Tag: Russia

Merkel Makes Farewell Trip To Meet Putin Amid ‘Deep Disagreements’ (RFE/RL)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a long list of contentious topics to discuss during Merkel's last official visit to...

Another Navalny Associate Handed Parole-Like Sentence Over Alleged Virus Restriction Violations (RFE/RL)

A Moscow court has sentenced another associate of jailed opposition politician Aleksei Navalny to one year of so-called "restricted freedom," a parole-like sentence, for allegedly...

On Poisoning Anniversary, Merkel Urges Putin To Release Navalny, Britain Sanctions More Russians (RFE/RL)

On the anniversary of Aleksei Navalny’s poisoning, Britain and the United States imposed targeted sanctions on Russian intelligence operatives as German Chancellor Angela Merkel...

Moscow Student Gets Prison Term For Clash With Police At Navalny Rally (RFE/RL)

A student at Moscow State University from Chechnya has been sentenced to five years in prison on a criminal charge of attacking police officers...

Norway and Russia sharpen transparency pact on warship, aircraft moves (Defense News)

Norway has finalized an updated security agreement with Russia that adds strengthened protocols for avoiding high-risk encounters between aircraft and naval vessels in the...

Hydrogen: Savior or Boondoggle for Russia? (GMF)

Aliaksei Patonia The Russian government’s just-released strategy document for the development of hydrogen as an energy source could be viewed as a turning point in...

Belarus/Russia – Lukashenka Says No to Russian Military Base and Deeper Integration With Russia (The Jamestown Foundation)

Vladimir Socor In his marathon question-and-answer session on August 9, Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka again ruled out the integration of Belarus with Russia at the...

Russia – Russia Warns Ukraine and Other Neighbors to Draw Lessons From Fall of Kabul (The Jamestown Foundation)

Pavel E. Felgenhauer The sudden collapse of the Afghan National Army and security forces, the fall of Kabul without a fight, President Ashraf Ghani fleeing...

Afghanistan/Russia/USA – Russia and America’s overlapping legacies in Afghanistan (Brookings)

Pavel K. Baev Afghanistan was the place where al-Qaida terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, produced an instant and drastic impact,...

Afghanistan/China/USA/Russia – China, US, Russia share consensus in Afghanistan, but Washington ‘should correct its mistake to exchange cooperation’ (Global Times)

Yang Sheng and Liu Xin The US has discussed the situation in Afghanistan with China, Russia, Pakistan and its European allies on Tuesday to seek cooperation following...

Russia/Georgia – Russian Interference in Georgian Politics: The Activation of Ultra-Right Forces (The Jamestown Foundation)

Beka Chedia On August 2, Irma Inasvhili, one of the founders of the Georgian pro-Russian political party Alliance of Patriots, posted her faction’s open letter...

Russia/Space – Roscosmos to involve Astronomic Scientific Center in creating equipment to track asteroids (TASS)

Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos plans to involve the Astronomic Scientific Center in the creation of equipment to be installed at the lunar research...

Russia – Moscow entered the top 15 ranking of innovative cities in Europe (TASS)

Moscow improved its position in the international Tech Cities of the Future rating of the fDi Intelligence analytical agency, moving up four lines and...

Afghanistan/Russia – Lavrov says Taliban’s readiness to respect others’ opinion is positive signal (TASS)

The Taliban movement (outlawed in Russia) is demonstrating readiness for dialogue with various Afghan forces and it can be seen as a positive signal,...

Russia/Europe – Lavrov calls for abandoning illusion that EU is ideal of democracy (TASS)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called for parting with the illusion that the European Union is a beacon of democracy. Lavrov calls for abandoning...

Russia – August Anniversaries in Russia: A Litany of Bad Memories (Jamestown Foundation)

Pavel K. Baev Each August witnesses some critical and usually unhappy events for Russia, and this year is particularly rich with round anniversaries. Sixty years...