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Russia seeks help from friends for sanctions evasion

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RUSSIA

The US government has named Kazakhstan and many other countries as routes by which sanctioned goods have reached Russia, but has refrained from hitting them with secondary…

Eurasian re-exports offer Russia only mild relief

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RUSSIA

Sanctions have changed trade and investment patterns in EEU members, creating opportunities as well as secondary sanctions risks. Kazakhstan in particular has not signed up to…

Uzbek entry to Eurasian bloc will be slow and halting

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UZBEKISTAN

Possible Uzbek membership of the Eurasian Economic Union.

Factors encouraging Lithuanians to emigrate will fall

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LITHUANIA

Before COVID-19 intervened, economic growth, rising wages, the development of high-tech sectors and Brexit were encouraging immigration. In 2019, 51% of immigrants were…

Eurasian union not in a strong position to help Russia

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EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION

Unlike the EU, the EEU is dominated by one state, Russia, which created it to exert power over former Soviet territories and which makes and breaks the rules. Moscow now wants to…

Belarus nationalism push is risk to Lukashenka

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BELARUS

Belarusian nationalism.

Belarus rushes to be part of Chinese trade initiative

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BELARUS/CHINA

Belarus is creating a new role and identity for itself by hosting a large industrial park, a joint project with China and a key component of Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative…

Ukraine war alters mineral market dynamics

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INTERNATIONAL

Russia remains an important producer of precious, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, as well as fertiliser feedstock, where the market had already been affected by the sanctions…

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…