Russia

Abkhazia

Russian tourist shot in Abkhazia over bare torso – why are local authorities covering it up?

Abkhazia

March 17, 2025

Social media claims high-ranking official involved in shooting of Russian tourist in Abkhazia

Abkhazia-Russia

Russia labels Abkhaz journalist Inal Khashig foreign agent

Abkhazia-Russia

March 10, 2025

This is unprecedented. The Russian Justice Ministry's ruling states that Khashig "engaged with foreign political figures."

Abkhazia-Russia

Opinion: What new president of Abkhazia failed to mention in his meeting with Putin

Abkhazia-Russia

March 07, 2025

Abkhaz blogger Dmitry Mushba believes the most important issues were overlooked during the meeting

Armenia

'Some countries oppose Armenia becoming Russia’s backyard': Debates in Yerevan

Armenia

March 03, 2025

Armenian political analysts discuss possible scenarios for resolving the Ukraine crisis and their impact on the South Caucasus.

Amid scandals and gunfire, Kremlin-backed Badra Gunba becomes Abkhazia’s president

Presidential elections in Abkhazia

March 02, 2025

His opponent, opposition leader Adgur Ardzinba, secured 41.54% of the vote.

'Perhaps Russia simply doesn't want free and democratic Abkhazia?' — Opinion

Abkhazia-Russia

February 28, 2025

Public figure Akhra Bzhania is convinced that on 1 March, the citizens of Abkhazia will be choosing not just a president, but the republic’s historical path.

Kremlin defies norms to back one Abkhaz presidential candidate in snap presidential elections

Abkhazia-Russia

February 24, 2025

Moscow persistently treats Badra Gunba as an incumbent official, despite him not holding such a position.

'No point in revisiting 2020 statement' - Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council

Armenia

February 21, 2025

Armen Grigoryan did not explain why Armenia has not withdrawn its signature from the trilateral agreement despite Russia and Azerbaijan's failure to meet their obligations.

Final report on AZAL plane crash investigation to be released by December

Baku-Grozny flight crash

February 20, 2025

"The investigation period is one year, in accordance with the standards and recommended practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization," said Kazakhstan's Deputy Minister of Transport.

'Ukraine is important topic, but only part of U.S.-Russia negotiations' – View from Baku

Conflict in Ukraine

February 19, 2025

Azerbaijani analyst Farhad Mammadov believes Zelensky’s physical security is at high risk, as neither Moscow nor Washington sees him as Ukraine’s president.

Presidential elections in Abkhazia: Russia deports Turkish Abkhazians who tried to vote

Abkhazia-Russia

February 15, 2025

Two days before the election, Turkey banned the opening of a polling station on its territory for the Abkhaz elections

Can Azerbaijan impose economic sanctions on Russia? View from Baku

Azerbaijan-Russia

February 15, 2025

Economist Elchin Rashid believes that Azerbaijan could only impose symbolic sanctions on Russia, which would likely target individual Russian citizens rather than the Russian state itself.

What might U.S. want and need from South Caucasus under Trump? View from Baku

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

February 12, 2025

Under Trump, the U.S. will aim to curb Russian and Iranian influence in the South Caucasus while securing access to Central Asia, according to analysts from the South Caucasus Research Center.

By escalating tensions with Azerbaijan, Russia creates chaos in South Caucasus – View from Baku

Azerbaijan-Russia

February 12, 2025

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin stated that Russia rejects Western plans to turn the South Caucasus into an arena of geopolitical confrontation.

'Russian mediation unlikely—we've felt its consequences firsthand,' says Armenian parliament speaker

Armenia

February 11, 2025

Alen Simonyan stated that Russia will have to make "enormous efforts" to convince the Armenian people of its sincerity.

Jemal Gamakharia: 'Sukhumi airport will be entirely Russian—EU and NATO must take notice'

Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

February 11, 2025

Exiled Abkhaz leader warns that Sukhumi airport will serve both civilian and military purposes.

Russian Deputy FM: 'US and EU are openly punishing Georgia'

Georgia-Russia

February 11, 2025

Mikhail Galuzin: "Georgia was pushed into a reckless adventure to open a second front against Russia in Abkhazia and South Ossetia"

When will tensions between Azerbaijan and Russia end? View from Baku

Azerbaijan-Russia

February 10, 2025

Following Azerbaijan’s decision to close Russian House in Baku, Russian State Duma MP Nikolai Valuev has urged authorities to shut down all Azerbaijani diaspora organisations in Russia.

Kremlin hosts Abkhaz presidential candidate in move deemed illegal at home

Abkhazia-Russia

February 07, 2025

At the moment, Badra Gunba holds no official authority.

Ahead of Abkhazia’s election, Russian media paint opposition candidate as ‘Turkish agent’

Abkhazia-Russia

February 06, 2025

It appears to be an attempt to bolster his opponent—the pro-government candidate and Moscow’s preferred choice.

Crashed AZAL plane was shot down by Russian Pantsir-S air defence system

Baku-Grozny flight crash

February 05, 2025

"The Azerbaijani side possesses a fragment of a Pantsir-S missile, which was retrieved from the aircraft and identified through an international examination."

Crashed AZAL plane was fully operational prior to Grozny– report

Baku-Grozny flight crash

February 05, 2025

A preliminary report has been released on the investigation into the crash of an Embraer 190 passenger aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) near Aktau Airport.

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