Letter From the Editors (FREE content)

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Ulterior Motives Interfere With Ukraine Truce
Clock Is Ticking On Trump’s Deadline for Peace Deal Between Moscow and Kiev
Disorder in Bilateral Relations (FREE Content)
Supreme Rada Extends Martial Law
Christ-Guaranteed Peace
Bad Faith Actors

Europeans Weigh Options Amid Tariff Reprieve
Roman Mediator
One-on-One With Putin: Abandoned By Its Ally Across the Atlantic, Europe Faces the Prospect of a Major War

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Elections

Parties Show Interest in Gubernatorial Races
2026 Gubernatorial Races Heat Up as Opposition Parties Decide on Candidates

Regions

Former Kursk Province Governor Aleksei Smirnov Charged
Former Top Kursk Province Officials Charged With Fraud Related to Border Fortification Construction

Military Affairs

Volchanin the Omnipotent
Russia Deploys New Unmanned Ground Vehicle to Supply Troops Fighting in Ukraine

Public Attitudes

‘It’s All About Raw, Exaggerated Emotion’
Shepelin: Russian Propaganda Backtracks on Anti-US Sentiment Given Trump’s Mediation Bid

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Transcaucasus

Pashinyan Agrees to Dissolve OSCE Minsk Group
Armenia Agrees to Sign Statement on End of Minsk Group Along With Peace Treaty With Azerbaijan

Moldova

Gagauz Autonomy Has Effectively Ceased to Exist
NG: Gagauzia on Brink of Losing Autonomy After Constitutional Court Decision

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Arms Control and Nonproliferation

‘We May End Up on the Escalator to Nuclear War’
Expert Arbatov: US, Russia Abiding by New START Despite Suspension, but Renewal Will Be Fraught

China

Who’s Right, Who’s Wrong – The Answer Is Staring Us All in the Face
Chinese Envoy: US Must Correct Tariff ‘Bullying’ or Beijing Will Defend Global Trade

Germany

Will Merz Push Germany Into Confrontation With Russia?
Nikiforov: Incoming Chancellor Merz’s Hawkishness Presents Wrinkle for Coalition-Building Efforts

Qatar

Emir and Friendship
Expert Sadygzade: Emir’s Moscow Visit Highlights Potential of Doha’s Economic, Diplomatic Vectors