Letter From the Editors (FREE content)

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Putin Proposes Victory Day Ceasefire
War Games
Meeting Partway
West to Give Ukraine Even More Shells
Peace in Ukraine Is Closer Than It Seems (FREE Content)

Russia Marks 80th Anniversary of WW II Victory
Kiev Rejects Short-Term Ceasefire and Threatens Guests of May 9 Parade in Moscow
Foundation That Must Not Be Lost
‘The Fight for the Truth Will Continue and We Will Not Give Way’

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Political Parties/Blocs

RFCP to Again View Lenin Mausoleum Through Decorations
Experts: RFCP to Continue Lenin Monument Fight to Avoid Party Split but Exploring Different Tactics

The Economy

Robert Agee: ‘The Sanctions Mechanism Is a Titanic, but Trump Wants to Make a Deal’
AmCham Russia’s Agee: Peace to Bring Opportunity for US Companies to Recoup Lost Billions in Russia

Society

Raids, Denunciations and Orthodox Blessings
Meduza: Nationalist Group Russian Community Well Connected, Eager to Enforce Worldview

Chechnya

Kadyrov Asks to Be Relieved of His Post
Amid Rumors of Illness, Kadyrov Tells Local Press He’s Ready to Retire Once Putin Decides It’s Time

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Georgia

Georgian Government Disappointed by ‘Friendship Act’
NG: Georgian Government Irked by Passage of MEGOBARI Act by US House of Representatives

Moldova

Moldova Going Bankrupt
NG: Moldovan Economy Suffers as Agricultural Production Stagnates

Ukraine

‘We Can Start Digging’
Kiev, Washington Sign Minerals Deal Granting US Access to Natural Resources in Ukraine

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

South Asia

Insecurity Counsel
Kostina: Indian Home Front Largely Unconcerned as Tensions Flare With Pakistan After Terrorist Attack

Romania

Euroskeptic Choice
Trukhachev: Euroskeptic Simion to Face Liberal Dan in Presidential Runoff Redo, but With Lower Stakes

United States

It Makes Sense for Russia to Normalize Its Relations With the US Across the Board
Remchukov: Trump Destroying Global Trade System US Itself Built; Russia Can Win With His Friendship