The massive international crisis of a truly planetary scale is looming. From one end the G7 countries are adamant to punish Russia and prevent it from scoring a victory in…
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“Special Military Operation” or War of Attrition?
Brussels, Frankfurt (28/9 – 28) The conflict in Ukraine has held the world’s attention for a year and a half; now that it has apparently settled into an extended slugfest…
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Russia Targets Environmentalists
Frankfurt, Brussels (4/8 – 30) As the political crackdown on any form of opposition in Russia continues almost a year after Russia’s invasion to Ukraine, the persecution of Russian environmental…
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Brussels, Frankfurt (16/6 – 33) The European Union declared late last year that it intended to investigate how Russia acquired so-called “kamikaze drones” from the Islamic Republic of Iran, for…
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Russia ‘Not Constructive’ at ASEAN Talks, US Says, Shows No Change on Ukraine
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov had not been constructive during this week’s meeting between top diplomats from major powers and…
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US, EU Assail Russia in Rare Meeting in Southeast Asia
The US and European Union’s top diplomats on Friday assailed Russia’s foreign minister as being negative and unconstructive in a rare sit-down appearance with him at a Southeast Asian gathering…
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Ukraine War: Russia Executed 77 Civilians Detained by its Forces, UN Says
Russian forces summarily executed 77 civilians they had arbitrarily detained during Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, a UN report says. Another male detainee died from torture, inhumane conditions and denial of…
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Putin Speaks to Allies in Belarus, Central Asia Amid Wagner Revolt
by Long Nisayby Long NisayRussian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday spoke to his Belarus ally, President Alexander Lukashenko, in his first international phone call since a mutiny by Wagner mercenaries inside Russia began. “The…
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Putin Seeks to Project Sense of Normality With Calls to Central Asian Peers
by Cai Xiaby Cai XiaRussian President Vladimir Putin reached out to counterparts in Central Asia on June 24 in an attempt to project normality amid an unfolding mutiny mounted by the Wagner mercenary formation,…
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Central Asia: Arena of Renewed Stakes as China’s Influence Rises
Recently, Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic, hosted a momentous summit between the European Union and Central Asia. The event brought together the presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, alongside a…