Politics

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  Politics

  2023-08-11

  Western nations impose new sanctions three years after Belarus crackdown

  'The United States will continue to support the people of Belarus in their pursuit of a democratic future in free Belarus where human rights are respected,' said Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

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  2023-07-31

  Georgia risks wider repercussions after losing 'safe country' status with Belgium

  As Tbilisi distances itself from the West, the South Caucasus country risks further 'unsafe' designations and weakened ties.

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  2023-07-21

  Russian Z-artist arouses anger by calling Kazakh president 'a traitor'

  Russian actor Stanislav Sadalsky's ridicule of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as an 'American project' and 'traitor' only hardens anti-Russian sentiments in Kazakhstan.

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  2023-07-07

  With Russia mired in crisis, Iran asserts itself in Syria

  As Russia redirects some forces from Syria to Ukraine and deals with fallout from the Wagner Group mutiny, Iran is making further inroads in Syria.

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  2023-06-26

  Wagner mutiny reveals fragility of Putin regime, blunder of Ukraine invasion

  The image of Vladimir Putin as all powerful is forever shattered as law and order breaks down inside Russia, while public support for Wagner sends signals that his regime might be teetering.

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  2023-05-31

  Russian-Georgian 'gorka' or marriage Georgian style

  The Georgian nuptials of reviled Russian regime insiders set off an uproar in a country whose government is flirting with the Kremlin.

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  2023-05-19

  New visa rules, resumption of nonstop flights seen as Russian hybrid warfare in Georgia

  By lifting visas for Georgians and resuming nonstop flights to the capital Tbilisi, Russia is inviting Georgia to follow its course of isolation from the West.

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  2023-05-15

  Russia has become a vassal state of China, Macron says

  The French President said that Russia must not win the war in Ukraine militarily, and the decision of Sweden and Finland to join NATO is a major geopolitical defeat for the Kremlin.

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  2023-04-19

  Kazakhs united in rejection of Russia-provoked separatist actions

  Separatist statements issued by a shadowy group in North Kazakhstan have been firmly rejected by the government and the general public.

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  2023-04-05

  Bullying Xi-Putin agenda rankles Central Asians

  The recent Xi-Putin summit made clear the two dictators' contempt for Central Asian self-determination.