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Armenia and Azerbaijan fire on each other
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 12 May 2023

On May 11 shots across the border led to one dead and four wounded. The two neighbors held talks in Washington DC just last week. The US and Russia called for calm in the former Soviet states. The US suggested that both sides withdraw forces an agreed number of km from the frontline. The EU is du...

Georgia and Russia normalize flights and visas
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 11 May 2023

On May 10 Russia said that Georgians will be allowed to enter the country for 90 days without a visa. Flights between the countries will be resumed for the first time since 2019. They were ended due to anti-Russian demonstrations in Georgia. Tens of thousands of Russians are in Georgia to avoid c...

UN chief says there is no sign of Russia-Ukraine peace
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 10 May 2023

On May 9 Antonio Guterres said this in an interview. Both Ukraine and Russia still say that they are going to win. Guterres said he wants to expedite talks when possible. He made the statement while receiving an award for the advancement of European values. He reiterated that the UN is about ensu...

Russian missiles strike Kyiv
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 09 May 2023

On May 8 and 9 some 25 missiles were fired at Kyiv and other cities in the run-up to Russia's Victory Day Parade. Ukraine said it shot down 23 of the missiles, and only one person was hurt.  The President of the European Commission was in Kyiv at the time of the attacks. Russia usually desisted f...

Ukraine beats off mass drone attack
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 08 May 2023

On May 8 Russia launched 60 Iranian-made Shahed kamikaze drones on several cities in Ukraine. Ukraine said it shot down almost all the drones and casualties were minimal and only among civilians. Russia claims to have hit Ukrainian troops with its attack. This is the 4th attack in 8 days. Ukraine...

Uzbekistan announces presidential election is coming early
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 08 May 2023

On May 8 the announcement did not set a date for the election. However, the law says that the election must be held within 2 months of the announcement. The President said the election is to be held so he can implement the constitutional reforms. Others believe it is so the opposition has minimal...

Car bomb in Russia targets pro-war activist
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 08 May 2023

On May 6 a car in which Zakhar Prilepin was traveling was bombed, but he survived. His driver was killed. The attack took place in Nizhny Novgorod, 850 km from the Ukraine border. A suspect has been arrested. Prilepin is a former soldier and hardline nationalist novelist. He has often been to Eas...

Russia evacuating nuclear power station area in Ukraine
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 07 May 2023

On May 6 authorities in the Russian-occupied district of Ukraine ordered thousands of civilians to evacuate. The Russian-appointed administration announced that over 1,500 have been evacuated already. The region contains the largest nuclear power station in Europe. The International Atomic Energy...

Wagner Group withdrawing from Bakhmut
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 06 May 2023

On May Wagner owner Yevgeny Prigozhin said that his organization will withdraw its men from the Ukrainian city on May 10. He blamed a severe shortage of munitions, which he said had led to unnecessarily high losses. He publicly ranted a week ago that those who decided not to furnish Wagner with s...

21 Russian cities cancel Victory Day Parade
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 04 May 2023

On May 5 cities had made the announcement. Some of them announced this several days before. Most of these cities are close to the Ukrainian frontier. However, some of them are even in Siberia. Tyumen in Siberia said it made the decision on security grounds. An ulterior reason could be that not en...

Ukraine denies trying to kill Putin
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 03 May 2023

On May 3 Russia said that an overnight drone attack on the Kremlin was a bid to kill their president. Russia said it took down the drones and released a photo of an explosion above the Kremlin but said no one was injured. Zelensky on a trip to Finland took the unusual step of denying the attack. ...

Essential CIS Politics: May 2023
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · Report · 03 May 2023

* Russia has begun a new military recruitment drive. * Russia published a foreign policy strategy calling for collaboration with the Global South. * The Battle of Bakhmut continues, with Russia making slow progress. * Finland joined NATO, giving Russia another 1,300 km border to gua...

US hosting Azerbaijan-Armenian talks
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 03 May 2023

On May 1 the foreign ministers of the two former Soviet republics met in Washington. The US Secretary of State brokered the talks. The talks are due to last until May 5.  Tensions have risen between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno Karabakh Region. Azerbaijan blocked a road that l...

Uzbeks approve constitutional reform
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 01 May 2023

On May 1 the result of the vote was announced. Officials say that the amendments were approved by 90%. That is no surprise in a country where international observers say there has never been a free election. Observers say there was a lack of transparency about ballot counting, and the media is co...

Ukraine shelling Russia
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 01 May 2023

On April 29 Russia said that five of its villages near the border had been shelled and left without electricity. The local administration stated that no one was killed or injured.  Ukraine has repeatedly struck at the Belgorod Region, which is adjacent to Ukraine. However, it has seldom managed t...

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