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FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Xi Jinping Confirms Cabinet Ahead of Moscow Visit

US Drone Lost After Brush With Russian Jet

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The Economy

‘We Don’t Have Good Cops and Bad Cops in Russia: They’re All Good’
Putin Delivers Upbeat Remarks on the Economy to Russian Industrialists, Entrepreneurs

State and Law

Yevgeny Roizman Arrested on Charges of Displaying Extremist Symbols
Former Yekaterinburg Mayor Roizman Arrested for Posting ‘Extremist Symbols’ Online

Public Attitudes

Special Military Operation Splits Camps of Supporters and Detractors (Read online for FREE)
Experts Disagree on Significance of Infighting Among Supporters, Opponents of Ukraine War

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Central Asia

Startup Revolution
Regional IT Sector Hopes Recent Russian Relocatees Can Help Fuel New Tech Hubs in Central Asia

Armenia

Armenia’s CSTO Démarche
Yerevan Turns Down CSTO Quota in Protest to Organization’s Weak Karabakh War Response

Georgia

Georgia’s Murky ‘Transparency’ Bill
Meduza: Failed Foreign Agents Bill Actually Meant to Foster Transparency, Authors Claim

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

World Politics

Russia Agrees to Extend Grain Deal
Russia-Ukraine Deal Gests 60-Day Extension

Syria

Russia Changes Format for Contacts With Assad
Experts: Assad Marks Reentry to Regional Diplomacy With Moscow Visit on Daraa Uprising Anniversary

United States

Bank Crisis Looming
Experts: Turmoil in US Tech Banking Unlikely to Affect Russia