Tag: Russia

Russia. Supporter Of Navalny’s Smart Voting System Detained In St. Petersburg (RFE RL)

By North.Realities An activist who publicly supports jailed opposition politician Aleksei Navalny's Smart Voting system says he was detained and pressed to disclose information on others...

Russia/Ukraine. Blind, Confuse and Demoralize: Russian Electronic Warfare Operations in Donbas (The Jamestown Foundation)

Sergey Sukhankin Moscow’s rapid and mostly bloodless annexation of Ukrainian Crimea in February–March 2014, followed a month later by the Russian-fueled instability and military confrontation...

Europe/Gas Markets/Russia. Winter Is Coming: Europe’s Gas Markets Hit Unusual Turbulence — And Eyes Turn To Moscow (RFE RL)

Mike Eckel Typically this time of year, energy utilities across Europe are topping off their tanks, replacing old wires, locking in gas contracts, and doing...

China/Russia. China-Russia drill signals new era in joint exercises: spokesperson (Global Times)

A joint military exercise between China and Russia, code-named ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021, has charted the course for a new high-point in bilateral relations, opened new horizons...

China/Russia. Headline or Trend Line? Evaluating Chinese-Russian Collaboration in AI (CSET)

Margarita Konaev, Andrew Imbrie, Ryan Fedasiuk, Emily Weinstein, Katerina Sedova, James Dunham Chinese and Russian government officials are keen to publicize their countries’ strategic partnership in emerging technologies, particularly artificial...

Afghanistan/China/Russia. Xi reiterates China’s respect for Afghanistan’s sovereignty, stresses enhanced coordination with Russia on Afghan issue in phone call with Putin (Global Times)

Xu Keyue and Liu Xin Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday reiterated China's respect for Afghanistan's sovereignty, independence and its non-interference approach during a phone call with Russian...

Russia/Ukraine/Crimea. Persecution of Critics Needs to End In Russia-Occupied Crimea (HRW)

Anna Yakutenko The health of a Ukrainian journalist in custody in Simferopol on the Crimean peninsula is reported to be deteriorating, following alleged torture by...

Russia. Insufficient Home Services for Older People (HRW)

The Russian government is not providing adequate resources for home-based services for older people, denying some of them the ability to live independent and dignified lives, Human...

Russia. Putin launches construction of new nuclear subs and warships (Defense News)

Vladimir Isachenkov, The Associated Press  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday launched the construction of new nuclear submarines and other warships, part of a sweeping...

Afghanistan/Russia. Russia Casts a Pragmatic Eye on Afghanistan’s Taliban (VoA)

Margaret Besheer In the aftermath of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, Russia is looking south with a wary eye to see how it can benefit...

Saudi Arabia/Russia. Saudis Sign Military Cooperation Agreement With Russia (RFE RL)

Saudi Arabia and Russia have signed a military cooperation agreement at an arms expo outside Moscow. Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman announced on...

Russia. Russian Prosecutor’s Office Deems Four More Religious Groups As ‘Undesirable’ (RFE RL)

Russia's Prosecutor-General’s Office has deemed four evangelical groups from Latvia and Ukraine as "undesirable," saying they pose a threat to constitutional order and the...

Russia/USA. Lessons for Russia From the U.S. Leadership Crisis (Carnegie Moscow Center)

Alexander Baunov U.S. President Joe Biden’s first speech following scenes of chaos and tragedy as the Taliban retook control of the Afghan capital Kabul contained...

Ukraine/Crimea/Russia. Zelenskiy Looks To International Forum To Return Russia-Annexed Crimea (RFE RL)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has vowed to do "everything possible" to return Russia-annexed Crimea to Ukraine as an international forum on the issue looked...

Moldova/Russia. Moldovan President Seeks ‘Pragmatic Relationship’ With Russia (RFE RL)

President Maia Sandu says Moldova wants its relations with Russia to be based on pragmatism and will work to prevent a destabilization of the...

Afghanistan/Russia. An Afghan Specter Haunting Moscow? (RFE RL)

Beyond the gloating over the U.S. failure to build a stable, democratic Afghanistan over the past 20 years, how does Moscow perceive the situation...