Essential CIS Politics: April 1-15, 2026

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - Report 15 Apr 2026 by Alex Teddy, Alexei Panin and Javier Espadas

Headlines:
- Russia and Ukraine swap prisoners as part of brief Easter truce
- Russian Navy escorting shadow fleet deters Western militaries from boarding
- Moldova votes to leave Soviet Union successor CIS
- Gulf states concerned with Russian intel support for Iran, as Zelensky tours the region signing defense deals
- Russia’s main ally in the EU, Viktor Orban, voted out of office

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