Speculation surrounds Chechnya's strongman; 
A deepening gold trade with Abu Dhabi; 
The high cost of avoiding military service; 
More signs of long-term military planning; 
A fire sale in Crimea

Guarded optimism about Ukraine's counteroffensive;
A tacit ally in Hanoi; 
Moscow and Pyongyang: an "anti-imperial" alliance;
UK puts Wagner on terror list; 
Moscow wants a North African foothold 

Russia and North Korea: Official Comity...
...And Unofficial Friction; 
Election Season in Ukraine's Unoccupied East; 
Viktor Bout's Second Act

New nuclear moves from Moscow; 
The limits of Turkish diplomacy;
New attention to Russia's nukes;
Wagner's uncertain future 

Moscow still shooting for the stars; 
Wagner needs to bend the knee; 
Prigozhin's people eye the exits;
Wagner's replacements?; 
A requiem for Prigozhin