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US-Russian treaty end will destabilise Europe

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US/RUSSIA

Washington has previously accused Russia of violating the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty. Russia has responded angrily to Trump's announcement. As both countries…

'Mercenary' arrests derail Belarus-Russia ties again

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BELARUS/RUSSIA

In recent months, Lukashenka has repeatedly argued that Moscow is working to unseat him at the August 9 polls. A trade and debt deal last month made progress on important energy…

Russia adjusts strategy to evolving Libyan politics

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RUSSIA/LIBYA

Haddad's visit, his second in four months, reflects Russia's outreach efforts with the GNU as Libya moves towards elections in December. Moscow is hedging its bets by also…

Russia wins most from Caspian deal despite concessions

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CIS

Unpicking the Caspian Sea convention.

Pragmatism will dictate US interests in Central Asia

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CENTRAL ASIA/US

US interest in Central Asia, particularly Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, appears to be rising after several years of declining engagement. The two major Central Asian states…

Japan-Russia island deal recedes as positions harden

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RUSSIA/JAPAN

By the time President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met on January 22, it was apparent they were not even close to agreeing how to end the decades-long dispute over…

Russia's plans for Ukraine may not be finalised

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RUSSIA

This is another signal that Washington views a Russian attack on Ukraine as imminent. A day earlier, the UK Foreign Office accused five Ukrainian former officials of conspiring…

Ukraine talks back on track with no clear way forward

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UKRAINE/RUSSIA

The summit was delayed when a routine 'contact group' meeting failed to produce a common commitment to the 'Steinmeier formula' for moving towards pace. Moscow blamed Kyiv, but…

Russia faces tougher Biden but arms talks offer hope

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RUSSIA/US

Biden offers Moscow a more straightforward approach that will make constructive dialogue easier, a genuine interest in finding areas of common agreement but also coherent…

Russian and Iranian visions differ on Syria's future

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RUSSIA/IRAN

Russian aims in Syria coincide only partly with Iran's: both want to save the Damascus government but their preferred political outcomes differ. Russia's military deployment in…