A quid pro quo for Tehran: nuclear assistance;
A tussle over Tbilisi's political direction;
A scandal in Chisinau;
Moscow's ominous new nuclear doctrine

A step forward for the Kremlin in Africa;
The limits of Turkish support;
NATO beefs up arctic defenses against Russia;
Russia counterattacks in Kursk;
How Russian education is suffering

Another casualty of Russia's war;
Putin swells the size of Russia's military...;
...And updates its nuclear posture

Nationalist sentiment, regional divisions resurface;
Russia's youth rage against the war machine;
Nervous in Norway;
Europe draws a red line...;
...As Moscow leans into its alliance with Tehran

In Russia, the war narrative is changing...;
...As revolt simmers in the ranks;
Another "undesirable," this time with a familiar name;