Letter From the Editors

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Lavrov, Blinken Discuss Russia-NATO Proposals

What’s at Stake for Russia in NATO Confrontation? (Read an article from this feature online for FREE)

Russia, China Vie for Influence in Kazakhstan

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Public Attitudes

‘It Seems That Although Society Fears War, Mentally It’s Already Prepared for It’
Levada Center Director: Russians Fear Big War With West; Attitudes to COVID Plateauing

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Belarus

Lukashenko Gains Peacekeeping Weight
Khodasevich: CSTO Kazakhstan Operation Boosted Lukashenko’s Global Clout

Ukraine

Back to Do Time
Poroshenko Returns Home to Face Treason Charges, Pledges Enemies ‘Will Pay for This’

Blinken’s Visit to Kiev Eclipses ‘Poroshenko Case’
Experts: Poroshenko Is Unpopular, but His Arrest Undermines Potential War Effort

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Iran

In the Same Place
Tehran Proposes 20-Year Strategic Cooperation Deal to Moscow During Raisi’s Meeting With Putin

United States

A Year Ago, Joe Biden Became U.S. President
Veselov: After One Year in the White House, Biden Team Struggles to Meet Campaign Promises