From far and near

Countries of Central Asia and Russian sanctions: how do they manage walking a fine line?

Russia

February 28, 2024

It seems that Kazakhstan is handling this task better than Kyrgyzstan

Russia has turned the Black Sea into a minefield. What should be done about this?

Conflict in Ukraine

February 23, 2024

Over nearly two years of the major war, the Black Sea has turned into a minefield

Four scenarios for the development of events in Crimea in 2024: A detailed analysis

War in Ukraine

January 29, 2024

In 2024, the liberation of Crimea will once again be one of the primary objectives for the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

Is the West considering peace talks with Russia regarding Ukraine? What scenarios are being prepared?

War in Ukraine

December 25, 2023

"Regardless of whether it's our victory or a truce, we must initiate a maximum militarization so that the Russians will think twice before taking any aggressive actions again"

Turkey and Greece have decided to reconcile

Turkey

December 08, 2023

"It's better to look at the glass as half full rather than half empty" - Turkey and Greece move unexpectedly quickly from enmity to friendship

Five main Russian myths about Crimea and how they work

War in Ukraine

December 06, 2023

People had been accustomed to the idea of Russian Crimea, from school history courses and television to trips to Yalta. Myths about Crimea

"There are no Armenians left in NK, though Russians have taken to defending them". Opinion about reasons

Karabakh conflict

November 27, 2023

Swedish anthropologist and expert on the Karabakh conflict Rasmus Kanback - on Russia's role in the exodus of almost the entire Armenian population from Nagorno-Karabakh

According to Georgia, Serbian winemakers shouldn’t expect much from new trade agreement with China

Georgia

November 22, 2023

After the Georgian agreement was signed, local businesses hoped that China might replace Russia as the main export destination for Georgian wine

Ukraine: will there be elections, is there conflict in Zelenskyy's entourage, what does Arestovich want? Opinion

War in Ukraine

November 13, 2023

Will there be elections in Ukraine, is there a confrontation in Zelensky's team, what to expect from the West - comments Ukrainian political scientist

Zelensky confirms Ukraine will attack Russian military vessels in Abkhazia

Georgia

October 24, 2023

On October 23, Ukrainian intelligence released information about the transfer of Russian military vessels from Crimea to Abkhazia

From microchips to cars: how Russia circumvents sanctions with the help of neighbouring countries

War in Ukraine

August 28, 2023

Despite the bans, Russia manages to circumvent the sanctions with the help of neighbouring countries.

Six Ukrainians living on the Georgian-Russian border for a week: Georgia won't let them in, they are afraid to go to Russia

War in Ukraine

August 24, 2023

Five of the six are former prisoners from the Kherson region who were taken to Russia by Russian security forces

Sarkozy's: compromise with the Kremlin, and how he personally stopped Russian tanks 25 km from Tbilisi

War in Ukraine

August 24, 2023

Sarkozy is against Ukraine's entry into the EU and NATO. The former French president hopes for Moscow's support, money or shelter? - they write in France

“Baku uses 'coercive diplomacy' against Yerevan” – Thomas de Waal

Azerbaijan-Armenia

July 03, 2023

Interview with a leading analyst of the Carnegie Endowment on the situation in NK and the Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiations, the positions of the mediators, as well as his forecast on how events may develop

"Georgia is occupied [by Russia], it is difficult for us to resist, but we have to" - President Zurabishvili

Georgia - EU

June 16, 2023

Zurabishvili on Georgia, the West and Russia Zurabishvili: will there be a railway connection with Moscow, is Tbilisi going to NATO, about Abkhazia and South Ossetia

Aftermath of the destruction of Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station

War in Ukraine

June 14, 2023

"Catastrophe on a planetary scale": mass death of fish and birds, botulism, contamination of land - what will happen after the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station

“I was not destined to become an adult, this was stolen from me.” Stories of children killed by Russia

War in Ukraine

June 08, 2023

Only according to confirmed data from the UN Children's Fund UNICEF, since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, about one and a half thousand children have suffered. A third of them died. What would they say about themselves and the day they died, if they could? The stories were compiled with the help of the victims' families.

Can Ukraine recapture Bakhmut? How will the outcome of this months-long battle affect the course of the war?

War in Ukraine

May 22, 2023

Who controls Bakhmut and why has this strategically insignificant city become a symbol for both Ukraine and Russia?

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