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FEATURED NEWS STORIES

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THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The Presidency

Skepticism to Acceptance: How Putin’s Views on Climate Change Evolved Over the Years
MT: Is Putin’s Turnaround on Climate Change Enough to Shrink Russia’s Massive Carbon Footprint?

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Armenia

Armenia Sinks Into Apathy
Gasymov: Pashinyan’s Win a Result of Armenians’ War Weariness, Distrust of Old Elites

Belarus

Eastern Partner Strikes Back
Minsk Exits Eastern Partnership, Suspends Readmission Agreement as EU Tightens Sanctions

Aleksandr Lukashenko Proposes Writing an Integration Plan Through 2030 With Russia

Lukashenko, Putin Reiterate Support for Integration Plan at Forum of Regions Meeting

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

World Politics

Lavrov, Jesus, Bisexuals and Trans People: Big and Small Lies of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Kolezev: Lavrov’s Splashy Article Accusing West of Moral Turpitude Lacks Actual Facts

China

Made With China
Putin, Xi Reconfirm Good-Neighborliness Treaty on 20th Anniversary of Its Signing

Afghanistan

Kabul Left One-On-One With Taliban
As US Leaves Afghanistan, Russia Seeks to Protect Central Asian Allies, Keeps Eye on Taliban

Europe

Europe Splits Into Two Blocs
Eastern Europe Nixes Merkel-Macron Proposal for Top-Level Summit with Putin