Letter From the Editors (FREE content)

FEATURED NEWS STORIES          

Brazil Hosts BRICS Summit
Brasilia Lends BRICS Air of Unity
Meeting in a Different Context
Trump Won’t Defeat BRICS
Skipping Out

Lavrov Meets Rubio in Malaysia
Even Without a Meeting, ASEAN Would Help
Don’t Shoot From the Hip, Rubio
Patience Is [Hard] Work (FREE content)

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION        

State and Law

Crime And Banishment
IC: Former Transportation Minister Starovoit Dies by Suicide After Involvement in Corruption Cases

The Starovoit Option
Martynov: Starovoit’s Suicide Will Force Putin Associates to ‘Rethink Their Personal Prospects’

Public Attitudes          

Overworked and Underpaid, Russians Change Their Minds About the War
Khroniki Poll: Russians Generally Perceive Financial Situation as Worse Since Start of Ukraine War

The Media      

Dmitry Peskov: ‘There Is Intense Fatigue From Consuming Large Amounts of Information’
Peskov: Patriotic Trend in Media Reporting Will Continue

Military Affairs          

Vladimir Putin: Together We Are a Colossal, Enduring Force In Our Righteousness and Internal Unity
Putin Praises People’s Front for Homefront Efforts to Support Special Military Operation

Russian Navy’s Flagship May Be Cut Up Into Scrap Metal
Future of Admiral Kuznestov Flagship Aircraft Carrier in Doubt as Repair Costs Mount

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES      

Transcaucasus

Pashinyan and Aliyev Have Constructive Conversation, But No Breakthroughs
Pashinyan, Aliyev Hold Surprise Direct Talks in UAE After Passing on Chance to Meet in Istanbul

Belarus           

Lukashenko Fights for Minds While Tikhanovsky Takes Offense at His Comrades
NGE: Tikhanovsky’s Pleas for Donations Raise Questions From Belarussian Opposition

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

World Politics

20 Years Ago, UN General Assembly Made a Mistake That Must Be Corrected as Soon as Possible
Remchukov: UN ‘Responsibility to Protect’ Set Ticking Time Bomb Under Global Order

Afghanistan   

New Page
Kotkov: As Moscow, Kabul Turn New Page, Complex History of Relations Must Be Kept in Mind

Afghanistan Expects Influx of Russian Spies
Serenko: Taliban Regime Wary of Moscow’s Motives, Wants to See Concrete Actions