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Russia’s Domestic Policy
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...
Volodin calls foreign agents “traitors” and urges tougher laws to protect Russia’s sovereignty
MOSCOW (Realist English). Speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin on Tuesday described so-called foreign agents as “people who have...
Former deputy governor of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area charged with large-scale bribery and abuse of power
SURGUT (Realist English). Russian prosecutors have approved the indictment against Alexey Shipilov, the former first deputy governor of the Khanty-Mansi...
Russia makes AI integration mandatory in regional digital transformation programs
TYUMEN (Realist English). Russia is entering a new stage of artificial intelligence (AI) deployment across its regions, Deputy Prime Minister...
Mishustin and Volodin discuss draft federal budget for 2026–2028
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin met with State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin on Monday to discuss the...
Irkutsk governor Igor Kobzev to lead regional government, pledges “personal responsibility” for economic growth and social stability
IRKUTSK (Realist English). Governor Igor Kobzev announced on October 15 during the 28th session of the Irkutsk Regional Legislative Assembly...
Russia’s youngest governor restructures administration, abolishes adviser positions in Samara region
SAMARA (Realist English). Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, Russia’s youngest regional governor at 36, has announced the elimination of all official adviser positions...
Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Hormuz crisis reshapes global tanker market as shipping routes collapse
LONDON (Realist English). The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of the Iran war has triggered...
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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