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FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Europe Weighs Geopolitical Options at Munich
What Conclusions to Draw About US-Europe Relations From Munich Conference (FREE content)
Munich Argument
Beijing Warns US Against Risky Moves
Trilateral Talks on Ukraine Held in Geneva
Peace Settlement on Hold
Technical Process
Long Road to Peace ‘Deal’ Still Lies Ahead
The Artlessness of the Deal
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Political Parties/Blocs
Second Place in Elections Is Matter of Survival
NG: Recent RFCP Ratings Bounce Shows Zyuganov Has Found Rhetorical Balance as Loyal Oppositionist
The Economy
Anton Kotyakov: Young People Present ‘Window of Opportunity for the Labor Market’
Labor Minister Kotyakov Talks Labor Shortages, AI, Generational Shifts and Working Moms
State and Law
On Cause and Effect
Digital Minister Reports to Duma on Russian Starlink, Telegram Substitutes, Justifies Blocking User Access
On Online Restrictions and Public Reactions
NG: Polls Show Public’s Ambivalence to Online Restrictions, but State Regulators Charging Ahead
Military Affairs
Guarantee of Stable Command and Control
KZ: Multitier Communication System Ensures Battlefield Coordination Without Starlink Terminals
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Armenia
Armenia Surrounded by ‘Saviors’
New Political Forces Emerge to Counter Pashinyan as Parliamentary Race Heats Up
Ukraine
Blame It All on Pushkin
Zherebtsova: Destruction of Cultural Monuments Is a Sign of Weakness, Moral Apathy
The Long Story Behind the Arrest of Ex-Minister German Galushchenko: The Latest Chapter in Ukraine’s Wartime Energy Scandal
Former Ukrainian Energy Minister Galushchenko Arrested on Charges of Money Laundering
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Europe
Secretary of State Marco Rubio Promises ‘Golden Era’ for Viktor Orban
Rubio Visits Hungary in Show of Support for Orban Ahead of Parliamentary Elections
United States
American Vice
Bazanov: Epstein Files Becoming Key Factor in Upcoming Midterm Elections for Both Parties