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Russian deputy governor of border region arrested in corruption case
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Russian deputy governor of border region arrested in corruption case

25 August 2025
Russia has once again prosecuted a former regional administrator bordering Ukraine. This time, the case concerns Vladimir Bazarov, the former deputy governor of Kursk. He has been arrested. He is suspected of corruption in connection with the embezzlement of around 10 million euros during the construction of defensive structures. This information was reported by the state press agency TASS.
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Opinion: Re-evaluating the idea of ‘Putinism’
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Opinion: Re-evaluating the idea of ‘Putinism’

28 May 2019
The pillars of Putinism can be routed back to a Soviet-era understanding of international relations and contested world order and see the 'westernisation' of the domestic or regional environment in the vicinity of Russia's 'sphere of key interests' as a source of concern., writes Edward Abrahamyan
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A feeling of deja vue in the Caucasus as US beats war drums on Iran
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A feeling of deja vue in the Caucasus as US beats war drums on Iran

16 May 2019
The governments in the South Caucasus are looking at developments with a sense of trepidation. All three have important trade and commercial relations with Iran, and the prospect of an all-out confrontation between the Islamic Republic and the US puts all three in a difficult position.
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Russia marks Victory Day
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Russia marks Victory Day

10 May 2019
Over 13,000 troops and more than 130 items of advanced weapon systems were involved in the Victory Day Parade in Moscow, but an aviation fly past was cancelled due to bad weather
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Zelensky: The only thing Russia and Ukraine have left in common is their state border
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Zelensky: The only thing Russia and Ukraine have left in common is their state border

3 May 2019
The Ukrainian president-elect stressed that the ban on the exports of petroleum products, the opening of passport offices for fast-track naturalisation of residents of the occupied territories, and the holding of Ukrainians in captivity do not bring the settlement of relations between the two countries any closer.
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Dimitri Medvedev has arrived in Armenia (Updated)
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Dimitri Medvedev has arrived in Armenia (Updated)

30 April 2019
Russian prime minister Dimitri Medvedev held a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan on Monday evening, shortly after arriving in the Armenian capital, Yerevan. The meeting was held at Pashinyan's official home. Both prime ministers were photographed in open neck shirts during the talks.
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