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FEATURED NEWS STORIES

NATO Summit Wraps With No Invite for Ukraine
NATO Disappoints Zelensky but Emboldens Erdogan
NATO on the War Path
In Search of Impunity Guarantees
Ukraine Won’t Become a Second Israel for US And Its Allies
‘They Were Afraid to Invite Ukraine To Join NATO’

Blinken, Lavrov Vie for Influence at ASEAN
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Travels to Indonesia for ASEAN Events
When Pawns Don’t Want to Be Queen
Russia and US Plunge Into ASEAN

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Politics
On the Rebellion’s Public Transformation Into an Intraelite Dispute (FREE content!)
NG: Prigozhin’s Special Post-Coup Status Changes Calculus of Power Struggles

Military Affairs
‘The Mutiny Sparked a Witch Hunt’
Meduza: Decorated General Dismissed After Leaked Complaints Against Army Leadership

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan Presidential Election Goes Uncontested
Panfilova: Mirziyoyev Expected to Coast to Victory in Snap Presidential Election

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

World Politics
South Africa’s Putin Dilemma
Novaya: Pretoria Tries to Thread the Needle as Putin’s ICC Warrant Looms Over BRICS Summit

China
Bloc for the Military
Russian, Chinese Legislators Meet in Beijing, Commit to Broad Cooperation on Security Issues

India
The Indian Side of the Eurasian Balance
Popov: Can Russia Capitalize on Ties With India as New Delhi Seeks to Assert Itself on Global Stage?

Iran
Iran Doubts Strength of Alliance With Russia
Tehran Issues Stern Protest After Russian Statement Appears to Back UAE Claim to Gulf Islands