Belarusian intelligence has accused Russia of sending private citizens to interfere in the country’s affairs and generally engage in acts of provocation. These same citizens participated in the annexation of Crimea a few years ago and fought on Russia’s behalf in the breakaway region of Donbass, according to officials in Ukraine, who demanded their immediate […]
Belarus' economy takes a hit. The political crisis in Belarus is gradually turning into an economic one. Several banks, including the Belarusian subsidiary of...
Stalemate in Belarus. On Wednesday, 30 people were detained across Belarus as post-election protests continued, and police drove back protesters at Independence Square in...
India and Russia get close. Several developments this week indicate the current state of Russia-India relations. First, the co-director of the Russian-Indian joint venture...
Germany’s path to economic recovery. Germany’s official Destatis statistics agency published new economic data on the second quarter, including a slightly improved picture of...
Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s highest-profile political opponent, remains alive in a German hospital after being poisoned in the Russian town of Tomsk....
Armenia and Russia discuss regional security. Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met in Moscow on Sunday to discuss...
Let’s take stock of the situation in Belarus. Two weeks ago, Alexander Lukashenko was reelected president in what is widely considered a sham election....
Ankara's big find. Turkey has discovered 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the Black Sea, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Friday....
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