 Signals Crisis in Putin’s Autocracy
Political Parties/Blocs
Yabloko Being Pushed to Political Fringe
NG: Yabloko Facing Growing Barriers to Candidate Registration
The Media
(Editorial) – On Foreign Agent Status for Telegram Channels
NG: Assigning Foreign Agent Status on TelegramStifles Speech, Will Leave Government Out of Touch
Terrorism
Kremlin Publishes Video of Putin’s First Meeting With Parents of Beslan School Siege Victims in 19 Years – But Edits Out Their Questions
Meduza: Putin Meets Mothers of Beslan, But Kremlin Masks Ongoing Dissatisfaction With Investigation
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Moldova
Sandu Will Ensure Reliable Rear Support for Ukraine
Gamova: Western Officials’ Visits May Indicate Moldova Will Be a Ukraine Arms Supply Route
Losing Victory
Kharitonova: Moldova Elections Heat Up as Court Upholds Ban of Pro-Moscow Opposition Bloc
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
Everywhere Man
Novaya: Émigré Opposition Shocked After Associate Revealed to Be GRU Agent in Prisoner Swap
China
Geopolitical Chess
China Scholar: Despite Sanctions Headaches, Beijing Is Russia’s Loyal Friend, Seeks Trade Solutions
India
What Narendra Modi Was Doing in Kiev
Modi Bemoans War During Kiev Visit; Expert: Indian Leader Sees No Advantage to Mediator Role