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The R.Politik Weekly Digest was launched in September 2023 as a result of high demand for a more frequent and brief review of Russian political events. It is dispatched every Monday. 

This digest provides sharp analyses, focusing on the week's current events by elucidating their implications and delivering contextual interpretations. It condenses comprehensive information into concise summaries, aiming to supplement the Bulletin's content and its thorough examination of more substantial developments.

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February 2025

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R.Politik Weekly Digest No. 6 (65) 2025February 17, 2025
Putin-Trump First Public Exchange; Transnistria Gas Crisis; Uskov’s Case; Drivers’ Protests
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R.Politik Weekly Digest No. 5 (64) 2025February 10, 2025
President Trump and Ukraine's Natural Resources; Resignation of the Novgorod Governor; Khinshtein Meets Putin Again; Armen Sarkisyan's Murder
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R.Politik Weekly Digest No. 4 (63) 2025February 03, 2025
Impatience with Trump Grows; A Russian Delegation Travels to Syria; The Nationalization of Domodedovo Airport; The Oreshnik Comes to Belarus

January 2025

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R.Politik Weekly Digest No. 3 (62) 2025January 27, 2025
Donald Trump Addresses Russia; Local Self-Government Reform; Russia’s Tartus Seaport in Syria; Confiscation of Foreign Property
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R.Politik Weekly Digest No. 2 (61) 2025January 20, 2025
Russian Elites’ Expectations of Trump’s Presidency; NATO Amid Trump’s Policies; Russian-Iranian Treaty; Gulag Museum Director Dismissed
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R.Politik Weekly Digest No. 1 (60) 2025January 13, 2025
Trump’s Expansionist Rhetoric; Disaster in the Azov Sea; Nationalist Ascendance