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Russia’s Domestic Policy
Putin signs law expanding telecom operators’ obligations at FSB request
MOSCOW (Realist English). President Vladimir Putin has signed amendments clarifying the obligations of telecommunications operators, according to a document published...
Kremlin confirms use of VPN services for official Telegram channel
MOSCOW (Realist English). Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has confirmed that virtual private network (VPN) services are used in the operation...
Chelyabinsk deputy governor detained in major bribery probe
CHELYABINSK (Realist English). Deputy Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region Andrey Faleychik was detained on Thursday morning as part of a...
Russia’s election commission approves full rollout of new digital voting system
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has approved the transition to a new version of the State Automated...
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...
Sheaito Moussallam: Iran is the main obstacle to Greater Israel
BEIRUT (Realist English). The Middle East today is an echo of exploding bombs, diplomatic dead ends, and dozens of contradictory interpretations...
‘Capitalism is facing a crisis of legitimacy’: Larry Fink on inequality, AI and the evolution of markets
NEW YORK (Realist English). Larry Fink, founder and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest investment company with $14 trillion in assets...
Maria Nikiforova: Young people of the liberated territories are waiting for peace and justice
MOSCOW (Realist English). Maria Nikiforova, an expert on youth policy at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian...
155 billionaires vs. 150 million people: Zyuganov on the social catastrophe in Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov presented the pre-election program "Victory...
UAE boosts production bypassing OPEC, but oil prices rise
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS, Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov has analysed for Realist English the possible consequences of...
Kurdish Genocide: From the Ottoman Empire to Erdoğan — a Chronicle of a Century of Terror
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Crimes against the Kurdish people have not been isolated episodes but have been carried out by successive Turkish...
Will Trump and Xi Agree on a New World Order?
BEIJING (Realist English). Relations between the United States and China in May 2026 can best be described as an “armed...
Pentagon withdraws troops from Germany: minus 5,000 soldiers in Europe and cancellation of a missile battalion
BERLIN (Realist English). On 2 May, the Pentagon officially announced the withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany over the next...
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