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CSTO Launches Working Group on Military Training and Scientific Cooperation in Bishkek
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Stories under this heading cover Russia, as well as countries in the eastern part of the European continent, such as Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova.
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Russia-Azerbaijan Relations in Freefall with No End in Sight
21 August 2025
Tensions between Azerbaijan and Russia have been on an escalatory track since the crash of the Azerbaijani Airlines commercial airplane in December 2024. In the past, similar disputes were usually resolved quickly, leaving little lasting impact. This time, however, the crisis is far more complex and shows no signs of de-escalation. On the contrary, almost every month since the crash has marked new record lows in Baku–Moscow relations and appears likely to have a lasting impact on future bilateral ties. The situation has become so intricate and unpredictable that further deterioration cannot be ruled out.
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Karabakh: back to diplomacy
15 February 2017
After weeks of tension on the line of contact, diplomats hope that meetings in Munich and Moscow over the next days will lead to a resumption of negotiations
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Morgherini: "You do not change borders by force"
14 February 2017
Speaking at the Atlantic Council in Washington on Friday, Mrs Morgherini said that the European Union has a strong policy and principled position when it comes to Ukraine based on the basic, vital principle that you do not change borders by force.
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Analysis: Belarus extradites Alexander Lapshin to Azerbaijan in a landmark case
8 February 2017
The case has considerable legal and diplomatic ramifications, and will test Baku's relations with both Moscow and Tel-Aviv. It also drives another wedge in relations between Belarus and Armenia.
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Russia supports the role of public diplomacy in the resolution of conflicts
3 February 2017
Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova told journalists that the most important contribution of public diplomacy is to instill within the societies of the sides in the conflict the inevitability of a peaceful solution based on mutually acceptable compromises.
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Lavrov and Mammadyarov met in Moscow
25 January 2017
Russia and Azerbaijan clearly have different impressions of what was agreed in the Vienna and St Petersburg summits, and the follow up that was expected. There is no indication that these differences have narrowed
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Azerbaijan pins hope of solution to Karabakh conflict on Russia's "serious engagement"
18 January 2017
Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister, Elmar Mammadyarov, said in an interview that that if there is serious Russian engagement with the Karabakh issue, "the status quo will change, stability will be restored in the region, and the withdrawal of Armenian troops from the occupied Azerbaijani territories will be ensured"
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Georgia agrees new arrangement with Gazprom for transit of gas to Armenia
12 January 2017
Georgia's energy minister, Kakha Kaladze, said that Georgia's dependence on Russian energy resources will not increase as a result of the new agreement and that the fees will be among the highest in Europe.
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For the South Caucasus countries, risks from external factors will be higher in 2017
31 December 2016
In 2017 Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia will have to navigate through an even more challenging and complicated regional and international context, and with heightened risks
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Moscow statement distances Russia from CSTO comments on Karabakh
31 December 2016
"Moscow has to walk on a thin line in order both to keep solidarity within the institutions that it patronises, and to safeguard its own interests which at the moment are best served by not alienating Azerbaijan, whilst keeping Armenia firmly in the fold"