Letter From the Editors (FREE content)

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Sandu’s Party Ekes Out Majority in Parliament
Complex Battle for Simple Majority
Sandu Puts End to Moldova’s Relations With Russia
Wrath and Resolve: Voters Against Farce
Valeriu Pasa: Russia Is Waging A Hybrid War Against Moldova

Valdai Club Holds Annual Meeting in Sochi
I Left My Heart at Valdai
Major Change (FREE content)
Clear Vision of the World

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The Economy

Russians Pick Up the Tab
Starostina: Finance Ministry’s Planned Wartime VAT Hike Increases Inflationary, GDP Growth Risks

State and Law

Ye Will Be Judged!
Shevchuk: Criminal Case Against Judge Momotov Highlights True Nature of Putin Regime

Military Affairs

Leadership at the Final Frontier
Mozhaisky Academy Head: Returning SMO Veterans, Advanced Technology Enrich Space Forces Training

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Kazakhstan

Another Twist in Kazakhstan’s Foreign Policy
Experts: Tokayev Reshuffles Cabinet to Streamline Administration, Seek Favor in Washington, Beijing

Ukraine

Engine of War
Izvestia: Tomahawks for Ukraine a Major Escalatory Threat

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Afghanistan

Conflict Between Kabul and Kandahar Factions Creates Threat of New Civil War in Afghanistan
Tensions Between Taliban Factions Raise Specter of Civil War

United States

Which Conflict Can Trump Stop Faster?
NG: US Peace Plan for Ukraine Lacks Specificity of Its Peace Plan for Gaza