Letter From the Editors
Putin Courts the European Media; Poroshenko Survives First Year in Office; and Igor Strelkov Prepares for His Close-Up

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Ukrainian Settlement Process Comes Undone

Can Russia Save Face in Ukraine Crisis?

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Politics

Hearing the Donetsk Basin: Who Will Be the Deputy from Novorossia in the Next State Duma?
Kashin: Igor Strelkov Unlikely to Be the Face of Novorossia in Russia’s Next State Duma

State and Law

Parliament Prepared to Give President Power to Deploy Troops
Lawmakers Poised to Give President Power to Send Troops Abroad to Protect Russian Citizens

The Presidency

Quote of the Week
Kharatyan: Putin’s Claim That He Has No Regrets in Life Presumptuous, Preposterous

Regions

The Tsukanov Incident and the Degradation of the Kremlin’s Domestic Policymaking
Golosov: Faux Pas Re: Governor’s Non-Dismissal Shows Kremlin’s Disregard for Regional Policy

Science

Why Russia Does Not Need Science
Inozemtsev: Science in Russia Largely a Façade Since Being Co-Opted, Neglected by Government

Miscellany

Kremlin Rushing to Cover Its Tracks on MH17
Golts: Kremlin Sponsoring More Outlandish MH17 Claims in Order to Cover Its Tracks

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Declines OSCE Services
Baku Shuts Down OSCE Office

Moldova

Will Transnistria Crisis Force Russia into War?
Frolov: West Must Act to Prevent Ukrainian-Russian Squabbles Over Transnistria From Triggering War

Time of Frozen Conflicts Coming to an End
NG: Transnistrians Growing Fearful That Russia Might Not Come to Its Aid As Promised

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Military Affairs

What If?
Felgengauer: RF’s Snap Military Drills Disregard Spirit of Post-Cold War Confidence-Building Measures

Turkey

Eurasian Solution for Turkey
Lukyanov: Changes to Turkey’s Political Landscape Have Implications for Russia’s Geopolitics

Miscellany

Soccer out of Bounds
Ekspert: FIFA Scandal Demonstrates How US Wields Its Financial Club to Achieve Political Goals