Post-Soviet region

The speech delivered by Federal Security Service Director Alexander Bortnikov at the meeting of the Council of Heads of Security and Special Services of CIS member states became one of the harshest an...

The phone call between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was more than another diplomatic exchange between two rival powers. Judging by Moscow’s statements...

When air raid sirens once again echoed across Kyiv on the night of May 24, residents of the Ukrainian capital already sensed this would not be another routine episode in the long cycle of war. For hou...

In the marble halls of Ashgabat, the heads of government of the Commonwealth of Independent States once again spoke on Friday about transport corridors, digital transformation, and a shared future. Ye...

The large-scale military and political expansion carried out by the Russian Empire in the Caucasus from the mid-eighteenth century until the end of the nineteenth century fundamentally transformed the...

The history of the Crimean Tatars remains one of the key intersections of memory, sovereignty, and security dilemmas in contemporary international politics. Speaking on May 18 during the anniversary o...

As Russia’s relations with the West continue to deteriorate sharply, the Kremlin is increasingly searching for political and economic support beyond Europe. One of the platforms for this effort has be...

Russia intends to preserve and strengthen its influence in the South Caucasus despite growing pressure from the West and the gradual weakening of Moscow’s position in the region following the war in U...

Military orchestra marches once again echoed across Red Square while Soviet Victory banners fluttered above the Kremlin walls. Yet Moscow’s May 9, 2026 Victory Day parade looked markedly different fro...

For decades, the May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow was the central geopolitical spectacle of the post-Soviet space — a demonstration of Russia’s military power, a symbol of victory in the Second Worl...

In a war defined by its refusal to follow scripts, even symbolic dates struggle to impose order. As Russia announced a unilateral cease-fire for May 8–9 — aligning with the anniversary of the Soviet v...

Russia has announced its intention to cease fire on the occasion of Victory Day on May 9 regardless of whether Ukraine agrees to the proposal — a move that highlights both the symbolic importance of t...

By Saturday evening, initial details emerged about the unexpected visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Azerbaijan, which, according to sources, had been prepared in advance with the inv...

When Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, arrived in the mountain resort of Gabala for talks with Ilham Aliyev, the setting itself carried a message: a carefully calibrated meeting, away from cap...

Ukraine has signed 10-year agreements with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar to export counter-drone weapons to these countries. In total, similar requests have been received from 11 co...

After a catastrophe that could have undermined relations, Azerbaijan and Russia are quietly rebuilding ties — not through large-scale political gestures, but through a more stable and less visible mec...