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FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Russia Responds to US Nuclear Testing Announcement
The Nuclear Option
What Putin and Belousov Said About Resuming Nuclear Testing
Testing Times (FREE content)

Zohran Mamdani Wins New York City Mayoral Race
Peace, Labor, Mayor!
A New New York

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The Economy

The Devil Is in the Retail
Duma Considers Price Control Bill to Rein in Inflation; Businesses, Experts Balk, Citing High Interest Rates

Military Affairs

Russia’s New Weapons Are Shaping the Course of History
Tikhonov: On National Unity Day, Putin Fetes Developers of Novel Missile Delivery Systems

Society

Homo Putinus
Meduza: Kremlin Ideologist Kharichev Pushes Large Families, Collective Above Self in New Essay

‘Values-Driven Aggression Against CIS Countries Is a Serious Challenge’
Security Council’s Shevtsov: Russia-CIS Festival Highlights Shared Traditional Values, History

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Central Asia

Evasive Maneuver
Trump Hosts Central Asian Leaders as US Seeks Access to Region’s Mineral Resources

Belarus

Belarus Close to Victory in Border Dispute With EU
Lithuanian Trucks Stalled in Belarus Following Spat Over Weather Balloons

Ukraine

Meduza Talks to Analyst Balazs Jarabik About How War and Martial Law Are Reshaping Ukraine’s Political Landscape
Jarabik: Ukraine Society Continues to Rally Around Zelensky Even as Political Competition Increases

Kiev Names Person Responsible for Disruption of Heating Season
Scandal Surrounding Former Ukrenergo Director Kudritsky Heats Up

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

World Politics

White House Proposes Jointly Leading World With China
Experts: Trump’s ‘G2’ Reference to Xi Meeting Suggests Shift From Containment to Coexistence

Guidelines for Cocreation
Borovikova: Russian, Chinese Ministers Seek New Joint Endeavors as SMO-Era Trade Boom Plateaus

On Ecology
Brazil Touts Advances Toward Clean, Renewable Energy as Leaders Converge on Belem for COP30