Letter From the Editors
The Joy and Pain of Korban: Sacrifices in Ukraine and the Middle East
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
What Will Be Putin’s Next Steps in Syria?
Confusion Reigns in Ukrainian Regional Elections
How Carefully Do You Read the CDRP?
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Politics
Quote of the Week
Kharatyan: Russia Not as Committed to Repatriating Ordinary Russians as It Claims to Be
State and Law
Director of Moscow Library of Ukrainian Literatures Accused of Inciting Hatred
Accidents/Disasters
A321: What if It Was an Act of Terror?
Stanovaya: Russian Authorities Looking to Capitalize On Uncertainty Surrounding Russian A321 Crash
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Belarus
Europe Is Losing Consciousness
Khalip: European Union Failing to Maintain Adequate Pressure on Lukashenko Regime
Georgia
Mikhail Saakashvili Concocts a Coup
State Security Services Launch Investigation Into Saakashvili Regarding Possible Coup Attempt
Ukraine
Investigators Taken Off Odessa Riot Case
Council of Europe Advisory Panel Criticizes Ukrainian Investigators’ Handling of Odessa Fire Tragedy
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
The Putin Plan
Ivanov: Russia’s Proposals for Settling Conflicts in Syria, Ukraine Are Concrete, Logical, Consistent
Putin’s World Is Far Removed From Reality
Golts: Putin Espouses Very Primitive Version of Realpolitik at Valdai Discussion Club Meeting
Valdai-Madrid
Gozman: Europe Has Largely Given Up on Lecturing Russia, Yet Moscow Continues to Lecture Europe
Poland
Poland and European Symbolism
Lukyanov: Poland’s Shift to the Right Shows a Growing Rift Between Western, Eastern Europe