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Zelensky visits Holland
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 20 Aug 2023

On August 20 Zelensky was in the Netherlands to thank the Dutch for the F16 fighter jets they are gifting to Ukraine. The planes will probably not arrive by the end of 2023. 11 European nations are training Ukrainians on F16s. Only the Netherlands and Denmark have pledged to donate F16s. The plan...

Chinese Defense Minister in Moscow
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 20 Aug 2023

On August 18 Li Shangfu ended a 4-day visit to Belarus and Russia. The aim of the trip was to deepen military ties. He met Putin, Lukashenko and the defense minister of both countries. Russian state media enthusiastically covered the visit. It proves that Russia is not alone in the world. Belarus...

UN discusses Azerbaijani blockade of Armenian-held land
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 18 Aug 2023

On August 16 the UN Security Council discussed Azerbaijan's blockade of the Lachin Corridor. But it did not decide on action. The Red Cross has said that it urgently needs to deliver humanitarian aid. The UN wants this to resume. Lachin is critically short of medicine and food. The Armenian ambas...

Ukraine War close to a stalemate
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 16 Aug 2023

The Ukrainian counter-offensive has continued in southern Ukraine and around Bakhmut. At the maximum point of penetration, Ukraine has advanced 18 km since the start of June 2023.  Ukraine's objective appears to be to reach the Sea of Azov around Mariupol and thereby break the land bridge between...

Russian espionage alleged in the West
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 15 Aug 2023

On August 15 it was announced by the BBC that 3 Bulgarians were arrested in the UK February 2023 but their arrest has only been publicized now. The 3 were suspected of spying for Russia. It has been alleged that they had fake passports stating they were citizens of several European countries incl...

Airlines in Russia face technical trouble due to sanctions
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 14 Aug 2023

On August 14 Red Wings Airlines had to delay a flight from Turkey to Russia for a second day due to a breakdown. The airline said that it has three Boeing 777 planes, and two of them are unflyable at the same time. Turkey is the only NATO country that has placed no restrictions on flights to and ...

Kyrgyzstan: New military doctrine in a shifting Central Asia
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · Report · 14 Aug 2023

Given the shifting geopolitical environment in the world, Kyrgyzstan is drafting a new defense policy for the country. Clashes with Tajikistan in 2021 left the country feeling exposed. And long gone are the days of leasing the Manas airbase to the US – with the latter having beaten a much-critici...

Russian Defense Minister inspects nuclear weapons
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 13 Aug 2023

On August 12 Shoigu went to the Russian Arctic. The Defense Ministry was eager that the media should report that he was looking at a nuclear arms test site. Sometimes Russia likes to remind the world of its nuclear deterrent. Russia has been expanding its bases in the Arctic for several years. Th...

UK announces new business-busting sanctions on Russia
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 12 Aug 2023

On August 9 London said this was the largest ever action it had taken to prevent Russia from obtaining military supplies. Businesses and individuals in Switzerland, Slovakia, Turkey and the UAE have been sanctioned. A Slovak has been sanctioned for allegedly attempting to broker an arms deal betw...

Russian moon mission
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 12 Aug 2023

On August 11 Russia launched its first lunar mission since 1976. Russia's space sector has been sputtering for several years. Because of the war Roscosmos will not receive Western cooperation. The European Space Agency ended collaboration in 2022. The mission underscores Putin's claim that there ...

Poland sends 10,000 troops to Belarus Border on 3rd anniversary of disputed election
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 10 Aug 2023

Poland is one of the biggest supporters of Ukraine. Poland is worried that Belarus will stage a false flag incident and blame Poland for it. They are worried that Wagner fighters will cross the border posing as refugees. Poland is also anxious because Belarus might send illegal immigrants from th...

Ukraine getting more tanks as Russia reactivates old models
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 10 Aug 2023

On August 7 a Belgian businessman confirmed an EU country bought 49 old Leopard tanks from him as a gift to Ukraine. He will not say which country it is. Most of the tanks will be reanimated and the rest used for spare parts. It will take up to 6 months for the tanks to be operational. On August ...

Georgia bans export of US cars to Russia
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 07 Aug 2023

On August 2 Georgia made the announcement. It had already banned the re-export of EU cars to Russia in July 2023. Georgia presumably fears secondary sanctions if it does not do this. From January to July 2023 Georgia sold 3,786 cars to Russia worth USD 52 million. The Russian elite prefers to dri...

Ukraine claims Russia attacked blood transfusion center
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 07 Aug 2023

On August 7 Ukraine said a guided bomb hit the center near Kupyansk, in northeast Ukraine, killing 2 people. Ukraine provided photographic evidence. Zelensky said it was a war crime. He said those who did this were beasts and terrorists. If Russia did hit the transfusion center it might have been...

Russian tanker hit by Ukrainian drones according to Russian media
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 05 Aug 2023

On August 5 the tanker was allegedly hit in the Kerch Strait. This caused traffic to be stopped on the Kerch Bridge for about 3 hours. The bridge links Crimea to mainland Russia.  The chemical tanker SIG did not spill anything due to the drone attack. The tanker is under US sanctions for deliveri...

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