Letter From the Editors
The View From the Kremlin – Living the Dream in a Post-Truth World
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
What Do Tea Leaves Say About Russian-US Ties?
Does Putin Control Sechin – or Vice Versa?
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Science
Putin Checks Academy of Sciences for Honesty, Independence
Putin Spars With Russian Academy of Sciences Head Over Election of State Officials as RAS Members
Miscellany
Russia Raises ‘Potemkin Firewall’ Against Global Social Networks
Roskomnadzor’s Blocking of LinkedIn Social Network Merely the Roaring of a Paper Tiger
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Belarus
Candid Dialogue: President Aleksandr Lukashenko on Reforms, Integration, Wages, Corruption, etc.
President Lukashenko Holds Annual Q&A Session With Russian Journalists
Georgia
Tbilisi’s Faith in Washington Shaken
Ratification of Russian-Abkhazian Joint Forces Treaty Rattles Georgia
Ukraine
Three Years Later
Three Years After Revolution, Ukraine Has No Idea What to Do Next
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
Will a Truce With the West Lead to a Thaw in Russia?
West Reducing Pressure on Russia Does Not Guarantee Concessions From Moscow
Military Alliances
President Putin: Russia Pledges Response to NATO Expansion
Putin Pledges Response to NATO Expansion
Syria
Syria: Egypt Finally Joins the Fray to Support Russia-backed Coalition
Egypt’s el-Sisi Signals Readiness to Cooperate With Russia on Syria
Europe
Sleepers Awake
Moldova, Bulgaria Shrugging Off Russophobia, but Will That Benefit Russia?
EU at War With Russian Propaganda
EU Adopts Resolution Condemning Russian, ISIS Propaganda