A good year for Russia's oligarchs;
Putin's defense of Molotov-Ribbentrop;
A new route for Russian gas;
A meeting of the minds in Damascus;
Moving forward on hypersonics

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

Surprise legal victory for Russian blogger;
Putin and Zelensky meeting labeled a draw;
Disaster on Russia's lone aircraft carrier;
Russia-Germany dispute escalates;
A new record in population decline

GAZPROM scores "contract of the century";
Putin's new START proposal;
The private jet of Russia's elite;
WADA hands down unprecedented ban

New bridge to link Russia, China;
Spy ship hiding off U.S. coast?;
A hostile climate for business;
Summer airstrikes targeted Syrian civilians;
A broader foreign agents law;
Negotiations stall on Russian-Belarusian integration

Passports link GRU agents to unsolved crimes;
A brewing emigration crisis?;
U.S. officials inspect Putin's superweapon;
Another investigative journalist attacked;
Apple appeases Kremlin with new Crimea policy