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FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Putin, Xi Meet in Beijing
Such a Different Triangle
On Trump’s Heels, Putin Gets a Lavish Welcome in China but No Blockbuster Deals
Ceremony Without Hegemony
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Politics
Even in Exile, Russia’s Political Opposition Struggles to Rise Above Its Divisions
MT: Latest Anticorruption Foundation Fight Shows Internal Division Among Russian Opposition
No Place for Discussions (FREE content)
Mitrokhin: Volodin Correct That Tsarist Assemblies Not Parliaments, but Russians Still Need Democracy
The Economy
Russian Women Distinguished by Increased Workaholism
New Study: Russian Women More Engaged in Labor Force Than in Peer Countries, Often Due to Need
Playing by Rules Won’t Protect Russian Business Owners From Kremlin Shakedown
Rybakova: 200,000 Small Businesses Close in Three Months as Tax Squeeze Threatens Owners
State and Law
Political Repression in Russia Is a Numbers Game
Astashin: While Less Deadly Than Stalinist Terror, ‘Selective’ Repression Creates ‘Atmosphere of Fear’
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
The CIS
Nuclear Triad Guarantees Sovereignty
Putin, Lukashenko, Officials Convene Remotely to Oversee Joint Nuclear Exercises of Union State
Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek Pledges Security for Chinese Investments
Chinese, Kyrgyz Security Ministers Meet in Bishkek as Beijing Prepares Ground for New Railway
Ukraine
Signal Entry
Experts: Europeans Favor Early EU Membership for Ukraine as Signal to Russia, but Roadblocks Remain
Why EU Is Offering Ukraine European ‘Antechamber’ Instead of Membership
Expert Sokolov: Merz’s ‘Associate Membership’ Idea for Ukraine Reflects EU Caution, Outdated Mindset
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
Under the Banner of Counterbalances
Ordzhonikidze: Russia Is ‘Up Against’ US in ‘Struggle’ for Energy Resources
China
Chinese Youth Perceive Russia as Resource-Rich Military Power
Poll: Young Chinese People View Russia as Resource-Rich Military Power Rather Than Tech Heavyweight
Trump Risks Incurring Xi’s Wrath
NG: Trump Risks Angering Xi by Breaking Unwritten Rules of US-Taiwan Relations
India
Delhi’s Maneuvers
Izvestia: Modi’s European Tour Does Not Mean India Is Abandoning Russia, Global South