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Georgian Dream wants to impeach the president
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 08 Sep 2023

On September 7 the EU asked Georgia to reduce polarization. Georgia applied for EU candidate membership but it might be rejected because of its fraught politics. The decision will be made in October 2023. On September 1 the ruling Georgian Dream Party said it wanted to impeach the president. Geor...

Russian missile kills 17 in Ukraine as US announces USD 1 billion more aid
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 08 Sep 2023

On September 6 a missile hit a market in a town in east Ukraine. Ukraine says 17 civilians were killed. It came on the day that the US Secretary of Defense was on a surprise visit to Ukraine. He announced another USD 1 billion for Ukraine. However, this is a rather small amount given that Ukraine...

Kazakhstan to hold referendum on nuclear energy
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 05 Sep 2023

On September 1 Tokayev delivered a keynote speech in which he said the country would decide whether or not to build nuclear energy. Nuclear energy is a controversial topic in former Soviet countries because of Chernobyl. Kazakhstan has plenty of oil, gas and coal so why does it need nuclear energ...

Firing across ceasefire line kills Armenians
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 05 Sep 2023

On September 1 the exchange of fire killed 3 Armenian soldiers. A blockade of an Armenian controlled area has been ongoing for months. This has led to several people dying due to a lack of medicine. Azerbaijan is blockading the area.  Russia denies that it has lost interest in Armenia. Armenia is...

Cuba claims that Russia has recruited Cubans to fight in Ukraine
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 05 Sep 2023

On September 5 Cuba announced that it has uncovered a network that persuades Cubans in Russian to volunteer for combat in Ukraine in return for Russian citizenship. Cuba has launched a criminal investigation. Cuba considers this mercenary activity, which is unlawful. Russia has not responded to t...

Putin meets Turkish President
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 04 Sep 2023

On September 4 he met Erdogan in Sochi, Russia. The meeting had originally been planned to take place in Turkey but the Russians insisted on hosting it. Erdogan wants to convince Putin to revive the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI). Russia said it will only revive the deal if sanctions on Russia...

Ukrainian Defense Minister resigned
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 04 Sep 2023

On September 3 the announcement was made. This jars with Kyiv's recent boasts that it has broken through the Russian frontline in Zaporizhzhia Region. Ukraine boasted that the second and third lines were less formidable and Russia lacked reserves to stop the Ukrainian breakthrough. If Ukraine wer...

Top Ukrainian oligarch arrested
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 03 Sep 2023

On September 2 Ihor Kolomoisky was arrested on suspicion of fraud and money laundering. He will be held in pre-trial detention for two months. He allegedly illegally sent USD 14 million abroad to other countries. Ukraine is eager to prove that it is cracking down on corruption. There is disquiet ...

Russia moving more arms to Ukraine
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 02 Sep 2023

On August 31 it was announced by the Russian Space Agency that the Sarmat strategic next generation missile was deployed for combat. Putin described it as invincible. Russian state media avidly reported the deployment. Putin said in June 2023 that the missile would soon be ready. It was supposedl...

Essential CIS Politics: September 2023
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · Report · 01 Sep 2023

* Yevgeny Prigozhin and Wagner top brass were killed in a plane crash. * Ukraine’s counter-offensive has made little progress, and Russia is pushing back in NE Ukraine. * BRICS Summit closes with ambitions to rival G7. * Drones forced Moscow airports to suspend flight...

Kazakhstan seeks to bypass Russia when exporting oil
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 31 Aug 2023

On August 31 Bloomberg reported that Kazakhstan is buying tankers. Much Kazakh oil is transported by pipeline across Russia to Novorossiysk on the Black Sea and then taken by tanker to market. Kazmunaygaz has already bought two tankers, and each of them has a dead weight tonnage of 8,000 tonnes. ...

Biggest ever drone strike in Russia
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 30 Aug 2023

On August 29/30 there were drone strikes on six Russian regions. The Russian Defense Ministry said it had destroyed most of the drones. There was no report of any deaths arising from the attacks. Russia said it had sunk four military speed boats on the Black Sea carrying around 50 Ukrainian speci...

UN says 9,511 Ukrainian civilians have been killed in the war
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 30 Aug 2023

On August 30 the UN published the figure. This is the figure of those whom the UN can confirm were killed due to the war and not any other reason and were definitely civilians.  The true death toll is likely to be higher. The UN says that over 12,000 civilians have been wounded in the war. The UN...

BRICS seek to project alternative to G7 after summit
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 29 Aug 2023

 On August 25  the summit in South Africa ended. Russia was represented by the Foreign Minister. Putin did not go because South Africa has signed the Rome Statute and theoretically would have been obliged to carry out the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant.  BRICS agreed to move forwar...

Prigozhin confirmed dead
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 28 Aug 2023

On August 27 Russian authorities said a DNA examination of the 10 people who died when Prigozhin's plane crashed determined that he is among the dead. The Russian Civil Aviation Authority has been working very fast on its investigation and has recovered the black box. The other victims were mostl...

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