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Zelensky accused of authoritarian drift as Kyiv regime targets anti-corruption voices
KYIV (Realist English). The head of the Kyiv regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, is facing mounting accusations of authoritarianism after security forces...
Canadian oil sands emerge as lowest-cost producers in North America amid global downturn
CALGARY (Realist English). Canada’s oil sands producers — including Imperial Oil, Suncor, and Cenovus — have become some of the...
Russia clarifies stance on VPN: use not punishable unless tied to criminal acts
MOSCOW (Realist English). The use of VPN services in Russia will not be considered an offense on its own, but...
“Let the Turks run a corridor through Texas, not Syunik”: Sarkis Tsaturyan slams U.S. envoy’s proposal
YEREVAN (Realist English). The founder of the Armenian national movement Ashkharazhokhov, Sarkis Tsaturyan, has strongly rejected a U.S. proposal to...
More than protection: Inside the hidden power of Russia’s FSO
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Federal Protective Service of Russia (FSO) is surrounded by even more legends than the Federal Security...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
Bezos’s Venetian wedding: a manifesto of new feudalism
VENICE (Realist English). When Jeff Bezos rents half of Venice for a $50 million wedding, it is more than the...
Not Mossad’s strength — but Iran’s weakness
TBILISI (Realist English). The recent targeted assassinations of senior IRGC commanders and high-ranking Iranian officers are not simply the triumph...
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