The publication features reporting and writing on people, trends, issues, and challenges that are driving the global conversation about Russia. It offers daily content on its website, as well as weekly newsletters, briefs, and reports to its subscribers. Russia Direct is funded by advertising and sponsorship sales, as well as financial support from Russia's daily Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Its mission is to create a forum for experts and senior decision-makers from both the United States and Russia to discuss, debate, and understand the issues in U.S.-Russian relations.