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Russia’s Domestic Policy
Kremlin official outlines value framework and vision of “ideal Russia”
MOSCOW (Realist English). A senior Kremlin official has presented a new conceptual framework defining Russia’s core values and competing visions...
Russia moves to tighten migration health controls and enforcement
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s State Duma is preparing a package of legislative initiatives aimed at tightening and recalibrating the country’s...
United Russia maps out 2026 election strategy after autumn Duma session
MOSCOW (Realist English). A meeting of the parliamentary faction of United Russia focused on preparations for upcoming elections and a...
Russia’s birth rate stands at 1.4, with rural areas outperforming cities — Volodin
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s average total fertility rate currently stands at 1.4 children per woman, with a marked gap between...
Kadyrov says he may run again as Chechnya’s leader if backed by Putin and voters
GROZNY (Realist English). Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said he is prepared to take part in the upcoming election for head...
Russia’s Just Russia party proposes sweeping overhaul of labor migration rules, including abolition of work-permit patent system
MOSCOW (Realist English). The parliamentary faction of A Just Russia has submitted a package of bills to the State Duma...
Leningrad region governor announces new senior appointments in regional government
ST. PETERSBURG (Realist English). Governor Alexander Drozdenko has announced a series of senior appointments in the government of Russia’s Leningrad...
Russia’s internal migration accelerates as 80% of cities lose population, officials warn
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia is experiencing a sharp rise in internal migration, with roughly 80% of its cities losing population,...
Putin appoints Vitaly Korolyov as acting governor of Tver region
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Vitaly Korolyov as acting governor of the Tver region, according to...
Putin and Xi reaffirm strategic partnership in New Year video talks
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video conference with Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 4, marking...
Pompeo hints at US involvement in unrest and attacks in Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Former US secretary of state and ex-CIA director Mike Pompeo has made a rare public statement...
Khamenei warns of regional war amid US military build-up in the Gulf
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday that any US attack on the Islamic Republic would...
Trump warns Iran as US carrier group moves closer, raising fears of imminent military clash
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The risk of open conflict between the United States and Iran intensified after US President Donald Trump...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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