Letter From the Editors (FREE content)
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Putin Brings Back Annual Press Conference
PRESIDENT ON THE LINE
WE’RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK
LIVING AND WORKING LIKE LERMONTOV (FREE article)
‘PUTIN IS VERY HAPPY AND VERY PROUD OF HIMSELF’
Putin Officially Nominated for Fifth Term
CONGRESS VOTES FOR PUTIN
KNOWLEDGE OF POWER
ELECTION CAMPAIGN SLOWS DOWN AHEAD OF HOLIDAYS
FROM THE EDITOR
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Political Parties/Blocs
THE CIPHER
Itskova: LDPR Leader Slutsky Pales in Comparison to Zhirinovsky, but Is a Convenient Partner for Kremlin
Elections
DOCUMENTARY TIES
Izvestia: CEC to Allow Voters in Annexed Regions to Vote Under Ukrainian Passports
State and Law
‘WHY ARE WE PUBLISHING ENEMIES?’
Writers Boris Akunin, Dmitry Bykov Added to Government List of Extremists
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Moldova
SANDU PROMISES VOTERS REFERENDUM
Gamova: Security Strategy Disputes Rally Opposition, Supporters as Sandu Announces 2024 Reelection Bid
Ukraine
KEY HIGHLIGHTS FROM ZELENSKY’S YEAR-END PRESS CONFERENCE
Meduza Summarizes Zelensky’s Year-End Presser Addressing Wartime Challenges, Controversies
WITH FEARLESS GAZE I LOOK AHEAD?
Mikhailov: EU Balks at Wartime Budget, Production Demands Despite Hard Line on Ukraine’s Integrity
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Africa
LAVROV ENDS NORTH AFRICA TRIP IN TUNISIA
Grain Deliveries Top Agenda of Lavrov’s Visit to Tunisia
Poland
DONALD TUSK SWEEPS BACK INTO OFFICE WITH A VENGEANCE
Tusk Begins Purging State Media of PiS Loyalists in Effort to ‘Restore Impartiality’
United States
‘NO PROMISES FROM THE AMERICAN SIDE CAN BE TRUSTED’
Republican Ex-Adviser Jatras: Trump to Lose in 2024; US Stance on Ukraine, NATO Becoming Untenable