Letter From the Editors (FREE content)
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Zelensky Dressed Down at White House
Trump Will Only Take
The Outfit Wasn’t Appropriate
Clash of Charisma (FREE content)
Stress Conference
(Editorial) – On Global Politics and Electoral Rhythms in the US
Starmer Leads European Damage Control
How Europe Can Support Ukraine After Zelensky’s Spat With Trump
Old-World Landowners Console Zelensky
Changing Shoes on the Fly
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
State and Law
State Duma Adopts Law on Reform of Local Self-Government
State Duma Passes Law Reforming Local Self-Government Over Objections From Main Parties
Military Affairs
Winning Score of Army Air Defense Teams
Krasnaya Zvezda: An ‘Effective Air Defense System Helps Fight the Enemy’
Public Attitudes
‘The Main Goal of the SMO Is for the SMO to Be Over’
Pollster: Russians Have Become ‘Quite Good’ at Ignoring the War
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Transcaucasus
Russia Will Grant Abkhazia Three Wishes
Abkhazian President Gunba Meets With Putin to Shore Up Support Amid Energy Crisis
Ukraine
‘Ukraine Will Not Accept Any Ultimatums’
Podolyak: Trump’s Negotiating Style and Posture More Beneficial to Kiev Than Many Perceive
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Foreign Economic Relations
A Tariff War Is Happening
Rybakova: Trump’s Beggar-Thy-Neighbor Trade Policy Threatens Global Economic Crisis
Europe
(Editorial) – On the ‘Pro-Russian’ European Right
NG: Le Pen’s Ukraine Waffling Illustrates That Rightist Realpolitik Won’t Always Serve Moscow
Germany
Germany Voted, Now What?
Expert Kneissl: German Voters Rebuke SDP, but CDU Leader Merz Faces Instability, Economic Pressure
United Kingdom
The English Are Coming
Diplomat Kelin: Starmer Leads European ‘War Party’ but Lacks Influence to Stop Trump Peace Efforts
United States
Aleksandr Darchiyev to Become Russia’s Ambassador to US
Darchiyev Accepted as Ambassador to Washington, Negotiates Mutual Reopening of Consulates