Russia Reform Monitor No. 2339
Elections illustrate Russia's political divide;
Answers in spy exfiltration drama?;
Arctic gas bound for China?;
EU sanctions linger;
New prospects for Russo-Ukrainian peace
Elections illustrate Russia's political divide;
Answers in spy exfiltration drama?;
Arctic gas bound for China?;
EU sanctions linger;
New prospects for Russo-Ukrainian peace
A famed Russian technical university is helping to lead the government’s push for public-private efforts to develop AI technologies and applications — including a joint project with China’s Huawei — and to stop top talent from flowing to the West.
Nyonoksa fallout continues;
A dubious offer;
Russian mercenaries bolster final Idlib assault;
Kyiv and Moscow swap prisoners;
A deadly protest over endangered languages
The PA drifts towards radicalism...;
...as Hamas cleans house (sort of)...;
...and bends the knee to Tehran;
al-Qaeda seeks to reclaim the high ground
[W]hatever happens on the political front, the country's foreign policy outlook, and its security priorities, will stay largely the same.