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Analysts Say Post‑Putin Russia Is More Likely to Fragment Than Produce a New Strongman

They argue a divided leadership would reduce Russia’s capacity for external aggression, lowering the risk of nuclear escalation.

Exit Polls Show Kazakhstan Backs New Constitution Expanding Presidential Powers

Moscow Replaces Gulag History Museum With State 'Museum of Remembrance'

Moldova Begins Legal Withdrawal From Russia-Led CIS

Putin Signs Law Lowering Russian Citizenship Oath Age to 14

Pro-Schaparow Independents Sweep Kyrgyzstan’s Snap Parliamentary Vote

Putin Admits Russian Air Defenses Caused Azerbaijan Airlines Crash

Russia Lifts Military Pensions and Federal Pay 7.6% as Pension-Savings Payout Plan Emerges

Russia Reinstalls Stalin Statue in Moscow Metro to Bolster His Image