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EU Sanctions on Russia Face Legal Challenges

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Arab Nations Act Against Iran-Israel Escalation

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Geopolitics / International

Central Asia Grapples With Influx Of Russians Fleeing Conscription

Sep 28, 2022 at 08:15 | RFE/RL staff

As Russians escaping a partial military mobilization in their homeland drank their morning coffee in a cinema that opened its doors for them in northwestern Kazakhstan, Central Asia…

Putin Sees Pushback From Russians Following Nuclear Saber-Rattling

Sep 27, 2022 at 08:55 | The Jamestown Foundation

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s September 21 address to the nation could prove to be one of his most fateful blunders in his disastrous war in Ukraine. In his…

Kazakhstan On Edge As Russians Scramble To Avoid Putin’s “Mobilization”

Sep 26, 2022 at 09:00 | Eurasianet

No sooner had Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “partial mobilization” to get Russia’s flagging invasion of Ukraine back on track than it was like February 24 all…

U.S. Warns Of “Catastrophic Consequences” If Putin Uses Nuclear Weapons

Sep 26, 2022 at 08:34 | RFE/RL staff

Ukraine's president said late on September 25 that there was fierce fighting taking place on the front lines of its 7-month-old defense against Russia's invasion but that Kyiv…

Deadly Standoff Between Kyrgyzstan And Tajikistan Threatens Stability In Eurasia

Sep 26, 2022 at 08:25 | Eurasianet

On September 14–17, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan locked heads in the biggest military conflict between the two sides to date. Another border skirmish between the Kyrgyzstani and Tajikistani border…

Blinken: EU Must Stand Up To Putin’s “Diabolical” Annexation Scheme

Sep 23, 2022 at 08:11 | RFE/RL staff

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on UN Security Council members to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that the Kremlin leader’s invasion of Ukraine…

Russia Security Chief Threatens Nuclear Option To Protect New Territories

Sep 23, 2022 at 07:47 | ZeroHedge

Once again Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, has served the role of issuing more severe 'read between the lines' warnings and threats fresh off…

U.S. Intelligence Claims Russia Is Buying Weapons From North Korea

Sep 22, 2022 at 09:34 | RFE/RL staff

North Korea's Defense Ministry has denied that it has provided weapons and ammunition to Russia amid the war in Ukraine, calling the allegations "rumors" spread by "hostile forces"…

China Replaces Russia As Dominant Force In Central Asia

Sep 21, 2022 at 08:53 | Eurasianet

Vladimir Putin’s stature shrank in Samarkand. At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan last week, Russia’s beleaguered leader essentially apologized to his Chinese…

China Remains Supportive Of Kazakhstan As Russia Ramps Up Rhetoric

Sep 20, 2022 at 08:35 | The Jamestown Foundation

Amid heightened tensions between Russia and Kazakhstan over the war in Ukraine, Astana is betting on high-level diplomacy to build international support for its sovereignty and territorial integrity.…

Hungary Warns Against Further EU Sanctions On Russia

Sep 20, 2022 at 08:02 | RFE/RL staff

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has urged EU officials to avoid talk of further sanctions on Russia over its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, repeating Budapest's warnings that such…

Iran Is Seeking Nuclear “Guarantees” Ahead Of New York Meeting

Sep 19, 2022 at 08:55 | RFE/RL staff

Iran on September 19 ruled out any bilateral meeting between Iranian and U.S. officials on efforts to revive a seven-year-old nuclear deal and floated a demand for "guarantees"…

China And Russia Eye “Further Military Cooperation”

Sep 19, 2022 at 08:20 | RFE/RL staff

The Russian Security Council claimed on September 19 that Moscow and Beijing had agreed on "further military cooperation" with a focus on exercises and senior contacts.

Does China And Russia’s Partnership Still Have “No Limits?”

Sep 16, 2022 at 08:59 | Eurasianet

Reeling from a series of defeats in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare admission that there might be some international concerns about his country’s invasion of…

China Signs Major Railroad Deal With Uzbekistan And Kyrgyzstan, Bypassing Russia

Sep 16, 2022 at 08:39 | Eurasianet

China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have signed a long-anticipated agreement to push ahead with the construction of a railroad linking their countries that will, if completed, establish a shorter…

Key Takeaways From The EU's State Of The Union Address

Sep 16, 2022 at 08:22 | RFE/RL staff

It's an event that gets Brussels types buzzing, but for those outside the world of EU politics, it normally wouldn't even register. This year might be different, though,…

Putin's Meeting With Xi Highlights Russia's Waning Status On The World Stage

Sep 16, 2022 at 07:54 | RFE/RL staff

At a time of increasing animosity with the West, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in person for the first time since the start…

Russia Has Spent Over $300 Million Influencing Elections In 24 Countries

Sep 14, 2022 at 08:43 | RFE/RL staff

Russia has covertly spent more than $300 million since 2014 on efforts to influence politicians and other officials in more than two dozen countries, the U.S. State Department…

Xi Set For Face Time With Putin In “Very Important” Meeting

Sep 13, 2022 at 08:27 | RFE/RL staff

Chinese President Xi Jinping will leave China for the first time in more than two years in a trip to Central Asia that aims to boost Chinese leadership…

Will Beijing Emerge As A Leader In The Russia-India-China Trilateral?

Sep 12, 2022 at 09:22 | The Jamestown Foundation

At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) foreign ministers’ meeting in late July, which included China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, People’s Republic of China (PRC)…

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