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COUNTRY INSIGHTS
Turkmen population thought to have fallen dramatically
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 30 Jul 2023
On July 14 the government published census data claiming that there are 7 million people in the Central Asian country. This is up from 6.7 million in 2026. There was a census in 2012 but the data remains a secret possibly because it was so embarrassing. Between 2008 and 2018 about 2 million peopl...
Russia offers free grain to six African countries
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 28 Jul 2023
On July 27 the Russia-Africa Summit took place. Putin promised grain to 6 countries. This came after Russia ended the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Russia will provide up to 50,000 tons to Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mali, Eritrea, Somalia and the Central African Republic. Eritrea was the only one of t...
Pessimistic Western views of the Ukrainian counter-offensive
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 27 Jul 2023
Secret German government documents were leaked to the media on July 26. They make depressing reading from a Ukrainian perspective. They gloomily assess that the counter-offensive is making minimal progress but at a high cost and with little chance of a breakthrough. The German military believes t...
Moldova expels 45 Russian diplomats and embassy staffers
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 26 Jul 2023
On July 26 Moldova made the announcement, saying it was due to unfriendly acts. They have been given until August 15 to leave, which is generous and suggest that they are not suspected of spying; seven days would be the usual time frame to depart under those circumstances. Notably it did not say ...
Russia raises draft age limit
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 26 Jul 2023
On July 25 the State Duma passed the law. It also forbids draftees from going abroad. Previously males aged 18-27 were obliged to do a year of military service. Now this upper age has been raised to 30. There has been talk of raising the lower age to 21. The co-author of the bill said that the dr...
Russia attacks Ukrainian Danube ports
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 25 Jul 2023
On July 24 Russian drones hit the grain storage facilities on the longest river in Europe. The drones used are allegedly Iranian-made Shaheds. 3 out of the 15 drones used were destroyed. Ukraine has weak air defense in this area, which up until now has not been targeted. 4 people were injured in ...
Moscow and Crimea hit by Ukrainian drones
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 24 Jul 2023
On July 24 Russia announced that Ukrainian drones hit two buildings in Moscow. One of them was close to the Defense Ministry. It is not known what the target was. Russia said it show down the drones, and they hit buildings while falling. Until 2023 Ukrainian drones had not reached Moscow. It is w...
Russia attacks Ukrainian ports with missiles
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 23 Jul 2023
On July 12 Odesa was hit for the fifth consecutive day. It is the biggest port in Ukrainian hands. Russia ended the Black Grain Initiative on July 19. It seems that Russia is trying to make it impossible for Ukraine to export grain even without the BSGI. There has been talk of the ships of neutra...
US sanctions Kyrgyzstan for helping Russia evade sanctions
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 21 Jul 2023
On July 21 the US announced that sanctions were being imposed on 120 companies in Kyrgyzstan and Russia. The United States said that the Kyrgyz companies had helped Russia to circumvent sanctions. The US is trying to cut off Russian access to raw materials, manufactured goods and financing. The c...
Russia destroys Ukrainian grain silo
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 19 Jul 2023
On July 19 Ukraine said missiles had destroyed 60,000 tonnes of grain and damaged export infrastructure. This came 2 days after the Black Sea Grain Initiative ended. On July 18 Russia hit Ukrainian ports. Russia noted that the Ukrainian air defense was ineffective. It seems that Kalibr and Onyx m...
Russian Health Minister calls for women to give birth before education and career
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 19 Jul 2023
On July 19 Mikhail Murashko said that many people need to make an attitudinal shift. The notion that a woman should achieve financial security before having children is wrong. Delaying having children too long heightens the risks of miscarriage and childlessness. He called for women to have 4 chi...
Russia running short of artillery and tanks but capturing Western weapons
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 18 Jul 2023
On May 31 a Dutch organization, Orynx, reported that Russia had lost over 2,000 out of the 3,000 tanks used to invade Ukraine in 2022. Losses have continued since then. Ukraine has sustained serious losses of equipment. The Ukrainians are circumspect about their counter-offensive because the gain...
Russia ends the Black Sea Grain Initiative
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 17 Jul 2023
On July 17 Russia officially confirmed that it will not allow BSGI to be renewed. BSGI therefore ends today. It was launched in July 2022 and renewed twice. Russia suggested for a few weeks that it would not extend BSGI. On July 14 the Turkish president said that Putin told him that the deal woul...
Crimea Bridge closed
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 17 Jul 2023
On July 17 Russian authorities said there was an emergency on Kerch Strait Bridge and two people had died. There are reports that there was an explosion. Russia has not said there was an attack. Russia said the road surface has been damaged. Ukraine has not commented on the bridge incident. Ukrai...
Azerbaijan and Armenia negotiate in Brussels as Baku criticizes Moscow
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 16 Jul 2023
On July 15 the President of Azerbaijan met the Armenian Prime Minister. The EU facilitated the talks. This is the 6th time they have met since 2021. The President of the European Council asked the two leaders to return to Brussels in the fall of the 2023. The US had also hosted talks between them...