As Russian President Vladimir Putin massed his military on Ukraine’s border in late 2021, many analysts doubted Putin would actually invade. But not Dmitri Alperovitch. “He was seeing Ukraine slip away…
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How Putin blundered into Ukraine — then doubled down
At about 1am on February 24 last year, Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, received a troubling phone call. After spending months building up a more than 100,000-strong invasion force on…
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Amid Ukraine War, Kremlin Orders Nationwide Bomb Shelter Overhaul
Bomb shelters across Russia are undergoing systematic inspections and repairs following a Kremlin order to upgrade the country’s crumbling Soviet-era infrastructure, according to current and former officials who spoke to…
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Russia: Armenia missed its chance of holding peace talks with Azerbaijan
Armenia has missed a chance to hold another round of peace talks with Azerbaijan, Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, Azernews reports. She made the remarks at a weekly…
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Russia denounces criticism of Nagorno-Karabakh peacekeepers
Armenia has accused Russian forces deployed along the blockaded Lachin corridor of failing to fulfil their duties. Russia has denounced “public attacks” on its peacekeepers deployed around the breakaway region…
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Turkmenistan Turns Up Pro-Russian Propaganda, Warns Against Western Media, ‘Agents’
ASHGABAT — Pro-Russian propaganda efforts are under way in Turkmenistan, with officials in the authoritarian state vilifying the West for supporting Kyiv and whitewashing Moscow’s image amid its unprovoked attack…
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Pelosi’s visit to staunch Russia ally Armenia: A risky trip
The U.S. official’s visit to Armenia, one of the closest allies of Russia, has been perceived as dangerous. Whether the costly trip – paid for by an Armenian-Russian tycoon –…
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Tajikistan: surge in egg prices despite rising production
Egg prices have nearly doubled in Tajikistan in the background of increasing foreign sales and expanding production costs. The Tajik news outlet Asia-Plus reported that some retailers link the recent…
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Putin To Meet With Leaders Of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan On Thursday – Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with the leaders of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Sadyr Japarov of Emomali Rahmon, on Thursday in Astana to discuss the border conflict between two Central…
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Baku hosts meeting of Committee of Chiefs of Staff of Armed Forces of CIS countries
On October 12, a regular meeting of the Committee of Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states was held in Baku,…