Letter From the Editors (FREE content)
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
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US Ships Prepare for Iran War
Dropping an F-35 Bomb
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Iran Between Recognition of Israel and War
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Economy
Making a Break
Inflation Slowed in 2025 on Weakening Consumer Demand; Moscow Most Stable Region at +3.68%
Society
The War on Cheburashka
Meduza: Duma Culture Committee Piles On After Nationalist Philosopher Dugin Trashes Cheburashka
(Editorial) – Literature Isn’t Moscow; Beautifying It Is Pointless
NG: While Chechnya Translates Russian Classics, Moscow Writers Do More Talking Than Publishing
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Georgia
U.S. Vice-President Upsets Georgia
NG: Georgia Fears Losing Its Logistical Hub Status as Vance Skips Visit on Trip to Region
Ukraine
Ukrainian Armed Forces May Become Core of European International Army
NG: Kubilius Resurrects Possibility of United European Army Including Ukrainian Forces
Neighborhood Watch
Bildt: Europe Needs ‘Firmer Framework’ to Shape Russia, Ukraine Policies and Counter US Bullying
Discussion Table
RG: Security, Territorial Issues Top Agenda at Trilateral Talks With Ukraine in UAE
(Editorial) – Will UAE Meetings End Russia-Ukraine Conflict?
NG: Until Zelensky Accepts ‘Anchorage Formula,’ UAE Talks Can Build ‘Infrastructure of Peace’
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
Peace in Slow Motion
Ordzhonikidze: Trump’s ‘Foreign Policy Hooliganism’ Aims to Circumvent UN
Syria
Construction Concerns
Al Sharaa Visits Moscow for Talks With Putin on Economic, Military Cooperation
Venezuela
A City Without Maduro
Kommersant: Life in Venezuela Slowly Returning to Normal Following Maduro’s Seizure