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Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Azerbaijan for the first time since the beginning of its full-scale war on Ukraine on Aug. 18, the latest significant development in the South Caucasus country's delicate balancing act between East and West. The visit comes amid a larger, historic realignment between the three countries in the South Caucasus – Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan– and Russia. As Moscow continues to face the fallout of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it is seeking to reassert itself as a relevant player in the region. But an increasingly assertive Azerbaijan, buoyed by i...
Kyiv Independent
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Azerbaijan for the first time since the beginning of its full-scale war on Ukraine on Aug. 18, the latest significant development in the South Caucasus country's delicate balancing act between East and West. The visit comes amid a larger, historic realignment between the three countries in the South Caucasus – Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan– and Russia. As Moscow continues to face the fallout of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it is seeking to reassert itself as a relevant player in the region. But an increasingly assertive Azerbaijan, buoyed by i...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Azerbaijan for the first time since the beginning of its full-scale war on Ukraine on Aug. 18, the latest significant development in the South Caucasus country's delicate balancing act between East and West. The visit comes amid a larger, historic realignment between the three countries in the South Caucasus – Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan– and Russia. As Moscow continues to face the fallout of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it is seeking to reassert itself as a relevant player in the region. But an increasingly assertive Azerbaijan, buoyed by i...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Belarus moved a third of its army to the border with Ukraine earlier in the summer, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview on Aug. 15. Speaking to the Rossiya TV channel, Lukashenko claimed it was in response to a build-up of Ukrainian troops that had been prompted by a misinterpretation of preparations for Belarus's Independence Day celebrations on July 3. Lukashenko claims that in the lead-up to the event, large numbers of men and materiel were moved from positions both inside Belarus and Russia in order to take part in the event. The Belarusian dictator claims Kyiv an...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Belarus moved a third of its army to the border with Ukraine earlier in the summer, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview on Aug. 15. Speaking to the Rossiya TV channel, Lukashenko claimed it was in response to a build-up of Ukrainian troops that had been prompted by a misinterpretation of preparations for Belarus's Independence Day celebrations on July 3. Lukashenko claims that in the lead-up to the event, large numbers of men and materiel were moved from positions both inside Belarus and Russia in order to take part in the event. The Belarusian dictator claims Kyiv an...
Kyiv Independent
Belarus moved a third of its army to the border with Ukraine earlier in the summer, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview on Aug. 15. Speaking to the Rossiya TV channel, Lukashenko claimed it was in response to a build-up of Ukrainian troops that had been prompted by a misinterpretation of preparations for Belarus's Independence Day celebrations on July 3. Lukashenko claims that in the lead-up to the event, large numbers of men and materiel were moved from positions both inside Belarus and Russia in order to take part in the event. The Belarusian dictator claims Kyiv an...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has responded to a flurry of reports about who was responsible for blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022, by calling for the "initiators and patrons" of the project that benefitted Russia to "apologize and keep quiet." Poland has come under particular scrutiny in recent days over the act of sabotage which is still being investigated by Germany, with a former head of Berlin’s foreign intelligence agency, BND, earlier this week claiming it could not have been carried out without Warsaw's support. On Aug. 16, Krzysztof Gawkowski, a deputy Polish prime mini...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has responded to a flurry of reports about who was responsible for blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022, by calling for the "initiators and patrons" of the project that benefitted Russia to "apologize and keep quiet." Poland has come under particular scrutiny in recent days over the act of sabotage which is still being investigated by Germany, with a former head of Berlin’s foreign intelligence agency, BND, earlier this week claiming it could not have been carried out without Warsaw's support. On Aug. 16, Krzysztof Gawkowski, a deputy Polish prime mini...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has responded to a flurry of reports about who was responsible for blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022, by calling for the "initiators and patrons" of the project that benefitted Russia to "apologize and keep quiet." Poland has come under particular scrutiny in recent days over the act of sabotage which is still being investigated by Germany, with a former head of Berlin’s foreign intelligence agency, BND, earlier this week claiming it could not have been carried out without Warsaw's support. On Aug. 16, Krzysztof Gawkowski, a deputy Polish prime mini...
Kyiv Independent
EU hits 28 Belarusian judges, propagandists, law enforcers with personal sanctions over human rights violations. Russian drones again cross into Belarusian airspace in Russia's most extensive drone attack on Kyiv in 2024. Belarusian political prisoners excluded from historic East-West prisoner swap, sparking despair among Belarusian opposition. Subscribe to the Newsletter Belarus Weekly Belarusian police intensify crackdown on exiled journalists, raids 21 family homes. As other EU states tighten sanctions, Poland says it’s not ready to ban the entry of Belarusian-registered cars. Four years si...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
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