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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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Luhansk the first Ukrainian region fully occupied by Russia

Luhansk the first Ukrainian region fully occupied by Russia

A Russia-appointed official in Ukraine’s occupied Luhansk region was quoted by AP on Monday saying that Moscow’s forces have overrun all of it, one of four regions Russia annexed from Ukraine in September 2022. If confirmed, it would make Luhansk the first Ukrainian region fully occupied by Russia after more than three years of war with international peace efforts led by the US failing to make progress on halting the fighting. Russian President Vladimir Putin has effectively rejected a ceasefire and hasn’t budged from his demands, which include Moscow’s control over the four illegally annexed regions. 

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From Russia, with love!

From Russia, with love!

The unexpected visit of Foreign Minister Lavrov to Baku has fueled speculation about “new” Russian initiatives in the Caucasus. In this op-ed Dennis Sammut argues that Moscow continues to wield both stick and carrot in its relations with Baku.
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Tragedy at Russian base in Siberia.

Tragedy at Russian base in Siberia.

23 servicemen died in the city of Omsk when a building housing servicemen at a training centre for Russian Airborne Forces collapsed on Sunday. 42 people were found under the rubble.
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Opinion - Armenia-EU relations: back to the drawing board. Dennis Sammut analyses relations between the EU and Armenia after the Riga Summit.
Opinion - Armenia-EU relations: back to the drawing board. Dennis Sammut analyses relations between the EU and Armenia after the Riga Summit.

Opinion - Armenia-EU relations: back to the drawing board. Dennis Sammut analyses relations between the EU and Armenia after the Riga Summit.

In the first, in a series of three articles for commonspace.eu Dennis Sammut analyses relations between the European Union and Armenia after the Riga Summit.