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Minsk Alleges It Arrested Russian Mercenaries

Putin Appoints Khabarovsk Acting Head (read a portion of this feature for free)

Tension Remains on Armenian-Azerbaijani Border

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Politics

PM Mishustin: COVID‑19 Will Force Government to Reset Parameters for National Goals, Projects

Expert: National Projects Would Have Required Adjusting Even Without the Pandemic

Nikolayev: Shifting National Project Goals Undercut Authorities’ Credibility

Elections

Rights Advocates, Election Officials Bemoan Push to Make Extended Voting Periods Permanent

Chechnya

Karelina: Ramzan Kadyrov’s Social Media Tantrum Shows US Sanctions Hit a Nerve

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Kyrgyzstan

Petition to Remove President for Failure to Contain COVID‑19 Circulates on Social Media

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

World Politics

Komrakov: Russian-Chinese Cooperation Laying the Groundwork for New World Economic Order

Russian Experts Cautiously Optimistic After Trump’s Latest Remarks on New START Treaty

Zyuganov: Russia, China Should Foster Cooperation to Counter US Geopolitical Games