Tag: Russia

Source Of Russian Prison-Abuse Videos Flees To France To Seek Asylum (RFE RL)

The source of a massive leak of information, including videos, of alleged torture and sexual assaults in Russia's penitentiary system has fled to France,...
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Uzbekistan Looks To Rent Russian Farmland To Quell Wheat Shortage (Bruce Pannier, RFE RL)

As one of the top wheat importers in the world, Uzbekistan might have found an answer to some of its agricultural shortages by renting...
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Egypt, Russia to hold Defenders of Friendship 2021 tactical exercise (TASS)

A joint Russian-Egyptian tactical exercise, headlined Defenders of Friendship 2021, will be held in Egypt on October 17-29, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Egypt, Russia...
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Russia-Japan Relations: Were Abe’s Efforts In Vain? (Dmitri Trenin, Carnegie Moscow Center)

One year after the end of Shinzo Abe’s long period of leadership, Japan has a new prime minister once again. The greatest foreign policy...
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What Does China’s Energy Crisis Mean for Russia? (Vita Spivak, Carnegie Moscow Center)

While the world discusses the unprecedented rise in gas prices in Europe, another energy crisis is unfolding on the other side of Russia’s borders....
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The Rude Awakening: Europe Is Struggling to Secure Gas Supplies (Vitaly Yermakov, Valdai Discussion Club)

How short memories are! There was an extreme glut of gas in Europe in the 2018-2020 seasons. Gas prices during summer of 2020 dropped...
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Russian-Iranian competition heats up in South Caucasus (Kirill Semenov, Al Monitor)

During Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian’s visit to Moscow on Oct. 5, one of the main topics of the talks with his Russian counterpart...
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Russia hopes for a U-turn in the EU’s energy policy (Mateusz Kubiak, The Jamestown Foundation)

On October 6, Vladimir Putin held a publicly broadcasted meeting with Russian oil and gas industry representatives, discussing the skyrocketing global natural gas prices...
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Circassians See Russian Census as Real Chance to Unite Their Nation (Paul Globe, The Jamestown Foundation)

The Circassians, whom the Soviet and Russian states have subdivided into twelve different nations in order to control the North Caucasus, see the upcoming...
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A War and Peace Visit to Moscow (Pavel Felgenhauer, The Jamestown Foundation)

US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland spent two days in Moscow meeting with top foreign policy officials at a pivotal...
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Mongolia’s new president won’t affect ties with Russia (Alexey Mikhalev, Artyom Lukin, East Asia Forum)

In June 2021, Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, the former chairman of the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) and prime minister, became the sixth President of Mongolia. The...
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Ahead Of Talks, Putin Claims IS Has 2,000 Fighters In Afghanistan (RFE RL)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Islamic State (IS) militant group has thousands of fighters in northern Afghanistan, as Moscow prepares to host...
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Russia and Israel to continue talks on security in Middle East, says foreign minister (TASS)

Russia is interested in continuing consultations with Israel on security issues in the Middle East, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Friday in...
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Chinese FM expresses appreciation for Putin’s positive remarks, hails China-Russia friendship (Global Times)

Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday expressed appreciation for the positive remarks made by Russian President Vladimir Putin on China-Russia relations, saying long-term stability in...
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Over 70 Su-57 fighters to enter operational service with Russian troops by 2027 — Rostec (Russia)

Over 70 Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jets will be delivered to Russian troops by 2027, including several aircraft this year, the state tech corporation Rostec...
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Over 2,000 commandos to relocate to Crimea for large-scale drills (TASS)

Over 2,000 special operations forces stationed in the Krasnodar Region kicked off marches to the Opuk training range in Crimea for the Southern Military...
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