Here are the abstracts from the latest issue of our Russian Media Analysis newsletter. Russian media discussions of Russia’s recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics on February 21, 2022, as well as the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, will be covered in the following issue. RUSSIAN GOALS IN THE CONFRONTATIONSeveral articles discuss Russian goals in the confrontation with the West and what Russia has achieved. Other articles discuss the Japanese-Russian territorial dispute surrounding the South Kuril Islands, and how potential anti-Russian sanctions from Tokyo might affect the bilateral relationship. IRAN NUCLEAR NEGOTIATIONSTwo articles discuss the US decision to reintroduce sanction waivers to Iran in hopes of reviving the nuclear negotiations.