Russia Policy Monitor No. 2725
Anti-corruption justice inches forward;
More Russian covert action thwarted in Kyiv;
Russia expands HIV testing;
Russia proffers nuclear assistance... on Iran;
Russia is still in dire economic straits
Anti-corruption justice inches forward;
More Russian covert action thwarted in Kyiv;
Russia expands HIV testing;
Russia proffers nuclear assistance... on Iran;
Russia is still in dire economic straits
China sold Iran the spy satellite it used to target U.S., Arab assets;
Russia oil imports help offset Middle East supply shortfalls;
China and Turkmenistan ink deal to expand Galkynysh gas field;
Seven nuclear reactors to be commissioned this year;
Tianlong-3 rocket fails on debut
Iran’s economy is already crippled, but still resilient. The US economy is less threatened, but its political system is less tolerant of short-term economic pain.
In the wake of this weekend’s failed negotiations in Islamabad, the Iran conflict is back on. So, too, are the Trump administration’s efforts to bring the Islamic Republic to heel.