Upper Lars checkpoint

Russia's pressure on Armenia ahead of elections: economy as tool of influence

Armenia-Russia

May 29, 2026

Experts say the pressure is temporary, but Armenia’s dependence on the Russian market has made it possible and highlights the need to diversify economic ties.

'Covert imports into Russia from Georgia via Abkhazia' – video discussion by Abkhaz experts

Georgia

January 26, 2026

Tengiz Dzhopua: “Everyone has already reached agreements — in Moscow, Tbilisi and Abkhazia. We just don’t know about it.”

Ossetian man spends six months in neutral zone between Georgia and Russia — how did he end up there?

North Caucasus

November 19, 2025

An Ossetian man, Alan Gatsoyev, who holds Tajik citizenship, has been living in his car on the Russia–Georgia border for six months.