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Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Full of Putin Fans, New Poll Says

Vladimir Putin is riding a wave of popularity in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan that mirrors his approval rating at home in Russia, a new poll has found. Most residents of these impoverished post-Soviet...

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As Kazakhstan’s Leader Asserts Independence, Did Putin Just Say, ‘Not So Fast’?

A few days after President Nursultan Nazarbayev said Kazakhstan could withdraw from the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union, Russia’s president appeared to threaten Kazakhstan, stressing publicly that...

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Putin Gives Nod for Armenia's Eurasian-Union Membership

Russia's Vladimir Putin has issued an ukaz on authorizing an agreement to accept Armenia into the Eurasian Union, a planned back-in-the-USSR bloc, but this may or may not make Armenia's membership...

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Russia Rattles Sabers on Kazakhstan Border After Statehood Slur

Russia's Defense Ministry has announced plans to hold large-scale military maneuvers near the border with Kazakhstan. The announcement comes as relations between Moscow and Astana sink to their lowest...

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Armenia Pressured to Choose between EU and Russia

There still might be room for a substantial partnership between the European Union and Armenia, says Brussels, but it will depend on how exclusive the Caucasus country’s relationship is going to be...

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Now Boarding: Chechen Air from Armenia to Crimea

A brand new international travel option is underway for the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula. An airline based in Russia’s North-Caucasus republic of Chechnya plans to launch direct flights between...

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Armenia Gets a Monument to Kalashnikov

A monument to the legendary Russian arms-designer, creator of the AK-rifle series, Mikhail Kalashnikov, has been erected in Armenia. The full-length statue of the man whose weapons came to epitomize...

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Crimea-Armenia Flight Hangs in the Air

An airline out of the rambunctious Russian republic of Chechnya was planning to launch flights from Crimea to Armenia next month, but Yerevan, ever image-conscious, now seems hesitant to be the only...

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Kyrgyzstan Hurrying Toward Eurasian Union Accession

Kyrgyzstan’s preparations to join a Russia-led economic bloc are proceeding at breakneck speed.  Wholesale changes to dozens of regulations are sailing through Kyrgyzstan’s parliament as a December 23...

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Russia, EU: Who Will Liberalize Visas for Georgians First?

Russia is relaxing its visa requirements for Georgians, possibly trumping the European Union’s best card in the ongoing game of influence between the two powers.“The Russian side confirmed its...

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