Kazakhstan’s political turmoil erupted at precisely the moment the U.S. and Russia began to negotiate deep disagreements over Ukraine, NATO and European security. The deployment of 2,500 “peacekeepers” by the Kremlin-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) struck many Washington experts as a shift in Kazakhstan’s foreign policy that strengthens Russia’s hand
According to the leader of a team that monitors Arabic and Kurdish social media, human traffickers are proposing trips to Russia as a new path for migrants to the European Union. There was “enthusiasm” online about the availability of a mechanism “to avoid the limits” on the Polish-Belarusian border
Parts of the world that were long assumed to be permanently frozen are melting, posing problems for countries like Russia, which has extensive swaths of permafrost
Anna Politkovskaya, a relentless investigative reporter who uncovered the brutality of Russia’s war in Chechnya and showed how President Vladimir Putin was curbing democracy in Russia, was assassinated 15 years ago. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who was one of the subjects of her human rights reporting, is still in power, and claims of his complicity in murder and torture have persisted
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko wants to deepen his ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin in order to ease his government’s international isolation, which has resulted from a harsh crackdown on political opponents
Russia is gearing up for parliamentary and local elections on Sunday, which the opposition claims will be held in a climate of repression, with a handful of non-aligned candidates barred from running
Russia’s parliamentary elections next week are set to be some of the least competitive in years after a number of independent and opposition candidates were barred from running
New York, Ukraine, is a town of 10,000 people that was recently shelled by separatists backed by Russia. The meaning of its name is unknown. Some attribute it to 19th-century German settlers, while others cite evidence dating back to the 18th century. It was renamed Novgorodskoe by Soviet officials in 1951, but the Ukrainian parliament agreed last month to restore the town’s original name
Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea Football Club in England, and Russia’s state-owned oil major Rosneft have both filed defamation lawsuits against the author of a book about President Vladimir Putin’s rise to power. Activists claim the lawsuit jeopardises press freedom
Restaurants, Cafes, And Bars In Moscow Have Been Instructed To Only Serve Guests Who Have Been Vaccinated, Have Had COVID-19 During The Last Six Months, Or Have Had A Negative PCR Test Within The Preceding Three Days As Of June 28. Customers Must Be Served Without QR Codes Certifying Their Status, According To The New Standards. The New Rule Caught Moscow Business Owners Off Guard, As It Comes Amid A Spike In Infections And Deaths In Russia