投稿者: Andrew Roth in Moscow
Protests in Georgia last week were just the latest indication of how Putin’s disastrous invasion has damaged relations with former Eastern bloc nations• Russia-Ukraine war – latest updatesAs Georgian protesters marched on the country’s parliament again…
Tehran denies Khayyam satellite will be under Russian control, despite reported admission by MoscowRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesRussia has launched an Iranian satellite from Kazakhstan amid concerns it could be used for battlefield surveillance i…
Russian leader defies western boycott and forms ‘new model of cooperation’ with Chinese leaderVladimir Putin has confirmed he will attend the opening of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, an event that Boris Johnson and other western leaders have boycotte…
Fleet of Russian-made Mi-17 transport aircraft had been procured by US for Afghan armed forcesAfghanistan withdrawal – live updatesThe Taliban have captured more than 100 Russian-made helicopters in various states of operability, the head of a Russian …
Deputy foreign minster Yevhen Yenin said plane was diverted to Iran by armed attackers, which Iran has also deniedAfghanistan – latest updatesA Ukrainian minister has claimed a passenger jet meant to evacuate people fleeing Afghanistan to Ukraine was h…
During ‘farewell summit’ with Angela Merkel, Russian leader says US-led campaign cannot be called a successVladimir Putin has demanded that countries not interfere in Afghanistan after the fall of Kabul, saying the west “must stop the irresponsible pol…
Eight-hour series about Nursultan Nazarbayev criticised for stoking cult of personality of 30-year rulerOliver Stone has interviewed Kazakhstan’s former president Nursultan Nazarbayev for a new eight-hour film series which has been attacked as a hagiog…
Putin says any move to leave Russian-backed ceasefire with Azerbaijan would be huge mistakeVladimir Putin has said it would be “suicidal” for the Armenian government to back out of a Russian-brokered ceasefire in the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, as opposit…
Government says it will not give in to protesters’ call to resign after ceasefire agreement seen as capitulationThe office of Armenia’s prime minister has said that it will not allow the opposition to seize power by force, as heated protests have conti…
Incident threatens to draw Moscow further into conflict over Nagorno-KarabakhA Russian military helicopter has been shot down over Armenia, threatening to draw Moscow further into an escalating conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan that has left thou…
New violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan has provoked anger and boycotts throughout the two countries’ diasporasWhen Saribek Gevorkyan heard reports that Food City, a vast food distribution centre owned by entrepreneurs from Azerbaijan, had suddenly…
Alla Ilyina blogged about escape after being told she had to be quarantined despite testing negativeCoronavirus – latest updatesA St Petersburg court has ordered a Russian woman to be forcibly confined to hospital after she dramatically broke out of co…
The independent Ilkhom theatre in Tashkent opened under Soviet rule in 1976A cherished independent theatre in Uzbekistan is fighting eviction after realestate developers in the booming capital selected its historic location for a new business centre.Th…
Intercepts suggest separatists sought guidance from Russia before jet was shot down Dutch-led investigators have released new recordings of intercepted telephone calls that show separatist leaders in Ukraine requesting military support and political gu…
Previous attempt to arrest Almazbek Atambayev led to fighting between soldiers and his supportersPolice in Kyrgyzstan have detained the former presidentafter an outbreak of violence during a botched raid on his compound left a police officer dead and n…