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Russia's “Azerbaijani Gas” Ploy Threatens to Unravel EU Sanctions on Moscow

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Analysis

Russia’s “Azerbaijani gas” ploy threatens to unravel EU sanctions on Moscow

Energy expert Mykhailo Gonchar exposes Russia's audacious plan to rebrand its gas as "Azerbaijani" for transit through Ukraine, revealing how Kyiv faces mounting pressure from Moscow's European proxies to accept a deal that could shatter Western sanctions.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

Expert Warns: “Azerbaijani” Gas May Mask Russian Energy's EU Return

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Analysis

Expert warns: “Azerbaijani” gas may mask Russian energy’s EU return

As China shatters the Kremlin’s dream to make up for lost gas exports to the EU, an unexpected new player enters the European gas chessboard. However, Baku’s gas offer is but a Trojan horse, warns energy expert Mykhailo Gonchar.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine in talks to transit Azeri gas to EU as Russian alternative

Russian gas transit agreement set to expire at the end of 2024 and unlikely to be renewed.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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International

Armenia, Azerbaijan breakthrough signals end of Russia’s South Caucasus influence

Armenia and Azerbaijan's milestone conciliatory announcement caught Russia flat-footed, threatening to end Moscow's long-held influence as the key power broker in the strategic South Caucasus region.

byAlya Shandra

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine received 45 electricity transformers and 50 generators from Azerbaijan

The first batch of electric equipment from Azerbaijan arrived to Ukraine via Romania. Moreover, the second batch of…

byEuromaidan Press Staff

Latest news Ukraine

Azerbaijan sends transformers, generators to Ukraine

Azerbaijan has sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine, including 45 transformers and 50 generators, Azertag reported. The electrical equipment…

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Soldiers from Turkic nations form battalion in Ukraine to fight Russian invaders

At the end of October, an Azerbaijani volunteer serving in the Ukrainian army said that there were plans…

byPaul A. Goble

A Russian Orthodox priest of the Moscow Patriarchate blesses a Russian S-300 nuclear-capable long range surface-to-air missile system. Photo: Aleksei Pavlischak / TASS

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Russians increasingly casual in talking about use of nuclear weapons

One of the most dangerous trends in Russia today is the increasingly casual approach many people there have…

byPaul A. Goble

A residential building in Saltіvka, a suburb of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, after bombardment by the Russian military. March 9, 2022. The Russo-Ukrainian War (2014-present). Credit: Ukrainian Freedom

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International

Most former Soviet republics seek ‘balance’ on Ukraine to avoid angering Moscow or breaking with the West

Most former Soviet republics have sought to maintain a “balanced” position on Putin’s war in Ukraine lest anything…

byPaul A. Goble

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International

Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire is a warning to Russia’s neighbors

Russia has tried to maintain its sphere of influence in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus ever since the…

byEuromaidan Press Contributor

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Russian forces in Qarabagh violating their rules of engagement, Baku says

In yet another indication that the November 10 declaration was not a peace accord and that conflicts over…

byPaul A. Goble

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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,…

byPaul A. Goble

Turkey's Bayraktar TB2 medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicle loaded with MAM L laser-guided smart missiles (Source: Bayhaluk via Wikimedia.org)

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Baku’s success in using Turkish drones raises question: Could Ukraine use them against Russia in Crimea?

The Azerbaijani military’s use of Bayraktar TB2 medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UAV), purchased from Türkiye, played…

byThe Jamestown Foundation

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Boris Johnson meeting in London, 7 October 2020 (Photo: president.gov.ua)

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Ukraine’s geopolitical successes become Russian defeats

In the first half of October, the Ukrainian leadership concluded a series of important international agreements, with significance…

byThe Jamestown Foundation

Ukrainian doctor Olha Kobevko with colleagues involved in fighting COVID-19. Photo via RFE/RL

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EU emerges as leading donor for Partnership countries in fighting COVID-19 pandemic and its economic consequences

On March 30, the European Union announced it would provide substantial support to the six Eastern Partnership (EaP)…

byThe Jamestown Foundation

Azerbaijani flags at the Euromaidan. Photo: yenicag.ru

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60 percent of 500,000 Azerbaijanis in Ukraine are Ukrainian citizens, leader says

Sixty percent of the roughly half million Azerbaijanis living in Ukraine are citizens of that country and committed…

byPaul A. Goble

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In post-Soviet countries, ethnic Russians are assimilating to titular nationalities, Kozlov says

Something unprecedented is happening to ethnic Russians in many post-Soviet states, Vladimir Kozlov of Moscow’s Higher School of…

byPaul A. Goble

Soviet armored troop carriers patrolling streets in Baku during the week of January 20, 1990. The photographer had to take this photo covertly through a car windshield, because it was too dangerous to openly photograph the Black January events. Photo: Reza.

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Black January in Baku – the time and place the Soviet Union died

On January 20 twenty-nine years ago, Soviet forces attacked the people of Baku, killing and wounding hundreds and…

byPaul A. Goble

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Money, sex, caviar, and 17 delegates: what you need to know about the bribing scheme in PACE

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has become infected. The infection began a long time…

byEuropean Pravda

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‘State Reserve Fund Running Out, Ruble Collapse Predicted’ and other neglected Russian stories

The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…

byPaul A. Goble