Essential CIS Politics: March 17-31, 2026

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - Report 31 Mar 2026 by Alex Teddy, Alexei Panin and Javier Espadas

Headlines:

- Russia begins a spring offensive as Ukraine launches one of its largest strikes yet on Russian oil export infrastructure.
- Russia sends a new ultimatum to Ukraine: withdraw from Donbass in two months.
- Russia secures a USD 25 bn arms deal with India, as India doubles purchases of Russian oil.
- US lifts sanctions on key Belarusian individuals and legal entities as the Trump-Lukashenko “bromance” continues.
- The Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, its longest serving head in 1,500 years, dies at age 93.

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