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CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States)
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CIS no longer expecting Ukraine to return, ‘Kommersant’ says
Ukraine’s slow-motion exit from the Commonwealth of Independent States has led some in Moscow to think it might…
Ukraine cuts more of last remaining links with post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States
In his critical commentary, Russian observer Fyodor Koloskov says that most people think Ukraine began to leave the…
Poroshenko calls for Ukraine to formally leave the CIS
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that Kyiv is preparing the documents necessary to formally leave the Russian-dominated Commonwealth…
There is no place in Putin’s world for the non-aligned, Portnikov says
During the first cold war, Moscow and Washington tried to recruit as many countries to their respective sides…
Belavezha Accords didn’t destroy the USSR: it had already ceased to exist, Shtepa says
As Russians and others approach the 25th anniversary of the Belavezha Accords, many of them are certain to…
“Moscow can’t find builder for new military base on Ukrainian border” and other neglected Russian stories
Putin’s Rating Falls as Russians Trust Their Own Eyes More and His TV Less. Polls show that Vladimir…
War against Ukraine: the second humanities front
As you surf Ukrainian sites, you can see maps of different “hot spots” in Ukraine. As a rule,…
Lukashenko kicks the wounded lion
At the meeting on economic issues on December 18, Alexandr Lukashenko demanded that the government of Belarus calculated…
The CIS summit. On Ukraine without the President of Ukraine
Despite the fact that President Petro Poroshenko did not go to the summit in Minsk, a lot was…