A step forward for Moscow in northern Syria;
Ukrainian ships returned;
Vostochny fraud a thorn in Putin's side;
Russia's military decisionmaking set to outstrip NATO's;
The Kremlin tightens its grip on Russian tech

Cold War disinformation 2.0;
Russia flexes its military muscle to send a message;
"De-dollarization" advances;
Russia's domestic violence problem;
Russia reaps the benefits of OPEC cuts

Russian fingerprints on elections in Madagascar...;
...and in Catalonia;
ICJ case moves forward;
A harsh critique of NATO;
Solidarity at the BRICS summit

Moscow throws Caracas a financial lifeline;
Another step toward a Russian internet;
Russian guns turning the tide in Tripoli;
A Russian Wikipedia;
Goodbye to Open Skies?

Gutting the HRC;
Rosneft drops the dollar;
Whelan detention extended;
A wave of cyber retaliation;
Russia's war on Jehovah's witnesses