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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...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Aug. 19 allowing foreigners and stateless persons to apply for temporary residence in Russia on "moral grounds," according to the Russian state-controlled news agency TASS. This move follows Putin's decision in January to simplify the procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship for foreigners who sign a military service contract with the Russian Armed Forces or "separate military units." Under the new decree, applicants for temporary residence do not need to provide proof of Russian language skills, knowledge of Russian history, or understand...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Baku on Aug. 18 for a two-day visit for talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev. The trip marks Putin's first visit to the capital since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The talks, which the Kremlin says will focus on "international and regional problems," will likely largely center around strengthening relations with the oil-rich nation, as well as reinforcing cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) amid Russia's deteriorating relations with Armenia. Much to Russia's dismay, A...
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The 1,000 square kilometers Ukraine says it controls in Russia's Kursk Oblast amounts to a tiny share of Russia’s massive terrain. Yet, politically, the surprise Ukrainian move poses one of the biggest challenges to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power. The stunning operation, conducted by Ukraine’s Armed Forces, amounts to the first ground invasion by a foreign power of Russian territory since World War II. It also appears to be the most severe blow for the Kremlin since warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin'sinsurrection in June 2023. "It has caused significant damage to Putin's prestige,” R...
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Recent reflections on the Russo-Ukrainian peace talks in Istanbul at the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022 offer new insights and perspectives. However, they often overlook a crucial factor: Moscow’s dismal history of honoring political and security agreements with former Soviet republics. Many analyses naively assume the Kremlin would adhere to any signed deal, ignoring Russia’s well-documented pattern of broken promises. Over the past 35 years, Russia has repeatedly demonstrated a disregard for legal agreements, often with tragic consequences. Key agreements between Moscow and Kyiv, c...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 12 accused Ukraine of trying to "destabilize" his country, and vowed a "worthy riposte" to Kyiv's ongoing incursion into Kursk Oblast. "One of the obvious goals of the enemy is to sow discord, strife, intimidate people, destroy the unity and cohesion of Russian society," Putin said during a televised meeting with government officials. "The main task is, of course, for the defense ministry to dislodge the enemy from our territories." The Ukrainian military launched a surprise incursion across the border into Kursk Oblast on Aug. 6, bringing regular Ukrai...
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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...
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The Ukrainian embassy in Mexico on Aug. 7 asked the Mexican government to arrest Russian leader Vladimir Putin if he attends the inauguration of president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum. The embassy called Putin a war criminal and expressed gratitude to Mexico for inviting President Volodymyr Zelensky to the ceremony on Oct. 1. "We trust that the Mexican government will comply with the international arrest warrant and hand over the aforementioned (Putin) to the United Nations judicial body in The Hague," the embassy said. In March 2023, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant ...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that the actions of the Ukrainian military in the Kursk region were a "large-scale provocation" at a meeting with government members on Aug. 7. Moscow claimed that Ukrainian forces crossed the border into the Kursk region on Aug. 6, resulting in clashes on Russian soil. Kyiv has not commented on the fighting in the area. Kursk region lies on the border with Ukraine's Sumy Oblast, which has been experiencing daily Russian attacks since the liberation of its parts in April 2022. These attacks were not preceded by any Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory...
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Russian opposition leader Ilya Yashin on Aug. 2 vowed to return home and build "a happy Russia," just one day after being released from jail in a historic prisoner swap. Speaking to reporters at a press conference in Bonn, Germany, Yashin said he had fought against being released, as a life in exile would effectively end his political opposition work in Russia. "This was my public, absolutely clear, absolutely sincere, and conscious position. I refused to leave Russia under the threat of arrest, recognizing myself as a Russian politician, a patriot," he said. He said that he understood his imp...
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