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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...
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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