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Abkhazia
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Russia commences construction of naval base in occupied Abkhazia
The base, revealed through satellite imagery and intelligence reports, raises regional tensions and underscores Moscow's strategic moves in response to military challenges in the Black Sea
CNN: Russia to set up a naval base off the coast of Abkhazia
The so-called leader of Abkhazia, a Georgian region occupied by Russia on the Black Sea, says there will…
Russia to set up naval base in Georgia’s Abkhazia as Ukrainian strikes threaten Crimea base
In the wake of Ukrainian strikes challenging the Russian Black Sea Fleet's hold in Crimea, Moscow turns to Georgia's occupied Abkhazia for a potential new naval base, as claimed by a self-styled Abkhazia president after meeting with Putin.
How to stop Russian aggression in post-Soviet states? | 30 Years of Freedom, p.4
[editorial] “Russia’s favorite work is to create problems in a country and see how far it can go,”…
Weak response to Russian Duma elections in Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia
From the standpoint of international law, these territories belong to Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine, respectively; and their residents…
Qarabagh war outcome opens way for Putin to create ‘post-Soviet space 2.0,’ Dubnov says
The most important outcome of the Qarabagh war was not the defeat of Armenia, the victory of Azerbaijan,…
Vitaly Portnikov: Putin as “peacemaker” in Karabakh is a warning signal for Ukraine
Thus, Putin is once again a “peacemaker”. It is not at all difficult to remember what happened in…
Troop disengagements with Russia work only after capitulation to Russia: lessons from Georgia and Moldova
The disengagements of troops in Moldova and Georgia took place under interstate agreements on a ceasefire signed between…
North Caucasus expert: Moscow’s actions in Abkhazia and Chechnya justify fears about ‘Steinmeier formula’
Those in Ukraine and elsewhere who fear that the Steinmeier plan will end by becoming the Putin plan…
Surkov seen remaining in charge of Kremlin policy on Donbas, Abkhazia and South Ossetia
After a media boomlet suggesting Mikhail Babich, the recently recalled Russian ambassador to Minsk, would replace Vladislav Surkov…
Ten years after: why Georgia failed to reintegrate its occupied territories
Read also: Georgia’s lessons of peacebuilding now instructive for Ukrainians Never-ending Geneva These days ten years ago, the Russo-Georgian…
Northern Kazakhstan likely to be Putin’s next target for aggression
Given that Vladimir Putin very much hopes to get a new political boost like the one he received…
North Caucasus republics could flourish on their own, Israeli political analyst says
Even people who accept that the North Caucasus is a Russian colony often argue that the republics of…
Russian outpourings into the Caucasus
It is restless again on the Russian Federation’s (RF) southern border. This unrest should not be a surprise…
Georgia’s lessons of peacebuilding now instructive for Ukrainians
I met Julia in 2016, when being a volunteer in the summer peace camp for Ukrainian kids who…
“Putin tells why Russia is seedbed of terrorism” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Hybrid warfare: stages of Russian occupation in frozen conflicts in a nutshell
The frozen conflicts Russia controls in the territory of the neighboring states are: Transnistrian conflict in Moldova (also…
Policy shift shows Russia preparing to recognize its puppet republics in Donbas
On February 18, President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed a decree on recognition of “passports” issued by so-called…
Georgia slams “elections” in occupied Abkhazia as legitimizing Russian aggression
Unlike occupied Crimea, Russia has not annexed Abkhazia. Just like in Ukrainian Donbas, the idea of separatism was…
Former Soviet republics must and will become Russia’s ‘protectorates,’ Moscow blogger says
Given loose talk among some in the West about recognizing a Russian sphere of influence over the former…