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A deepening spat between Russia and Azerbaijan shows Vladimir Putin's waning influence in the South Caucasus, analysts have ...
Approval of Russia’s leadership has sharply declined among its neighbors — even in those that historically held a pro-Moscow view — despite the Kremlin’s attempts to reassert its dominance ...
MOSCOW—Escalating tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan are exposing the declining influence of Russia in its backyard, as the Kremlin diverts money and manpower to the war in Ukraine. The ...
Importantly, Putin’s forceful reaction to the loss of traditional allies is not limited to Europe. Syria, for example, is one of Russia’s few remaining client-allies in the Middle East.
While both countries have aimed to expand their influence in the Middle East, they have remained silent after the Israel-Iran War. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with French President ...
Soon, however, these post-Soviet states’ trajectories began to diverge. The Baltic states made determined attempts to integrate with the West and, in 2004, were granted membership in both the EU and ...
While Russia is bogged down militarily by its invasion of Ukraine, there are signs that Moscow's long-held influence over the southern Caucasus is fading. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: ...
Russia is seeking to strengthen trade with the Central Asian republics and, according to reports, is using them to obtain goods banned under Western sanctions. But it can't compete with China's ...
In Syria, meanwhile, he may re-establish ties with Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Neither Russia nor Turkey wants Iran to fill the void. Gregg Carlstrom: Middle East correspondent, The Economist, Dubai ...