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‘Russia has lost its soft power’: how war in Ukraine destabilises old Soviet allies
Protests in Georgia last week were just the latest indication of how Putin’s disastrous invasion has damaged r…
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Iranian satellite launched by Russia could be used for Ukraine surveillance
Tehran denies Khayyam satellite will be under Russian control, despite reported admission by MoscowRussia-Ukra…
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Putin assures Xi he will go to Winter Olympics in show of unity
Russian leader defies western boycott and forms ‘new model of cooperation’ with Chinese leaderVladimir Putin h…
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Taliban have captured more than 100 military helicopters, Russia says
Fleet of Russian-made Mi-17 transport aircraft had been procured by US for Afghan armed forcesAfghanistan with…
- Afghanistan, Europe, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, South and Central Asia, Ukraine, World news
Ukraine denies minister’s claims of hijacked Afghanistan evacuation flight
Deputy foreign minster Yevhen Yenin said plane was diverted to Iran by armed attackers, which Iran has also de…
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Vladimir Putin warns west to stop meddling in Afghanistan
During ‘farewell summit’ with Angela Merkel, Russian leader says US-led campaign cannot be called a successVla…
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Oliver Stone derided for film about ‘modest’ former Kazakh president
Eight-hour series about Nursultan Nazarbayev criticised for stoking cult of personality of 30-year rulerOliver…
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Putin warns Armenia backing out of Nagorno-Karabakh deal would be ‘suicidal’
Putin says any move to leave Russian-backed ceasefire with Azerbaijan would be huge mistakeVladimir Putin has …
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‘Nikol is a traitor’: Armenia PM refuses to yield to opposition after Nagorno-Karabakh deal
Government says it will not give in to protesters’ call to resign after ceasefire agreement seen as capitulati…
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Two dead as Russian military helicopter shot down in Armenia
Incident threatens to draw Moscow further into conflict over Nagorno-KarabakhA Russian military helicopter has…
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Moscow’s fruit stalls become frontline of a border skirmish 2,000 miles away
New violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan has provoked anger and boycotts throughout the two countries’ dias…
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Coronavirus: Russian court orders woman who fled quarantine back to hospital
Alla Ilyina blogged about escape after being told she had to be quarantined despite testing negativeCoronaviru…
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Historic Uzbekistan theatre under threat from developers
The independent Ilkhom theatre in Tashkent opened under Soviet rule in 1976A cherished independent theatre in …
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MH17 investigators say phone calls show Ukraine rebels’ ties to Russia
Intercepts suggest separatists sought guidance from Russia before jet was shot down Dutch-led investigators ha…
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Kyrgyzstan’s former president detained after violent clashes
Previous attempt to arrest Almazbek Atambayev led to fighting between soldiers and his supportersPolice in Kyr…