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Putin says Russian borders have no end
26 November 2016
For people in the countries bordering Russia, Putin's words of disregard for borders and territorial integrity, was not a joke at all, but a statement of fact.
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Turkmenistan is committed to broad constructive co-operation in the Caspian Region in line with its status as a neutral country.
20 November 2016
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov spoke about the importance of further consolidation of efforts aimed at development of balanced solutions of Caspian issues, including improvement of the legal framework needed to provide reliable foundation for development of mutually beneficial partnership in different spheres
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Jailed Russian dissident claims torture and abuse in prison in letter to wife
2 November 2016
The case of Ildar Dadin has attracted unprecedented attention, despite the fact that Russians seem to be more ready than most to close their eyes at abuses by their government officials
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Opinion: "Member states are pulling the CSTO in different directions"
23 October 2016
In this op-ed for commonspace.eu Armenian analyst Sos Avetisyan assess the results of the summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) held in Yerevan earlier this month
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Commentary: In Goa, Putin speaks of "external threats" and "problems close to us" in post-Soviet space.
17 October 2016
Since 1991, be it under president Yeltsin, or president Putin, Russian officials have consistently refused to see the former Soviet space beyond Russia as foreign territory
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Will divine intervention help restore relations between Moscow and London?
16 October 2016
Patriarch Kirill is probably the only senior Russian personality that is able to visit London these days and still be accorded an audience with the Queen.
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Putin in Yerevan for CSTO meeting
15 October 2016
Earlier, an aide to president Putin, Yuri Ushakov had indicated that the summit would adopt a text on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. But subsequently Kremlin spokesperson Dimitri Peskov said when asked, "No, not today".
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Turkey, Russia and Azerbaijan outline ambitious energy agenda.
11 October 2016
The three presidents addressed the 23rd World Energy Congress in Istanbul. Putin and Erdogan later signed the strategic Turkish Stream gas pipeline agreement
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Lukashenko "sick and tired" of Moscow's procrastination
21 September 2016
Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko has lashed out at what he called "undisguised pressure" from Russia and has questioned the efficiency of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).