Letter From the Editors

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Russia Begins Partial Mobilization in Ukraine War

Mobilization Causes Concern in Russian Society

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The Economy

‘Companies That Have Suspended Their Operations in Russia Want to Return’
Manturov: Decision on Extending Parallel Imports Mechanism to Be Made in 2023

Politics

War, the Flower Girl and the Jester
Martynov: Pugacheva’s Antiwar Statement May Help Change Public Attitude Toward War in Ukraine

Dip Dip Hooray!
Kommersant: Reluctant Ambassadors Present Credentials to Putin in ‘Jittery’ Ceremony

Education

Wealthiest Academician Becomes RAS President
Gennady Krasnikov Elected President of Russian Academy of Sciences Amid ‘Intrigues’

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Central Asia

Border Conflict Rooted in Delimitation
Expert: Fragile Ceasefire Along Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Being Undermined by Nationalist Propaganda

Ukraine

Synchronized Voting: LPR/DPR, Kherson, Zaporozhye Poised to Vote in Referendums
Referendum Vote Set to Start in DPR/LPR, Certain Parts of Kherson, Zaporozhye Provinces

Referendums Against Dictatorship
Kosachov: West’s Anti-Referendum Statements Violate People’s Right to Self-Determination

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

World Politics

Beijing’s Eight Friends
Bovt: Little Progress Made at SCO Summit as Russia’s ‘Pivot to the East’ Falters

China

Will the Moscow-Beijing Axis Weaken Over the Ukraine Conflict? (read this article online for FREE)
Skosyrev: An Extended Conflict in Ukraine Will Be a Major Setback for Russian-Chinese Relations