Neighbors, Not Allies: How the War Against Ukraine Changed the CIS Countries’ Attitudes Toward Russia

Azerbaijan’s foreign trade appeared resilient in the first half of 2026. According to the State Statistical Committee and the State Customs Committee, turnover rose 1.1 per cent year on year to $24.66bn. Exports increased 26.7 per cent to $16.32bn,...

Russia has intensified political and economic pressure on Armenia over its rapprochement with the European Union, warning Yerevan that leaving the Eurasian Economic Union would cause a deep crisis and signalling that Moscow would not cushion the...

Only 24 hours separated two speeches by Vladimir Putin, yet politically they seemed to belong to different eras. In Omsk, Kazakhstan’s president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, spoke about the need to stop the war, save young lives and return to...

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s proposal to freeze the war in Ukraine and return to an “Istanbul formula 2.0” has once again highlighted Turkey as a possible venue for negotiations. At the same time, it has demonstrated how far apart the...