Nord Stream II hits a new stumbling block;
Navalny reflects on 2019;
Ramping up Russian citizenship for Donbas residents;
Dissent spreading in Russia's periphery;
Minsk caves in oil standoff

Police brutality against migrant workers spikes;
Memorial receives its 19th fine;
The Avangard deploys;
UN victory paves the way for greater cyber-repression;
U.S. assistance makes Russia safer

Senate levels new Russia sanctions;
Navalny staffer kidnapped;
RUNET's first success?;
Welcome to the Russo-British media war;
Discontent in the Orthodox ranks

No breakthrough after Lavrov visit;
Moscow backs breathing room for Pyongyang;
Regional HIV crisis offers drug runners an opportunity;
Putin's constitutional plans;
Prison nightmare continues for Israeli-American tourist

Crackdown on Jehovah's witnesses continues;
Studying abroad: The newest "undesirable" activity?
Another incentive for Africa?
US/EU image improves among Russians;
A shooting at the Lubyanka