FEATURED NEWS STORIES
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Russia, China Cement Alliance on Eve of Olympics
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Elections
One Year Left for Election Experiments
NG: Electronic Voting, Three-Day Elections Will Become Mainstays in Russian Elections
State and Law
Entrepreneurs Look to Prosecution System for Protection
Entrepreneurs Appeal for Greater Leniency for Those Charged With Economic Crimes
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Belarus
Brothers in Arms
Union State Adopts New Defense Concept, Including Measures for Potential Armed Conflict
Lukashenko Makes Excuses for Syria
Lukashenko Says Military Doctors Will Go to Syria, Calls Reports of Soldier Deployment ‘Hoax’
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Middle East
‘There Is No Need to Sweep The Palestinian-Israeli Settlement Under The Rug’
RF Ambassador: Israel Not Distracted by War Talk, Ready to Work With Moscow for Palestine Peace
Afghanistan
‘The Situation in Afghanistan Is Even Worse Than the UN Thinks’
Kremlin Envoy Kabulov: Taliban Making Progress on Promises, Sanctions Are Double-Edged Sword
France
Europe’s New Leader?
Fetisov: Macron’s Mission to Moscow Positions Him for European Leadership, Boosts Election Image
Slovakia
Slovakia Invites US Troops
Pro-Russian Opposition Criticizes Slovak Government’s Agreement to Welcome US Troops