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Russia bans Japanese seafood
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 19 Oct 2023

On October 16 Moscow announced the move. China did so a few days earlier.  The ostensible reason is that Japan released waste water from the Fukushima Nuclear Plant into the sea. The plant was the scene of a disaster in 2011. Japan is very safety conscious and insists that releasing the water int...

Ukraine using US-made ATACMS
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 18 Oct 2023

On October 17 Zelensky announced that the Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) had been used by Ukraine for the first time. He praised them for their efficacy but did not say what targets they hit. They have a 300-km range. The US did not announce that ATACMS have been delivered but leaks in th...

Putin meets Hungarian PM in China
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 17 Oct 2023 · 1 response

On October 17 Putin arrived in Beijing for a Belt and Road Initiative conference. 28 national leaders were there.  Putin met Orban. The head of the gas company Gazprom and the nuclear power agency Rosatom also attended the meeting. Hungary has the best relations with Russia of any EU country. Hun...

Georgia's Supreme Court allows impeachment of President
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 17 Oct 2023

On October 16 it was ruled that Georgia's president, Salome Zurabashvili, violated the constitution by traveling abroad without the permission of Parliament. In September 2023 the ruling party, Georgian Dream, announced its intention to remove the president from office. Parliament can now vote to...

Russians attack Avdiivka
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 16 Oct 2023

Russia is attacking the city in East Ukraine. Putin has made statements about it. He usually does not make a statement about a battle unless it is particularly important. Russia has troops on three sides of the city. Ukraine claims to have destroyed a lot of Russian tanks and artillery pieces nea...

Ukraine evacuates its citizens from Israel and strongly backs Israel
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 15 Oct 2023

On October 15 a plane took 207 Ukrainians to Kyiv. Ukraine has unequivocally supported Israel and any military action that Israel feels compelled to take in Gaza.  Putin has still not phoned the Israeli Prime Minister since the October 8 attacks nor has he expressed his condolences. Moscow has ca...

Russia's relationship with Israel and Palestine in focus
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · Report · 12 Oct 2023

Hamas’s massive attacks on Israel and Israel’s incursions into Gaza throw Russia’s complex and contradictory relationship with the protagonists into sharp relief. The USSR voted for the creation of Israel in 1948. But by the mid-1950s the USSR was a backer of Arab nationalism, which it perceived...

Putin in Kyrgyzstan
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 12 Oct 2023

On October 12 Putin arrived in Bishkek for the two-day visit. It is because of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Summit. The CIS comprises 9 former Soviet republics. This is Putin's first trip to another country since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for ...

Zelensky in Romania
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 12 Oct 2023

On October 10 Zelensky visited Romania for the first time since the war began. He thanked Romania for its military and humanitarian support. He met the President of Romania. The two held a joint press conference. Controversially, he was not allowed to address parliament; some Romanian politicians...

Russia fails to regain seat on UN Human Rights Council
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 10 Oct 2023

On October 10 the vote was held in the UN General Assembly. Russia was voted off it in March 2022. Russia won 83 votes out of 193, which is better than anticipated. Its votes probably came almost exclusively from the Global South. Western countries cited a missile attack on Groza, Ukraine, that K...

UN speaks out against Russia citizenship to people in East Ukraine
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 09 Oct 2023

On October 9 the UN said people in Russian-controlled Ukraine who do not accept Russian citizenship find it very hard to get public services, obtain and retain employment, healthcare and welfare. They are also at risk of being suspected of being Ukrainian agents. The UN described this as a human ...

Russia sells gas to Uzbekistan
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 08 Oct 2023

On October 7 Putin said that Russia will begin the exports, and they will be transported via Kazakhstan. Russia's oil and gas exports have diminished due to Western sanctions and the EU's attempts to reduce its reliance on Russian gas. In 2022 gas exports fell 22%.  Putin made the announcement as...

Putin says more nuclear tests needed
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 06 Oct 2023

On October 6 Putin made the announcement, saying Russia must prove that its nuclear arms work properly. Russia signed a treaty banning more nuclear tests but he said Russia may withdraw from this because the US has not ratified it. He was speaking at the Valadai Club's annual meeting.  The 1996 C...

US funding for Ukraine in doubt
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 05 Oct 2023

In March 2023 the US Congress initially refused to vote for the budget. Some in the Republican Party want to reduce or even end funding for Ukrainian weapons. The US Congress avoided a government shutdown when it was agreed to postpone the Ukrainian weapons issue for now. Congress needs to elect ...

Russia to build a naval base in Georgia
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 05 Oct 2023

On October 5 the President of Abkhazia announced that Russia intends to build a naval base in Abkhazia. Russia recognized Abkhazia as an independent country, but most of the world regards it as part of the Republic of Georgia. Russia's naval base in Crimea is coming under attack from Ukraine. Rus...

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