Letter From the Editors

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Biden, Putin Meet Amid Mounting Tensions (Read an article from this feature online for FREE)

Modi, Putin Strike Friendly Tone in New Delhi

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Human Rights

Putin Sorts Through QR Codes and Foreign Agents
Putin Seeks Measured Tone on COVID QR Codes, Foreign Agents in Human Rights Council Meeting

‘I Want Journalists to Die Old’: Nobel Winner Muratov’s Acceptance Speech, in Quotes
‘We Are the Antidote to Tyranny’: Muratov Stresses Journalists’ Courage in Nobel Acceptance Speech

The Media

Son Follows in Father’s Footsteps
Pertsev: Kiriyenko’s Son Vladimir to Oversee VKontakte, Making Runet a Family Business

Why the Kremlin Blocking TOR Is A Big Deal
Soldatov: Russian Censors Defeat TOR, Famed Web Router of Crooks and Freedom Fighters

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Belarus

Belarus to Refuse European Goods
Khodasevich: Minsk’s Countersanctions Against EU Hurt Only Belarussian Consumers

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

World Politics

Modest Progress Is Better Than None
US Ambassador John Sullivan Discusses Ukraine, Diplomatic Staffing Disputes With RBC

Foreign Economic Relations

Contrasting National Effects of WTO Membership
Economist Portansky: How China Gained Much More Than Russia From 10 Years in the WTO