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Russia launches massive attack against Ukraine
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Russia launches massive attack against Ukraine

24 February 2022
Continuing in the cynical mode that he has been using throughout the crisis Putin claimed his plans “don’t include occupation of Ukrainian territory, we are not going to impose anything on anyone by force.” “To anyone who would consider interfering from outside: If you do, you will face consequences greater than any you have faced in history. All the relevant decisions have been taken. I hope you hear me,” he said.
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Opinion: A new chapter in the history of the post-Soviet space
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Opinion: A new chapter in the history of the post-Soviet space

24 February 2022
The current events in Ukraine "are part of the shifts in global security architecture amidst the transformation of the world order from a unipolar moment to a multipolar system. It is not about Ukraine, in the same way that the cold war was not about the fate of West Berlin", says Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed.
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Opinion: Why non-aligned Azerbaijan signed an alliance declaration with Russia
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Opinion: Why non-aligned Azerbaijan signed an alliance declaration with Russia

24 February 2022
The signing of the an allied cooperation declaration with Russia should not come as a surprise since official Baku has long been maneuvering between Moscow and the West as much as it is possible to preserve its own “red lines” in terms of national interests, writes Fuad Shahbazov.
Fuad Shahbazov
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Diplomacy put on hold as Ukraine crisis continues to unfold
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Diplomacy put on hold as Ukraine crisis continues to unfold

23 February 2022
A meeting between the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday, 24 February) has been cancelled by the American side. It has also been reported that a proposed meeting between President Biden and President Putin is no longer envisaged in the immediate future. Blinken said a meeting now was futile since the US believes that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has already began.